"The Lord knoweth them that are his" (2Timothy 2:19). "My word...shall not return unto me void" (Isaiah 55:11). There is a threefold end of purpose in God desiring the promiscuous proclamation of his gospel in all the world. One, the Lawgiver, on his authority, he has the sovereign right to dictate to man his duty. …
Tag: Grace
The power of Self-deceit!
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah17:9) "The easiest thing of all is to deceive oneself; for what a man wishes he generally believes to be true" (Demosthenes). "We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves" (Goethe). "Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves" (Rousseau). "Despite their …
Sovereign, Saving Grace!
"Because in him there is found some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam" (1Kings 14:13) Such was the testimony which the Lord gave by his prophet of young Abijah, the son of wicked Jeroboam. The father was branded even to a proverb, for his abominable wickedness. Behold, the …
Slavery! (That Was Then, Not Now)
I was preaching a short time ago in the city of Nottingham in England, here in the United Kingdom. A man who obviously disagreed with the Bible but had a more than usual knowledge of the Scriptures questioned me. He finished by saying, "I suppose then you agree with slavery as well," quoting a verse …
Preaching in the City of Cambridge!
https://youtu.be/iCL6DSJabkQ (James R Hamilton, August 2017) Facebook Twitter Sermon Audio Youtube
Evolution is a Lie!
Evolution is a lie, Some people they ask me, why; Science, science is what I hear them cry, But even this they do, not knowing why. Science's good, a conceptual tool, But not for truth an absolute rule; Your reasoning can be wrong, totally fail, Even lead you down to hell. Truth is eternal, …
Notes on the Exodus (123)
"Exposing the Exodus" The Confirmed Redemption – (Chapter 13 Verses 1-22) The regulations and rituals may seem strange to us but for Israel, they confirmed the start of salvation's journey, they were important. They were constant reminders of God's grace, power, and deliverance from Egypt's bondage. The costly dedication of the firstborn would remind them that they were …
