"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"By the obedience of One, shall many be made righteous." -Romans 5:19 [KJV St. Paul speaks of “Another Jesus, another Spirit, and another gospel” (II  Corinthians 11:4.) Some talk of a Jesus, who shed His blood for sinners, and yet leaves them to perish for want of righteousness: this is another Jesus than what the Scriptures reveal. They speak of a Spirit, who strives to make sinners righteous; but, meeting with so much unexpected, perverse wickedness in their nature, He gives over His attempt, and suffers them to perish in their sins: this is another  Spirit, than that Spirit, whose office it is to convince us of sin, and of the righteousness of Christ, to sanctify us in Him, and to glorify Jesus . Again; they preach what they call gospel, which consists of certain terms to be fulfilled, and conditions performed by us, in order to obtain righteousness and eternal life: this is another  gospel, than that good news of everlasting righteousness, life, and sal...

"And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS .” -John 19:19 [KJV] My soul! thou hast not yet read the inscription over the cross of Christ, in thine evening meditations. Do not withdraw from the sacred spot, until thou hast read it, and also, through divine teaching, understood its blessed design. Pilate meant it in reproach: but Jehovah over-ruled the design, to give His dear Son due honour. It was written in the three learned languages, in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. And it is the best of all learning to be able to read it in the light in which the Lord the Spirit caused it to be written. Do Thou, almighty Teacher, cause me so to read it! Pilate meant it as Christ's crime; as if to tell the world wherefore He suffered: but, so far is the inscription itself from notifying a crime, that it positively asserts what it was meant to deny. Pilate wished it to be understood that Christ was punished a...

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." -Psalm 91:1 [KJV] What is "the secret place of the most High?"  It is the same spot, of which Asaph speaks in the seventy-third Psalm— "Until I went into the sanctuary of God, then understood I their end."  It is the spot, of which the Lord speaks in Ezekiel— "I will be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come."  Then this "secret place"  is the secret bosom of God. It is an entrance by faith into Jehovah, by a spiritual manifestation of Him, leading us into a spiritual acquaintance with Him.  "The secret place of the most High" is that solemn spot, where Jehovah meets with the sinner in Christ, and where He opens up to him the riches of His mercy, and leads him into His bosom, so as to read the secrets of His loving heart. It is called a "secret"  place, as only known to the p...