Answers to Questions by Muslims About the Bible by Paul L Canner



Summary: 8 questions asked by Muslims about the Bible. This brochure makes for good preparation for effective witness.

Brochure.
Pages: 8
Size: 91 x 218mm
Bible Truth Publishers.

Bible Verions: KJV

Mental Illness: A Scriptural Perspective of Mental Illness and Behavioral Disorders by William J Prost

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Summary: A balanced look at mental illness from the perspective of the Scriptures. Very helpful.

Paperback.
Pages: 98
Size: 127 x 203mm
Bible Truth Publishers

Bible Version KJV, New Translation (JN Darby)

The Bible: Its Proofs and Power by JN Darby

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I have a profound, unfeigned faith in the Bible. Through grace, I have been converted, enlightened, quickened, and saved by it. Through the Bible I have received the knowledge of God, to adore the perfections of Jesus—the Saviour, joy, strength, and comfort of my soul. Many have been indebted to ministers of the gospel or to friends as the means of their being brought to God—this was not my case. That work, which is always God's, was wrought in me by means of the written Word. He who knows the value of Jesus will know how precious the Bible will be to such a one as myself.
If I have failed the Bible, in nearly thirty years' of difficult and varied life and labor, I have never found it to fail me. If it has not failed for the poor and needy circumstances of time, through which we feebly pass, I am assured it will never fail for eternity: "the word of God … abideth for ever" (1 Peter 1:23).
Just as the love of God reaches even to me, applying itself to every detail of my feebleness and failure, proving to be divine by doing so, the Word of God, which reaches down even to my low estate, also reaches up to God's height, because it is from God. As Jesus came from God and went to God, so does the Book that divinely reveals Him come from and lead to Him. If received, it has brought the soul to God, for He has revealed Himself in it. Its positive proofs are all in itself. The sun needs no light to see it by.
I declare, in the fullest, clearest, and distinctest manner possible, my deep, divinely-taught conviction of the inspiration of the Scriptures. When I read the Bible, I read it as of absolute authority for my soul as God's Word. There is no higher privilege than to have communications directly from God Himself.
For nearly thirty years, my joy, my comfort, my food, and my strength have been the Scriptures received without question as the Word of God. At the beginning of that period, I was put through the deepest exercise of soul on this point. Were heaven and earth, the visible church, and man himself to crumble away, I would, through grace, hold to the Word as an unbreakable link between my soul and God. Because of what we are, I do not doubt that the grace of the Holy Spirit is needed to make the Word profitable, and to give it real authority to our souls, but that does not change what it is in itself. To be true when it is received, it must have been true before.
Here I will add, that although it requires the grace of God and the work of the Holy Ghost to give it quickening power, yet God's Word—divine truth—has a hold on the natural conscience from which it cannot escape. The light detects the wrong-doer, though he may hate the light. This is exactly what shows the wickedness of man's will in rejecting God's Word. Men resist it because it is true. Did it not reach their conscience, they would not take so much effort to get rid of it or to disprove it. Men do not arm themselves against straws, but against a sword whose keen edge is felt and feared.
The Bible speaks of grace as well as truth. It speaks of God's grace and love, Who gave His only begotten Son so that sinners like you and me might be with Him. It is His desire that we know Him deeply, intimately, and enjoy Him now; that the conscience, perfectly purged, might joy in His presence, without a cloud, without reproach, without fear. To be there in such a way, in His love, is perfect joy. The Word will tell you the truth concerning yourself, but it will also tell you the truth of a God of love, while unfolding the wisdom of His counsels.
Let me add, dear reader, that the best means by far of assuring yourself of the truth and authority of the Word of God is to read the Word itself.

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Moments With The Book

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The Bible

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This Book is the inspired, infallible Word of God. The Bible contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of Salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, its prophecies are accurate, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains Light to direct you, Food to support you, and Comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler's Map, the pilgrim's Staff, the pilot's Compass, the soldier's Sword, and the Christian's Charter. Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. CHRIST IS ITS GRAND SUBJECT, our good its design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, prayerfully. It is a Mine of Wealth, a Paradise of Glory, and a River of Pleasure. It is given you in life, will be opened at the Judgment, and will be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and condemns all who trifle with its sacred contents.
"For ever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in Heaven" (Psalm 119:89).
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16).
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105).
"For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).
"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" (Ephesians 6:17).
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever" (1 Peter 1:23).
"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My Words shall not pass away" (Matthew 24:35).
"He that rejecteth Me, and receiveth not My Words, hath one that judgeth him: the Word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day" (John 12:48).

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Read Bookmark

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Isaiah 34:16

Read the Scriptures regularly
Read alternately portions from the Old and New Testaments.
Read with prayer
You cannot by your own wisdom understand the Word of God. In all your reading of the Scriptures, seek carefully the help of the Holy Spirit. Ask that He will enlighten you for Jesus' sake.
Read with meditation
Ponder over what you read. The truth is thus applied to your heart. You see new and deeper meanings. It is better to think over a little than to merely read a great deal.
Read with reference to yourself
Never read with a view to instructing others, but for your own teaching. Receive blessing yourself first, and you will be able to communicate it to others. Always ask yourself: How does this affect me?"
Read with faith
Receive every word as true, with simple childlike trust; not as statements which you may or may not believe, but as the revealed Word of God. Rest upon the promises. Read them as made to you.
Read in order to put into practice
We must accept God's Word as the revelation of His will for our lives.
Thus on Thy holy Word we'd live, and feed, and grow;
Go on to know the Lord, and practice what we know.

