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Though the Outward Man Perish
2 Corinthians is a treasure trove of comforting texts for Christians suffering various forms of affliction. This is perhaps because the apostle Paul was himself greatly afflicted due to some issues he had with the Corinthians. Indeed, it was only after he was able to sort out some of the issues he had with them…
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Ohayo Gozaimasu!
A brief of our visit to the RP Church in Kobe, Japan It was in 1991 when my friend Dave Landis teased about Japanese Calvinists. He was referring to those who claim to be Calvinists, but deny Limited Atonement. The Japanese alphabet does not have the equivalent of an “L.” Thirty-four years later, on 12…
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The Son of Righteousness
Are you, beloved brethren and children, experiencing the warm and healing rays of the Sun of Righteousness? Are you enjoying the blessings of a righteous life? Are you enjoying being regarded as righteous in God’s eyes? Blessed are you if you are.
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He Spared not His Son
Nothing can separate us from God’s love— the same love with which He loves His Son. Nothing can rob our joy, for we know God is working all things together for our good. Nothing can destroy the peace that we have in Christ. Nothing can dampen our hope in Him as long as we continue…
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Comforted to Comfort
It is God’s purpose that those of us who experience trials may find comfort and then use our experience of being comforted to comfort others who are going through similar or not so similar kinds of trial. We are, to use a modern phrase, to pass it on.
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Look Unto Jesus
Based on a series of sermons preached in PCC Prayer Meetings in 2023-2024 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, 2 …
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My Grace is Sufficient for You
Do you have a thorn in the flesh that gives you much heartache, dear reader? Remember, in the first place, that it is not pointless. So, learn not only to thank God for the roses in your lives. Learn also to thank God for the thorns. Roses without thorns are fake. They show the wisdom…