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

  Jesus Christ: Martyr or Sacrifice? by  D.G. Miles McKee   The definition of a martyr is that of someone who suffers death for advocating, or refusing to renounce, a religious or political belief or cause. A sacrifice on the other hand is a religious rite in which someone or something is offered to a divinity to establish, maintain, or restore a right relationship between humans and that deity. Jesus was not a martyr. He was a sacrifice. The Lord Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice (Hebrews 10:12).  In doing so He demonstrated His teaching of John 15:13 , “Greater love has no man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus died as a sacrifice to bring us back into relationship with God and He did so voluntarily .  During His life, He moved events in accordance with His eternal purposes.  He was, always in full control!  Likewise, with His death, He was in charge.  Listen to the Master as He tell...

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through Him that loved us ." - Romans 8:37  [KJV] "More than conquerors?" mark that, my soul. Conquerors all the soldiers of Jesus must be, for in His strength they fight, and He has Himself subdued all our foes, even death, the last enemy, and Satan, whom the God of peace will bruise under our feet shortly. So that victory is sure . For we overcome by the blood of the Lamb, by the sword of the Spirit, and by the shield of faith, whereby we subdue all the fiery darts of the wicked. But though conquerors, how are we more than conquerors? Yes, through Him that loved us, believers absolutely conquer Him that is Himself unconquerable. For, by union with Jesus, we may be said to have power with God, and to prevail. "I will not let Thee go," said the praying Jacob, "except Thou bless me." A blessing he came for, and a blessing he would have.     So all the praying seed of Jacob have power thro...

"Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together." -Deuteronomy 22:11 [KJV] Though the true believer, who like the king's daughter is all glorious within, cannot but know, that as meat commendeth us not to God, so neither doth the necessary dress, which, since the fall, is become suited to cover our sinful bodies, make a part of our holy faith; yet it is highly proper, that persons professing godliness should use great plainness of apparel. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, we are told, is of great price in the sight of God. But who should have thought that such a precept as this of Moses had a gospel signification!     And yet as Christ was preached under types and figure through the whole law, we may reasonably suppose that not a single command was then given but what had an eye to Him and His great salvation. But if we find the Lord so strict respecting the outward dress of the body, what may we conclude the Lord wou...

"I AM among you as He that serveth."   - Luke 22:27  [KJV] Surely there is a blessedness in these words that affords substance to feed upon. My soul, read them again and again; pause over them, pray over them, and look up to Him that thus so humbly, graciously, and lovingly, expressed Himself. Art Thou, blessed Jesus, among Thy people as He that serveth? I know, Lord, that Thou didst condescend to become the Servant of Jehovah, though Thou wert Lord of all, when for the salvation of poor sinners Thou didst undertake to veil Thy Godhead, and in our nature to become our Surety. And I know, Lord, also, that Thou didst, in a very memorable moment, and at a time when as the evangelist had it to relate to the church, Thou knewest that the Father had given all things into Thine hands, Thou didst condescend to wash Thy disciples feet. But art Thou still among Thy people as one that serveth? Be astonished, O heavens, and wonder, O earth! All power is Thine in heaven and in earth. And ...

"...the righteousness of God without the law is manifested... being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." -Romans 3:21-26 "I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." -Isaiah 43:25 "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." -II Corinthians 5:21 "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?" -Micah 7:18a "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus ...Who shall...

"Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned." - 1 Timothy 1:5  [KJV] See, my soul, what Jesus hath secured for thee by His gracious undertaking and accomplishment, and which His servant was commissioned to tell the church, was the very end of the commandment; namely, charity, or love. And this law of love is given thee, that thou mightest manifest Whose thou art, and to Whom thou dost belong; not as a rule of acceptance, for then that would be to make Thy love a covenant of works; but as a sweet testimony of Thy affection in the hand of Jesus. It is a law of love indeed, because the cords of love, by which thou art drawn, prove it to be so. Thy obedience is not from slavish fear, for then this would be bondage; but the love of Christ constrains thee. Thy love to Him makes thee long to be like Him. Thy love to Him makes His commandments not grievous but gracious. Thy love to Him makes ordinances precious, b...

Friends, Hope this finds y'all well and in good health. Please be advised that tonight there'll be a fifteen-minute Gospel message sent out via WWCR on World Band/Short-Wave radio at 3.215 MHz (3215 KHz) called, "Storm Warning: Prove All Things" commencing at 2115 Hours (9:15 PM) Central Time . The goal is to exalt Christ JESUS and to encourage His people and to warn all hands to flee to Him immediately . If you don't have a Short-Wave radio you can still listen online by going to https:// WWCR.com / a couple minutes prior to the broadcast and then on the left side of their page, under Main Menu, click on " Listen Online ." Then you'll see " WWCR-1 ." Underneath that click on either "Windows Media Player" or "MP3 Players." Cheers, friends. The LORD JESUS be magnified!