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Moments With The Book

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Prayer List

On the front it is lined to allow room for one to list things to pray for.

On the back is the following:
PRAY in Jesus' Name—"Whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do" (John 14:13).
PRAY According to God's Will—"If we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him" (1 John 5:14,15).
PRAY According to God's Word—"If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7).
PRAY in the Spirit—"We know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us" (Romans 8:26,27; Jude 1:20).
PRAY Always—"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints" (Ephesians 6:18).
PRAY in Everything—"Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God" (Philippians 4:6).
PRAY Boldly for Help—"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16).
PRAY in Faith, Believing—Jesus said, "Have faith in God. … What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them" (Mark 11:22-24).
PRAY Persistently, PRAY Through—"Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. … Ask, and it shall be given unto you" (Luke 18:1-8; 11:5-10).
PRAY With Thanksgiving—"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving" (Colossians 4:2).

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Obstacles To Revival by OJS

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There is only one obstacle that can block up the channel and choke God's power, and that is sin. It alone can hinder the work of the Spirit and prevent a revival. "If I regard iniquity in my heart," declared David, "the Lord will not hear me" (Psalm 66:18). And in Isaiah 59:1,2, we have these significant words: "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear." Sin, then, is the great barrier, and it must be put away. Nor is there any alternatives. There can be no compromise. God will not work as long as there is iniquity covered up.
In Hosea 10:12 we read, "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till He come and rain righteousness upon you." And in 2 Chronicles 7:14, blessing is promised, based, however, upon unalterable conditions: "If My people, which are called by My Name," declares the Lord, "shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will heal their land." Hence, nothing short of a broken heart over sin, full confession and restitution, will satisfy God. Sin must be forsaken utterly.
Sorrow for the consequences and punishment of sin is not sufficient, but sorrow for sin itself as committed against God. Hell is full of remorse, but only for the punishment incurred. There is no real contrition. The rich man uttered not a word of sorrow for his sin against God (Luke 16:24). David, though guilty of both murder and adultery, saw his sin as against God alone (Psalm 51:4). Mere remorse is not true godly sorrow unto repentance. Judas, though filled with remorse, never repented.
Now God alone is able to bestow a contrite and broken heart, a sorrow that will result in the confession and forsaking of sin. And nothing short of that will suffice. "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise" (Psalm 51:17). "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy" (Proverbs 28:13). "Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God" (Jeremiah 3:13).

There are three kinds of confession that must be considered:

1. Private Confession. Where sin has been committed against God alone, it need be confessed to none but God (1 John 1:9; Psalm 32:5).
2. Personal Confession. Where the sin has been committed against another, it must be confessed not only to God but also to the one who has been wronged. Nor will there be any peace until the confession has been made and forgiveness sought (Matthew 5:23,24).
3. Public Confession. Where the sin has been committed openly, the confession must be as public as the transgression.
As long as iniquity among the people of God is covered over and unconfessed, just so long will the Spirit of God be unable to bring about a revival. Men must get right with each other in order to be right with God.
It is a common experience for groups of people to gather together for nights of prayer for a revival and yet never have their prayers answered. What is the trouble? Let the Word of God answer. "Your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear." Hence, let us uncover our sin first of all; let us make straight the crooked ways, let us gather out the stones, and then we may ask in faith and expectancy for showers of blessing.
Now let us take our sin one by one and deal with each transgression separately. And let us ask ourselves the following questions. It may be we are guilty and God will speak to us.

