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The nature of Christ's salvation is woefully misrepresented by the present-day evangelist. He announces a Savior from Hell, rather than a Savior from sin. And that is why so many are fatally deceived, for there are multitudes who wish to escape the Lake of Fire, who have no desire to be delivered from their carnality and worldliness.
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The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the recesses of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker. No verse of Scripture yields its meaning to lazy people.
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Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude--an attitude of dependence, dependence upon God.
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It is not the absence of sin, but the grieving over it, which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.
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Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook--which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the Blesser Himself!
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Christ is the key which unlocks the golden doors into the temple of Divine truth!
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An ineffably holy God, who has the utmost abhorrence of sin--was never invented by any of Adam's descendants!
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Not one for whom Jesus died, can possibly miss Heaven!
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Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod, to the all-wise hand that wields it!
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Sovereignty characterizes the whole being of God. He is sovereign in all His attributes.
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The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts, are of no value in God's esteem--unless they are prompted by love.
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Hirelings will feed the goats, but only those who love Christ can feed His sheep.
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God cannot change for the better, for He is already perfect. And being perfect, He cannot change for the worse.
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The measure of our love for others, can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them.
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True Christian liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.
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The god which the vast majority of professing Christians love, is looked upon very much like an indulgent old man, who himself has no relish for folly--but leniently winks at the indiscretions of youth.
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No sinner was ever saved by giving his heart to God.
We are not saved by our giving, but by God's giving.