Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12. Peter’s fall was not instantaneous, but gradual. Self-confidence led him to the belief that he was saved, and step after step was taken in the downward
No Room for Boasting
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
Drums, Dancing and Noise
Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:40. The things you have described . . . the Lord has shown me would take place just before the close of probation. Every uncouth thing will be demonstrated.
Impressions, Feelings, and Drugs
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Psalm 119:104. There are many restless spirits who will not submit to discipline, system, and order. They think that their liberties would be abridged were they to lay
Counterfeit Sanctification
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we
In Harmony with His Law
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Psalm 119:34. In the new birth the heart is brought into harmony with God, as it is brought into accord with His
Sanctification of the Whole Man
Be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:23, 24. The truth must sanctify the whole man–his mind, his thoughts, his