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Watchwords for the Warfare of Life, Part Second. Words For The Day’s March. II. Special Graces

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Martin Luther on the grace of God: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. – Galatians 5:22, 23

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Bitterness: Weeding Out the Poisonous Root

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–BY Jim Henry I read this article long ago some in the 1980s. It helped me greatly to overcome the grudges and bitterness I used to have toward various people for their perceived wrongs against me. If you have bitterness in your heart toward anyone, I urge you to read it! When I was bitter toward a person, it was like a spiritual acid in my soul. I learned over … Continue reading →

The Excellency of Christ Part II By Jonathan Edwards

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Continued from part I. Having thus shown wherein there is an admirable conjunction of excellencies in Jesus Christ, I now proceed, Secondly, To show how this admirable conjunction of excellencies appears in Christ’s acts, [namely:] A) in his taking of human nature, B) in his earthly life, C) in his sacrificial death, D) in his exaltation in heaven, E) in his final subduing of all evil when he returns in … Continue reading →

Is the Doctrine of Salvation by Faith Alone Taught Only in Paul’s Epistles?

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The question in the title of this article is the topic of discussion with one of my friends. He wrote me saying, “Salvation by faith not of works is not just a mere opinion of Paul. It’s the *central thesis* of his letters! Paul passionately believes it and he stands or falls on this doctrine. The important question then is whether this doctrine is true. If we were to read … Continue reading →

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