“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…
Thomas Watson – 1686 “If Christ appears for us in heaven, then we must appear for Him upon earth. Christ is not ashamed to carry our names on His breast, and shall we be ashamed of His truth? Does He plead our cause, and shall we not stand up in His cause? What a might…
January: A Proverb a Day – Keeps Stupidity at Bay Pro 6:1 My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, Have given a pledge for a stranger, Pro 6:2 {If} you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth, Pro 6:3…
Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1774, was a 30 year old pastor who preached on the Christian’s…
Christmas: Celebrating the First Advent of Christ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Gospel of Luke – Chapter 1 Many…
Importance of the Dictionary The dictionary defines the words that expound the theology and the vocabulary with which to describe the knowledge of God. Consider the definitions of the word “sin.” Sin Modern Dictionary (1980) – An offense against religious or moral law; an action that is thought to be highly reprehensible. Transgression of law…
Provincial Congress of Massachusetts 1774, reorganized the Massachusetts militia, providing that over one-third of all new regiments be made up of “Minutemen.” The minutemen, known as such because they would be ready to fight at a minute’s notice, would drill as citizen soldiers on the parade ground, then go to the church to hear exhortation…
Matthew 10:38 “And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.” William Penn (1644-1718), the founder of Pennsylvania, at age 22 converted to the Christian truths of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, who at that time were greatly scorned and ridiculed. He suffered imprisonment over three…
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States of America, said: “The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America… our country is in need of and ready for a spiritual renewal…” Deuteronomy 30:1-20 “So it shall be when all of these things…
Psalms 109 O God of my praise, Do not be silent!1 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.2 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause.3 In return for my love they act as my…
