Grace

Faith—What Is It? How Can It Be Obtained?

Ephesians 2:8

… We are saved "through faith," but it is "by Grace." Sound forth those words as with the archangel's trumpet—"By Grace are you saved!" Faith occupies the …

The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation

John 1:11-13

… The steppingstones of the living Christ lead upwards! Grace for Grace, Grace upon Grace, till Grace is crowned with Glory! 17. For the Law was given by Moses …

The Great Jail—and How To Get Out Of It

Galatians 3:22

… otherwise Grace is no more Grace. But if it is of works, then it is no more Grace: otherwise work is no more work." He will have it …

The Ploughman

… Unless the great Husbandman shall till us by his grace, we shall produce nothing that is good, but everything that is evil. If one of these days I …

Guests for the Royal Feast

Matthew 22:8-10

… They hold, as we rejoice to hold, that there is an Election of Grace. In holding the Doctrines of Grace with a firm grasp, they do well, but …

Victor Emmanuel, Emancipator

Isaiah 42:7

… Where is grace glorified? Is it not in conquering the most violent passions? Thou hast such; grace may therefore be glorified in thee. Why, great sinner, instead of …

Fallen Angels a Lesson To Fallen Men

2 Peter 2:4

… There is a great difference between gift in prayer and grace in prayer: gift will breed pride, and pride will ensure destruction; it is only grace that can …

God's Firebrands

Zechariah 3:2

… They have received the renewing Grace of God. The fire that once burned within them has been quenched. They recollect, to their grief and sorrow, the mischief that …

Mistaken Notions About Repentance

Ezekiel 36:31

… It would be preposterous to say that man is not a free agent! There are some who, in order to glorify the Grace of God, have sought to …

The Inexhaustible Barrel

1 Kings 17:16

… Now, grace is just of the same character. If you have a stock of grace, it breeds a worm called pride. Perhaps you may have seen that worm …

Fresh Grace Confidently Expected

Psalm 92:10

… He felt certain that God, who had given him a measure of Grace, would give him more Grace. He entertained no suspicion that God's great resources would …

The Wondrous Covenant

Hebrews 8:10

… It has been said that he who well understands the distinction between the Covenant of Works and the Covenant of Grace is a master of divinity. I am …

Where to Find Fruit

Hosea 14:8

… We are first of all made trees of the Lord’s right-hand planting, and we receive grace from him, and then through his grace, we ourselves do …

Oct. 12 — MARK OF COVENANT GRACE

Deut. 30:6

… 12 MARK OF COVENANT GRACE "And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all …

May 26 — COMMONEST THINGS BLESSED

Exod. 23:25

… This table-blessing is not of debt, but of grace. Indeed, there is a troubled grace; He grants us grace to serve Him, by His grace feeds us …

Buying Without Money

Isaiah 55:1

… As without money nothing is to be bought in the world's market, so is this poor man afraid that no blessing of Grace can ever be his …

The Fear of Final Falling

… If you were not saints you would have no grace, and you would feel no need of more grace; but because you are men of God, therefore you …

Ho! Ho!

Isaiah 55:1

… The Grace of God, which is proclaimed to us in Christ Jesus, is that which meets the longing of man. That is the spiritual water for man's …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… I cannot regard this act of grace as a solitary instance, any more than the salvation of Zacchaeus, the restoration of Peter, or the call of Saul, the …

Spiritual Convalescence

Zechariah 10:12

… God begins this work of Grace, God carries it on and God completes it, so we can be as careless and indifferent as we please." If they do …

On Humbling Ourselves before God

1 Peter 5:6

… If you would have much Grace, have much humility. God has assistance for the humble, but resistance for the proud. You know how He fought Pharaoh. What blows …

God's Remembrance of His Covenant

Psalm 106:44

… Oh, the Grace of this! Because of Him with whom the Covenant of Grace is made, who is forever the Father's delight and the joy of His …

The Chief Of Sinners

1 Timothy 1:15

… WHO among all the Scriptural writers can compare with Paul in the fullness of his testimony to the Grace of God? Upon the Doctrines of Grace, upon the …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… And how he may have many resemblances to the Grace of God and yet may not have that Grace in his soul indeed and of a truth. "Howl …

Nearness To God

Ephesians 2:13

… This federal union leads in due time, by the Grace of God, to a manifest and vital union—a union of life and for life—even unto eternal …

The Rainbow

Genesis 9:16

… And from Grace, and Grace, alone, He entered into engagements with Christ on our account. The Everlasting Covenant, we note, in the next place, was all of promise …

Despair Denounced and Grace Glorified

Ezekiel 37:11

… When He made His eternal choice, there was a remnant according to the election of Grace. It is Free Grace that chooses for its love and then loves …

Vile Ingratitude!

Ezekiel 16:1-2

… Great God I how couldst thou love that which we ourselves hated? Oh! ‘tis grace, ‘tis grace, ‘tis grace indeed! Where is free-will, my brethren; where is …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… You who love to hear the Gospel preached to sinners do not be afraid of the doctrines of Sovereign Grace! And you who love Sovereign Grace but cannot …

Divine Teaching

In the depth of troubles we learn the sufficiency of grace. Well may they “glory in tribulations also,” who have learnt in them the most profitable lessons of …

Christians Kept From Sin

1 Samuel 25:32

… David who had Divine Grace in his spirit, although he was on his way to do wrong, felt the force of Abigail's rebuke, sheathed his sword, thanked …

Working Out What is Worked In

Philippians 2:12

… If you have Grace enough to pine after it—Grace enough to labor for it—you shall yet have Grace enough to win it! I have thus addressed …

What Is the Wedding Garment?

Matthew 22:11-13

… Not so well as we would, but still with all our heart we call men to the royal feast of Divine Grace. And straightway the very invitation begins …

"God, and Not Man"—What Does It Mean?

Hosea 11:9

… We may not continue in sin because God's Grace abounds, but His abounding Grace should make us loathe and leave sin. II. Next, if we had to …

Paul Apprehended and Apprehending

Philippians 3:12

… We managed, by Divine Grace, to escape from the clutches of the devil, but we could not escape from that dear pierced hand when once it was laid …

Self Low, But Christ High

Matthew 8:8

… Our unworthiness is a foil to the brightness of our Lord's infinite Grace. We sink deep in humility, but soar high in assurance. As we decrease, Christ …

Glorious Predestination

Romans 8:29

… It was most natural, therefore, that a deep spiritual experience should bring him to a clear perception of the doctrines of grace, for such an experience is a …

The Stern Teacher

Galatians 3:24-26

… He never intended it to be a way of salvation! Hundreds of years before He had revealed His Covenant of Grace and the way of faith to His …

Ezekiel'S Deserted Infant

Ezekiel 16:5

… Was there anything there for the Grace of God to get a hold of, anything to foster, to favor, to nourish the Grace, the Sovereign Grace of the …

The Common Salvation

… There are not some saved by Grace and others by works, many by pure Grace and more partly by works—but salvation is altogether of Grace in every …