The War of Truth A Sermon (No. 112) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, January 11, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. “And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men and go out, fight with Amalek; to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod…
The Proof of the Living God as Found in the Prayer Life of George Muller, of Bristol By Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D.D. In Psalm 68:4, we are bidden to “extol Him who rideth upon the heavens by His name, JAH, and to rejoice before Him;” and in the next verse, He is declared to be…
Jedediah Morse (1761-1826) was a pioneer American educator and geographer, and was called the “Father of American Geography.” He was also the father of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the Morse Code. In 1799, Jedediah Morse stated: “To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political…
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 Thomas Paine (1737-1809), was the American Revolutionary author who wrote a famous 16 pamphlet series entitled, The American Crisis, which he signed “Common Sense.” Greatly fanning the flames of colonial independence, his first essay issued December 23,1776, was…
Henry Opukahai’a (d.1818), was the fist Hawaiian convert to Christianity. Orphaned at age 10, he was raised by his uncle to be a pagan priest (kahuna) of the Hawaiian religion. He grew disillusioned with the rituals and chants, and left on an American ship bound for New England with his hawaiian friend, Thomas Hopu. There…
“A godly man is heavenly in his disposition. He sets his affections on things above (Col. 3:2). He sends his heart to heaven before he gets there; he looks upon the world as but a beautiful prison and he cannot be much in love with his fetters, though they are made of gold. A holy…
Psalm 1:1-6 “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its…
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus….” Hebrews 12:1-2 New England Primer 1691, was entering its second…
“The magnet of mercy does not draw us so near to God as the cords of affliction. When Absalom set Joab’s corn on fire, then he came running to Absalom (2 Sam. 14:30). When God sets our worldly comforts on fire, then we run to Him, and make our peace with Him. When the prodigal…
“Truth is the most orient pearl in Christ’s crown. Let us contend for the truth, as one would for a large sum of money, that it should not be wrested out of his hand.” – Thomas Watson, Body of Divinity Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say {correctly} that…
