Battle for God's Truth

This is the Best of Good News! - A. W. Tozer (Christian devotional) "He values our love more than He values galaxies of newly created worlds. He remembers our frame and knows that we are dust!"

Faith Purifying the Heart - Charles Spurgeon (Christian devotional) Acts 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

John MacDuff - Fate, Accident, Chance - or Sovereignty? (Christian devotional readings) Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create darkness,     I bring prosperity and create disaster;     I, the Lord, do all these things. Revelation 19:6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah!     For our Lord God Almighty reigns.

My Wickedness - Jonathan Edwards "My wickedness, as I am in myself, has long appeared to me perfectly ineffable, and infinitely swallowing up all thought and imagination, like an infinite deluge, or infinite mountains over my head."

Souls are wont to be brought into trouble before God bestows true hope and comfort. The corrupt hearts of men naturally incline to stupidity and senselessness before God comes with the awakening influences of his Spirit. They are quiet and secure. They have no true comfort and hope, and yet they are quiet; they are at ease. They are in miserable slavery, and yet seek not a remedy. Jonathan Edwards – Hope and Comfort Usually Follow Genuine Humiliation and Repentance "And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt." -- Hosea 2:15

J. C. Philpot - Even Your Own Relatives Think You Are Almost Insane John 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him...

J. R. Miller - Only a Plain Common Day / Christian Devotional

The importance of being on the right road; the right approach to salvation is personal; the error of religious discussion; the characteristics of the man who seeks salvation. Are There Few that Be Saved? - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Luke 13:23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”

The great need of the modern Church; man and his problem; the results and consequences of the darkness of the Fall; the uniqueness of man; the effect of darkness on the will of man; the error of a light view of sin. The Light Shines in the Darkness - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Charles Spurgeon (Christian devotional) - The Minimum Christian Luke 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. Mark 8:34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

Matthew Henry - Seek ye First the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness (Mat 6:33) "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Mat 6:33 "If we were but more careful to please God, and to work out our own salvation, we should be less solicitous to please ourselves and work out an estate in the world."

The explanation of the state of the world; modern man; the slave of his own discoveries; the difference between knowledge and wisdom; modern man does not understand wisdom; the wisdom of God. Wrath of God - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Romans 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness

John Owen - Set Faith at Work on Christ for the Killing of Your Sin   Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness..." Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us. Isaiah 7:9 ...If you will not believe, Surely you shall not be established.

The explanation of the state of the world; modern man; the slave of his own discoveries; the difference between knowledge and wisdom; modern man does not understand wisdom; the wisdom of God. Where Shall Wisdom be Found? - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Job 28:12 But where can wisdom be found?     Where does understanding dwell?

The relevance of the Bible today; why do calamities happen? the problem of sin; the example of Job; man starts and ends with nothing; all gifts are from God. (Preached the week following devastating floods in 1953) Why Do Calamities Happen? - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Job 1:20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,     and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;     may the name of the Lord be praised.” 22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - An Earnest Warning Against Lukewarmness Revelation 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the ...

Charles Spurgeon Sermon - The Fulness of Christ the Treasury of the Saints Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

The love of God and the love of Christ towards the believer; Biblical truth is always personal and concerned with Him; and should be considered in an atmosphere of worship; a love only for the saints; the way to the discovery of the knowledge of God's love; love alone can receive love. Able to Comprehend - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Ephesians 3:18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

A.W. Tozer Sermon - Suffering In God's Will and Out 1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ

Canons of interpretation for problem passages; avoiding philosophy; comparing Scripture with Scripture; proof texts; details and content; John Gill on 2 Peter 2:1. The Biblical Way - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

He Must Afflict Us - James Smith Lamentations 3:33 For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.

False impressions of Christianity; what it means to be a Christian; involvement of the whole man. Separated Unto Him - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon

The Evil Of Sin Works For Good To The Godly - Puritan Thomas Watson Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

The Worst Things - Thomas Watson Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Diary of Ruth Bryan for 1834 - 1836 November 8th, Sabbath.—Much deadness of soul lately, and much discovery of my extreme ignorance in Divine things. I long exceedingly for the Holy Spirit’s teaching. I am sure He alone can reveal Jesus in my soul. To have the understanding informed will not satisfy. I want to feed upon Christ, to live upon Christ, to grow up into Christ, and to be rooted in Christ, esteeming all things but rubbish and dross for the excellency of the knowledge of Him; instead of which, day after day passes, and I seem encrusted with earth and enveloped in carnality. I feel not this morning the spirit of the Sabbath. May the Lord come suddenly to His temple.

The element of praise in prayer; the importance of thanking God; all men should praise God; universal fatherhood of God denied; God ordained marriage and the family; gifts from God; give thanks for your salvation; sickness as a chastisement; we may always have confidence in God. Giving Thanks Always Unto God - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Ephesians 5:20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Reacting to ill-treatment; forms of persecution; blessing enemies; patience with unbelievers; children of our Father in heaven. Practical Christianity - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.

A spiritual approach necessary; importance of this Epistle in the history of the church; the conversion and preparation of Paul; the false contrast between natural gifts and Holy Spirit. A Man Called Paul - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God

The Biblical evidence concerning the devil and his powers; the problems of the world initiated by the devil; the devil is the author of unbelief; the desires and mind of man controlled by the devil; man's great need of deliverance and reconciliation; the reconciling work of the Cross; the enemy is defeated. Victory Over the Devil - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Galatians 6:14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

The world in the power of the devil; the Christian is in a new position; strangers and pilgrims; no longer the property of the devil; the Christian may still be taunted by the devil; a changed relationship with God enables the Christian to resist the devil. The Christian and the Devil - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sermon Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.