Holiness

Man Transient—god's Word Eternal

Isaiah 40:8

… Oh, what holy frames of mind we sometimes think we have, and how we are getting on in spirituality! We half believe in attaining to perfection—we mean …

God's Thoughts and Ours

Psalm 139:17

… Holy men often find that in order to be holy, they have to be solitary. It sometimes happens that the force of evil companionship is too much for …

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:34

… One of the first effects of the death of this goat was sanctification of the holy things which had been made unholy . You read at the end of …

The Joint Heirs and Their Divine Portion

Romans 8:17

… All hail! ye blood-besprinkled bands Upon the eternal shore.” Oh! holy Immanuel, exalted as thou art, thy co-heirs here below begin by faith to partake of …

Growth in Faith

Luke 17:5

… making progress towards perfection. Sanctification is a daily and unceasing thing. It is carried on in our thoughts and hearts by the Holy Spirit, but faith in the …

Recruits for the King

1 Samuel 22:1-2

… He had seen God in His Holy Place, and he longs to see Him again. They who never knew God do not want to know Him. But they …

'Grace and Glory'

Psalm 84:11

… He shall give you His Holy Spirit who shall lead you into all the Truths of God and take of the things of Christ and show them to …

Pictures of Happiness

Psalm 144:15

… Most of you have been baptized into the name, the one glorious name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit—and by that …

Growth in Grace

2 Peter 3:18

… Seek more the influences of the Holy Spirit upon them. Spend more time in devotion—ask God the Holy Spirit to give you a fresh sight of Calvary …

Ho! Ho!

Isaiah 55:1

… May the Holy Spirit make it effectual! Learn from my text that God has made plenteous soul-provision and that to every thirsty soul this provision is perfectly …

An Earnest Invitation

Psalm 2:12

… We drive onward, then, towards the practical conclusion May God the Holy Spirit assist us. Now it has sometimes been disputed among most earnest and zealous ministers, which …

Declension from First Love

Revelation 2:4

… And when we listen to those who preach another gospel, a holy anger burns within us, for we love the truth as it is in Jesus; and nothing …

The Privileged Man

Ezekiel 16:9-14

… His Holy Spirit is the anointing which He bestows upon every one of the pardoned. Not to me as the preacher, alone, is this anointing given, though I …

'The Garment of Praise'

Isaiah 61:3

… The Holy Spirit brings us to trust in Christ and the Inspired Word assures us that Christ suffered in the place of all Believers and, therefore, we perceive …

The Welcome Visitor

John 11:28-32

… Now that is a sure mark of the Holy Spirit! If there is any spirit which does not glorify Christ, it is not the Holy Spirit! It is …

'Return Unto Your Rest'

Psalm 116:7

… For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Oh, what blessed rest springs out of electing love and adopting love! What sweet …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

… If you would successfully wrestle with Satan, make the Holy Scriptures your daily resort. Out of this sacred magazine continually draw your armor and your ammunition. Lay hold …

The Scarlet Line in the Window

Joshua 2:21

… Ask the Lord to teach you by His Holy Spirit and you will not be taught wrongly. Commit yourself to His instruction and be willing to do what …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… That is how He took you—He espoused you unto Himself in an everlasting wedlock and, therefore, He would have you depend as much upon Him for sanctification …

A Song and a Solace

Job 10:12

… He cannot even see it until he is born again, regenerated by the Holy Spirit! But once he is born again, he can bless God for giving him …

High Doctrine

… of the saints in light, and is not that of God ? There is sanctification, which cuts out the very root of sin, and treads the old Adam-nature …

Pardon and Justification

Psalm 32:1

… Sanctification is a lifelong work, continuously effected by the Holy Spirit, but justification is done in an instant! It is as complete the moment a sinner believes as …

Medicine For The Distracted

Psalm 94:19

… Good men are, none the less, full of thought because they are men of faith—believing is not the death of thinking, it is the sanctification of it …

None But Jesus—Second Part

John 3:18

… Oh that the Holy Spirit would but enlarge our hearts, that we might suck sweetness out of these thoughts! There is no condemnation. Moreover, there never shall be …

Our Lord's Triumphant Ascension

Psalm 68:18

… Our conversion, sanctification, comfort, instruction and usefulness all come to us by the Holy Spirit—and that Spirit sends His powerful message by the men whom He has …

The Mysteries of the Brazen Serpent

John 3:14

… When he talked to Nicodemus, he did not say anything about sanctification; but he said, “Except a man be born of water.” He did not talk anything to …

Psalm 84

Psalm 84

… Such a superlative delight have holy hearts in holy duties; no satisfaction in their account is comparable to that in communion with God. Matthew Henry. Verse 10. I …

God's Mercy Going Before

Psalm 59:10

… We have desired sanctification, and we have had the rod sent to our house directly, which was probably the very speediest way to ensure our growth in that …

Final Perseverance

Hebrews 6:4-6

… sanctification by participation of the Holy Ghost . It is a peculiar privilege to believers, after their first tasting of the heavenly gift, to be made partakers of the …

To Those Who Feel Unfit for Communion

2 Chronicles 30:17-20

… I fear that many of us have to complain of ourselves at times that we feel unfit for any holy thing—but most of all for the solemn …

God's Innumerable Mercies

Psalm 71:15

… Do you know the numbers of all these mercies? Further, the work of sanctification has gone on in you by the power of the Holy Spirit. Every good …

The End of the Righteous Desired

Numbers 23:10

… Such a man, being righteous by faith in Jesus Christ unto perfect justification, and righteous also in act and spirit through sanctification of the Holy Spirit, is alone …

Facing the Wind

2 Thessalonians 3:13

… what they should be, by seeking our own personal sanctification and endeavoring that the influence of a holy life shall, in our case, help to leaven the rest …

The Lord's Supper—a Remembrance Of Jesus

Luke 22:19

… Jesus never said, "This do, that you may offer an unbloody sacrifice." Where in Holy Scripture is there a syllable like it, either from our Lord's own …

God, the Husband of His People

Jeremiah 31:32

… Brothers and Sisters, is it not so? I read once in a letter from a Brother that he had attained unto perfect sanctification for 20 years! Oh, if …

The Witness of the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:26

… THE center of our holy religion is the Cross. The central thought of the whole of Christianity is Christ and the great point in Christ's history is …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… The heart of Jehovah, the first person of the Sacred Trinity, was divinely, immutably linked to him; he was beloved of the Father and of the Holy Spirit …

The Sinner's Only Alternative

2 Kings 7:4

… How many holy resolutions have been strangled in this House of Prayer? How many good thoughts have been murdered in those pews? See if you cannot find their …

Feeding on a Whole Christ

Numbers 9:11

… sinfulness, and make you holy by the water which flowed with the blood from His side. You cannot take justification and omit sanctification—you must have both or …

'The Blood of the Testament'

Hebrews 9:19

… We get to building a rickety stage of our own experience, or sanctification, or emotions, and I know not what besides—and then it begins to shake under …