This commandment forbids that barbarous and inhuman sin of murder, the first-born of the devil, who was a murderer from the beginning (John 8:48). It forbids the first branded crime that we read of, wherein natural corruption, contracted by the Fall, vented its rancor and virulence: the sin of Cain that great instance of perdition who slew his brother …
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God Smiles on Humility!
The Way Up is Down (Chapter 1 Verses 6-7) The dress John wore marked him out as a prophet (Zechariah 13.4), the rough hairy garment was the usual dress. The prophet Elijah fore-shadowed John the Baptist in his stern preaching of repentance (Malachi 4.5; Mark 9.11-12; Luke 1.17). This is a missing element in preaching …
Spirit-Filled Power!
The Way Up is Down (Chapter 1 Verses 6-7) The dress John wore marked him out as a prophet (Zechariah 13.4), the rough hairy garment was the usual dress. The prophet Elijah fore-shadowed John the Baptist in his stern preaching of repentance (Malachi 4.5; Mark 9.11-12; Luke 1.17). This is a missing element in preaching …
England Swings!
England swings like a pendulum do, Mopeds and riders two by two; Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben, Nobody’s safe, not even the children. England swings like a pendulum do, Bobbies on bikes? Well, yeah, they used to do; Car thieves and Jihadis, you could come a cropper, And you might not see the …
Our Venerable King James Version!
The way, the truth and the life! Introduction The last fifty years or so have seen a wide proliferation of new translations of the Bible. Some have hailed this proliferation as a blessing, which makes the study of Scripture easier and enriches one’s understanding of the outdated English of the King James Version (henceforth the …
Grace’s Culture Cure!
The Culture Cure? A Radical Ministry (Chapter 1 Verses 1-3) These words originally spoken by Isaiah (Isaiah 40.3-5), referred in the first place to Israel’s return route from exile. Their disobedience to God had caused them to lose the promised land, exiled in Babylon. The way back was by no means smooth and straight. There …
The Holy Spirit and Evangelism!
To evangelize is to take the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ to each and every lost soul. In order to accomplish such an enormous and difficult task, the presence and help of the Holy Spirit are essential. Without me, says the Lord, you can do nothing. Propaganda efforts, material investments, gifted preachers, stirring …
