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When We All Get To Heaven 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 I’ve been thinking lately about the death of a Christian. Paul wrote “to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8). But, what will it be like when a saint gets to heaven? Much of what we believe about this subject is based …
Queen Victoria’s Confession of Faith [This is adapted from “Expository Notes on the Prophet Isaiah” by H.A. Ironside (Loizeaux Brothers, Nepture, New Jersey) 1952, pp. 281-282.] Queen Victoria was very definite in her confession of faith. When a heathen African prince came to Great Britain and was presented to her, he inquired, “Your Majesty, to what do you attribute the great prosperity of …
When Silence Speaks The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. The nobles held their peace… — Job 29:9-10 We say so much by what we don’t say. When we are indifferent to our children’s grades, skinned knee, their friends… When we ignore their concerns, we are saying something to them… loud …
Beware of your affections on earth blinding you to affections on things above! Beware of emphasizing the kingdom over the King… Beware of looking for the signs of His coming than to Whom the signs point! Beware of becoming so accustomed to church, that you forget Whom the church is built upon. Beware of becoming …
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.” —Proverbs 23:7 This is an oft repeated verse of Scripture, but usually misquoted. Most of the time it is quoted as, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” That is not what the verse says. The key word is the …
“Launch out into the deep“ —Luke 5:4 First Jesus said, “Thrust out a little.” Then, He commanded, “Launch out into the deep.” If Peter had not obeyed the first command, he would never have participated in a miracle. Too many Christians remain in the shallow-water and then wonder why their boats are not …