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Now Start Counting
God says that we have died to sin. The first step we take is to believe that what He says is the truth. The next step is to "count" ourselves dead to sin on a daily basis (Romans 6:11). The word "count" in this verse [...]
The Meaning and Value of Romans 7
Have you despaired of yourself, or do you hope that if you read and pray more you will be a better Christian? Bible-reading and prayer are not wrong, and God forbid that we should suggest that they are, but it is wrong to trust even [...]
The Normal Christian Life
What is the normal Christian life? ... It is something very different from the life of the average Christian. Indeed a consideration of the written Word of God-of the Sermon on the Mount for example -- should lead us to ask whether such a life [...]
Pumpkin Christians
A woman was asked by a co-worker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The co-worker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in and washes all the dirt off of you. Then he cuts off [...]
Paul’s Epistles
The great difference between present-day Christianity and that of which we read in these letters is that to us it is primarily a performance, to them it was a real experience. We are apt to reduce the Christian religion to a code, or at best [...]
The Comforter
One cold, wintry day, Henry Ward Beecher, the great, warm-hearted Brooklyn preacher, was walking down an almost deserted street when he found a little child crying bitterly. He picked the child up in his strong arms and folded him on his broad breast until he [...]
The Holy Spirit
"I recall the exact spot where I was kneeling in prayer in my study. It was a quiet moment, one of the most quiet moments I ever knew. Then God simply said to me, not in any audible voice, but in my heart, `It's yours. [...]
All Blessings Flow
"Praise God from whom ALL BLESSINGS flow." The downpour of blessings has started with the, "Thank You, Father"; The blessings are flowing, gushing out of the Rock. The roaring river of life is pouring over you and your universe -- such a deluge of blessings [...]
Straining and Complaining
Tired of being busy straining and complaining, I find now that I can know joy in just containing. My hope of glory is just . . . CHRIST IN ME. Nobody can be like Jesus like Jesus can. He is in me. All of Him [...]
The Good Old Days
Many people today want to go back to the way they used to do things. The "Good Old Days" seem to have a great appeal. Old fashions are coming back on the scene. Chrysler is producing the PT Cruiser, which is patterned after cars that [...]