Grace

The Sweet Uses of Adversity

Job 10:2

… Now, it often happens that when a man has but little grace, you can scarcely see it when the leaves of his prosperity are on him; but let …

Question 19: Did God leave all mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery?

2Th 2:13; Ro 5:21

… some to everlasting life, # 2Th 2:13 did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the state of sin and misery, and to bring …

A Word in Season

Job 22:29

… No doubt Providence is the handmaid of Grace. If Christians were but wide awake they would soon see that the wheels of Providence are all working to assist …

Idleness

… Under sovereign grace, and next to faith, there is no better shield against temptation than obedience to the precept, that ye be “Not slothful in business; fervent in …

The Sympathy of the Two Worlds

… Do we not sing— “The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make; All join in Christ, the living Head, And of his grace partake …

Question 70: What is repentance to life?

Ac 11:18; Ac 2:37; Joe 2:13; Jer 31:18; Jer 31:19; Ps 119:59

… What is repentance to life? A Repentance to life is a saving grace, # Ac 11:18 whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sins, # Ac …

Question 80: What is the Lord's Supper?

1Co 11:23-26; 1Co 10:16

… but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual nourishment, and growth in grace. # 1Co 10:16 Topic No. 05981

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God

1 Corinthians 1:24

… O that you had grace to tremble now; grace to “kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… But, personally, I feel that, as the times grow sterner, I must cry to God for more grace, that I may be more able to cope with them …

Fearing and Trusting—trusting and Not Fearing

Psalm 56:3

… When I can see marks of Grace in myself, to trust Christ is easy—but when I see no marks of anything good, but every mark of everything …

Mature Faith—Illustrated By Abraham's Offering Up Isaac

Genesis 22:2

… Expect then, Beloved, your trials to multiply as you proceed towards Heaven! Do not think that as you grow in Divine Grace the path will become smoother beneath …

True Prayer—True Power!

Mark 11:24

… May we have grace constantly to obey it. “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” How many …

Question 35: What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?

Ro 5:1; Ro 5:2; Ro 5:5; Ro 14:17; Pr 4:18; 1Jo 5:13; 1Pe 1:5

… peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, # Ro 14:17 increase of grace, perseverance in it to the end. # Pr 4:18 1Jo 5:13 1Pe 1 …

The Holy Spirit and the One Church

Jude 1:19

… Oh, what a gulf there is between the least Christian and the greatest moralist! What a wide distinction there is between the greatest professor destitute of grace, and …

The Growth of the Institutions, 1878-1892

… Thus, of my own free will, compelled by constraining grace, I accept a further charge, and look to see prayer and faith open a new chapter of marvels …

A Free Salvation

Isaiah 55:1

… Let a man truly know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and he will be a happy man, and the deeper he drinks into the spirit of …

A Psalm of Remembrance

1 John 4:16

… Now, this law of nature I would transfer to matters of grace. Let me tell you this day what I may concerning the acts of God’s goodness …

Reminiscences as a Village Pastor

… His wife was made to match, and the pair were second to none in the village for grace and wisdom. Mr. King was a miller; and in his …

A Secret And Yet No Secret

Solomon 4:12

… But the second verse sets forth the manifest effects of Divine Grace, for no sooner is that life given than it begins to show itself. No sooner is …

Psalm 101

Psalm 101

… Great men often affect aristocratic airs and haughty manners, David therefore resolved that none should be great in his palace but those who had more grace and more …

The Sciences as Sources of Illustration

… We may cherish the erroneous idea; but the general public will not, and the sooner the grace of God expels it from us, the better, so that we …

Little Sins

Genesis 19:20

… Go, seek by the grace of God and his Holy Spirit to keep them away; for if not, these little sins will multiply so fast, that they will …

Psalm 118

Psalm 118

… The Psalmist naturally rejoiced in the divine help; all men turned against him, but God was his defender and advocate, accomplishing the divine purposes of his grace. The …

Rejoice Always

Whenever a Christian man yields to a mournful, desponding spirit, under his trials; when he does not seek grace from God to battle manfully and cheerfully with trouble …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… These are chosen in the Covenant of grace. When Predestination marcheth, and when it marketh out the way of Salvation, it proclaims the Covenant. “He marked out the …

Love, Courtship, and Marriage (Continued)

… It possessed great attractions of its own, and perhaps the associations of the opening day gave it an added grace in our eyes. In common with many of …

Samuel—an Example of Intercession

1 Samuel 12:23

… And herein lies part of the excellence of intercessory prayer, for it is to the man who exercises it aright a mark of inward Grace and a token …

The Angelic Life

Matthew 22:30

… O may infinite Grace overcome our natural tendencies and may we be among those who go from strength to strength until they ascend into the hill of the …

Christ Before Annas

John 18:12

… I believe that it is because the Doctrines of Grace have been too much kept from the pulpit, that the pews are getting so empty. Leave the Doctrines …

Psalm 74

Psalm 74

… The God of grace is the God of nature: The day in thine, etc. 2. The God of nature is the God of grace: the wisdom, the power …

Sins of Omission

Jeremiah 11:8

… But, oh, remain not in your unbelief! May the Holy Spirit, by His own mighty power give you Grace now to repent and to believe—and yours shall …

A Miracle of Grace

… Evil passions and propensities develop themselves in our children with their growth, and if the grace of God does not subdue their sinful disposition, we may have to …

The Call to the Ministry

… according to the measure of grace entrusted to him by the Holy Spirit, each man is bound to minister in his day and generation, both to the church …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… My own tendency is sometimes to get into that state of mind, but, by the Grace of God, I shake it off, for I know it will not …

Araunah's Threshing Floor

1 Chronicles 22:1

… He understood the plan of Grace and rejoiced in the Gospel! That way of putting it—which I am sure the conscience of every man must make him …

The Gospel

… strength be.” Do you need something to nerve you for duty? There is grace all-sufficient for everything which God calls you to undergo or to accomplish. Do …

A Song, A solace, A Sermon and a Summons

Psalm 136:1

… May not the endurance of Divine Grace be faintly pictured in the following scene? Out yonder, just beyond those grinding rocks, there is a vessel rolling and tossing …

A Complete Saviour

… own arm brought salvation; He asks no help from man, but giveth all and doeth all of His own rich grace, and is a complete and perfect Saviour.

Fragrant Spices From the Mountains of Myrrh

… And I judge thee by what thou art In thy intent and Mine. “Fair love, by grace complete in Me, Beyond all beauteous brides; Each spot that ever …

The Heart Perfumed

Romans 5:5

… God grant you Grace to seek this as a holy ambition, that, having the love of God in your hearts, it may be as when one has a …