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

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ .” -John 1:17 [KJV] "Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 5:21) .  The grace that saves the sinner is not mere pity and sentiment such as we find in the creature. The grace that saves sinners is established on the principles of an honored law and a satisfied justice, (Romans 3:23-26) .  Grace does not ignore the law nor set aside its requirements. No! It establishes the law, (Romans 3:31) . Grace establishes the law because it has a Substitute who perfectly fulfilled the law and endured the death penalty for all who believe, in order that God may be both just (- righteous ) and Justifier.  Law manifests what is in men- SIN! Grace manifests what is in God- LOVE! Law demands righteousness from men! Grace brings righteousness to men! Law sentences men to death! Grace brings dead men to life! Law speaks of what I must do! Grace tells what Christ has do...

"...but the body is of Christ." -Colossians 2:17 [KJV] There is not a greater instance of the depravity of the human mind, and the blindness of the understanding, than its seeking happiness in the shadow of things, instead of the substance. What is all created good, but the shadow of Him Who created it? Yet we are prone to grasp at the shadow, and seek to be satisfied with it, while we neglect God the substance. But all, like a shadow, eludes our embraces. Still we are restless and pursuing. It is just the same in spiritual things.  We are prone to take up, and rest satisfied with the shadow of things, without the body, which is Christ. Yea, so foolish are we, that unless we are kept, even after we have known the substance and fulness of Christ, and see that we are complete in Him, we turn again to trust in the shadow of our own works and duties. This is awful! “But the body is Christ.”   (1st.) Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit, have put the glory of every attri...

" Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?" -Song of Solomon 8:5 [KJV] Who! the wonder and joy of angels, the envy of devils, the contempt of the world, because a miracle of grace. Upon whom shines the glory of God’s justice, the riches of mercy, the abounding of His love, and the efficacy of His power? It is, a poor sinner, hopeless, and helpless in himself, coming up from a dismal, dreadful, dangerous state, leaning upon One Who is mighty to save. Some over-rate Christians. They paint their characters so very strong and perfect, as though they forgot that they are in themselves nothing but poor sinners, whose nature is only evil continually.  And these people also under-rate them, not considering what they are in Christ— new creatures, perfectly righteous—without spot of sin— infinitely glorious and comely in God’s sight. Consider, (1st.) this wilderness. You are in it, and will be coming up out of it, till you get out of the b...

"Thou art all fair ( beautiful in the Hebrew) , My love; there is no spot in thee.” -Song of Solomon 4:7 [KJV] There is no spot in the Church, because the blood of Jesus entirely obliterates each stain. Omniscience may look for sins, but no more can they be found. The absence of defect is the result of her being adorned with His perfect righteousness. In this no blemish can exist. Thus, she appears righteous, even as God is righteous. This blessed truth must be held fast without obliterating the knowledge of our own constant and innumerable transgressions. It cannot be too often repeated, that in ourselves we are deformed and loathsome. The most saintly of saints will ever breathe the prayer, "God be merciful to me a sinner." But Jesus says of His people, "You are all beautiful, My love; there is no spot in you."   -preacher Henry Law

" O righteous Father, the world hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent Me. " -John 17:25 [KJV] What a wonderful title of our great God we see here in  this verse, “O righteous Father,” this speaks of the holiness of our great and glorious God.   Note that in this verse, right after our Lord Jesus Christ proclaims this title, He brings forth that the world does not know Him. We who are the born-again, blood washed saints of God, can testify of this truth as before we were regenerated, we did not know the one true God, we did not know the righteous Father, but praise God, He knew us and loved us with an everlasting love. Let us take note in the middle of this verse our Lord proclaims,  “but I have known Thee.”  He was sent by the Father to redeem His people by the shedding of His precious blood at Calvary. He did this by fully paying the price that God’s law demanded for the souls of His people. He, by His ...

" Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine, to fight with him: for thou art but a youth; and he a man of war from his youth." -I Samuel 17:33 [KJV] We frequently use the phrase, carnal reason . What do we mean by it? Just what Saul here used to David. It is the reason of the flesh: it consults the nature and appearance of things only: it judges of and determines events according to human probability entirely: it looks to no other or higher cause, than nature and sense. Now, had David listened to, and obeyed, this sort of reasoning, he would have brought no honour to his God, nor wrought deliverance for his people.  But observe, O my soul! David opposed faith to this carnal reasoning, and by faith overcame it . There was not one word of the Lord in Saul’s mouth. But David introduced, “the Lord the deliverer.” Like St. Paul, “...he conferred not with flesh and blood” (Galatians 1:16.) But being valiant in faith, he overcame the giga...

"It is better to trust in the L ORD than to put confidence in man." and verse 9 reads, "It is better to trust in the L ORD than to put confidence in princes."