A Spiritual Growth Check
Growth means dependence upon God, communion with Christ, daily engagement in holiness, prayer and proclamation. We cannot select one or two of these but must engage in all.
Sanctifying Power – and Films, Music and Leisure in the Christian Life
Is our continuing sanctification impeded by worldliness? Here is how we may rediscover the secret power. We need always to ask – Is it clean? Is it edifying? Could I take the Lord there?
The Holy War – Do we dodge enlistment?
Satan aims to bring down Christ’s people by denying their sincerity and salvation, and scheming their backsliding. No wonder Paul is inspired to use the terminology of combat. There is no hiding from this battle.
Humility Essential for Blessing
‘Humility of mind’ – what a term! We do not always see this on the evangelical scene today. We see ministers revelling in what they call authority and power and gifts, endlessly expressing their opinions and devising new methods of worship and outreach with huge self-confidence. But the motto of Paul is ‘all humility of mind’.
Witchcraft in a Modern Guise
In reviewing the sins of the flesh (Galatians 5.19-21) the apostle uses a word for ‘witchcraft’ which we have in English today. It is a form of our word ‘pharmacy’. Obviously, no translation would use this term, because for us it denotes a healing profession, not a sin of the flesh. So in what way were witches of old times involved in pharmacy?
3. A Defence of the Authenticity of the Woman Taken in Adultery
‘..When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.’ (John 8.10-11)
Two-Nature Model
How the traditional two-nature model of sanctification best enables applied teaching for subduing of sin and advance in holiness. The doctrine established, and examined.