• Have we forgiven everyone? Is there any malice, spite, hatred or enmity in our hearts? Do we cherish grudges; and have we refused to be reconciled?
• Do we get angry? Are there any uprisings within? Is it true that we still lose our temper? Does wrath hold us at times in its grip?
• Is there any feeling of jealousy? When another is preferred before us, does it make us envious and uncomfortable? Do we get jealous of those who can pray, speak and do things better than we can?
• Do we get impatient and irritated? Do little things vex and annoy? Or are we sweet, calm and unruffled under all circumstances?
• Are we offended easily? When people fail to notice us and pass by without speaking, does it hurt? If others are made much of and we are neglected, how do we feel about it?
• Is there any pride in our hearts? Are we puffed up? Do we think a great deal of our own position and attainments?
• Have we been dishonest? Is our business open and above reproach? Do we give a yard for a yard and a pound for a pound?
• Have we been gossiping about people? Do we slander the character of others? Are we talebearers and busybodies?
• Do we criticize unlovingly, harshly, severely? Are we always finding fault and looking for the flaws in others?
• Do we rob God? Have we stolen time that belongs to Him? Has our money been withheld?
• Are we worldly? Do we pursue the pleasures, glitter, pomp, and show of this life?
• Have we stolen? Do we take little things that do not belong to us?
• Do we harbor a spirit of bitterness towards others? Is there hatred in our hearts?
• Are our lives filled with lightness and frivolity? Is our conduct unseemly? Would the world by our actions consider us on its side?
• Have we wronged anyone and failed to make restitution? Or, has the spirit of Zacchaeus possessed us? Have we restored the many little things that God has shown us?
• Are we worried or anxious? Do we fail to trust God for our temporal and spiritual needs? Are we continually crossing bridges before we come to them?
• Are we guilty of lustful thoughts? Do we allow our minds to harbor an impure and unholy imagination?
• Are we true in our statements, or do we exaggerate and thus convey false impressions? Have we lied?
• Are we guilty of the sin of unbelief? In spite of all He has done for us, do we still refuse to believe the promises of His Word?
• Have we committed the sin of prayerlessness? Are we intercessors? Do we pray? How much time are we spending on our knees? Have we crowded prayer out of our lives?
• Are we neglecting God's Word? How many chapters do we read each day? Are we Bible students? Do we draw our source of supply from the Scriptures?
• Have we failed to confess Christ openly? Are we ashamed of Jesus? Do we keep our mouths closed when we are surrounded by worldly people? Are we witnessing daily?
• Are we burdened for the salvation of souls? Have we a love for the lost? Is there any compassion in our hearts for those who are perishing?

These are the things, both negative and positive, that prevent the work of God in the midst of His people. Let us be honest and call them by their right name. "Sin" is the word that God uses. The sooner we admit that we have sinned and are ready to confess and forsake it, the sooner may we expect God to hear us and work in mighty power. Why deceive ourselves? We cannot deceive God. Then let us remove the obstacle, the hindering thing, before we take another step. "If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged" (1 Corinthians 11:31). "Judgment must begin at the house of God" (1 Peter 4:17).
Oh then, let us plead first of all the prayer of David when he cried, "Search me, O God … and see if there be any wicked way in me" (Psalm 139:23,24). And no sooner will the obstacle of sin be taken out of the way than God will come in mighty reviving power.

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Cleave Unto the Lord by John N Darby

Full text of leaflet:
"[Barnabas] exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord" (Acts 11:23,24).
This is what the Christian is to do: cleave unto the Lord—abide faithfully with Him—with purpose of heart! Depend on Him. There is power and sufficiency in Christ for all He would have you do or be. Some are allowed a long season of joy on first believing; but God knows our hearts and how soon we begin to depend on our joy instead of Christ. Forget not that Christ, and not our joy, is to be our object.
Sin no longer remains upon you—God has blotted out your sins; but the flesh is in you to the end, and to avoid reaping its bitter fruits we must learn to nip off the buds which the flesh will put forth. No good fruit can come out of the old nature; it is only the new nature that bears fruit unto God. But though the flesh is in you, do not be occupied with its presence; rather, think of Christ, and seek His grace to turn away from the flesh.
As you grow in the knowledge of Christ, a joy comes which is deeper than the first joy. I have known Christ for more than forty years and I can truly say I have a thousand times more joy in Him now than I had at first. It is a deeper, calmer joy. The water rushing down a hill is beautiful to look at and makes more noise, but you will find the water in the plain is deeper, calmer, and more fruitful.
Cleave to the Lord. A distracted or divided heart is the bane of Christians. When we are after something not according to Christ we are away from the source of strength. When the soul is filled with Christ, we have no heart or eye for the trash of this world. If we are living by faith, our guidance will not be: "What harm is there in this and in that?" But rather, "Am I doing this with the approval of my Lord? Can He go along with me in this?"
Do not let the world get into your heart and distract your thoughts. I speak especially to you young ones. They who are older have had more experience of what the world is and know better its true worth. But dear young ones, it all lies shining before you, endeavoring to attract you. Its smiles are deceitful—still it smiles. It makes promises which it cannot keep—still it makes them. Your hearts cannot be satisfied by the world; it cannot fill them. Yet they are too little for Christ; He fills heaven with joy and He will fill your heart to overflowing.
Cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart. He knows how treacherous the heart is and how soon it puts anything in His place. You will indeed have to learn what is in your own heart. But abide with God and you will learn it with Him, with the realization of His grace. If you do not, you will learn it—with bitter sorrow—through the devil's successful temptation.
If you have been getting away from God and other things have come in and formed a crust over your heart, you will not get the joy back all at once. God will have you deal with this crust in true self-judgment as you return to Him. Remember that Christ bought you with His own blood so you are His, not the world's.
Do not let Satan get between you and God's grace. However careless you may have been in getting away from Him, count on His love in turning back to Him. It is His joy to see you back again. Look at the sin with horror, but never wrong Him by distrusting His love. Do not mistrust His grace; do not mistrust His love. He has loved you, loves you now, and will love you to the end.
Talk much with Jesus, your Saviour. Never be content without being able to walk and talk with Him as a dear friend. Be not satisfied with anything short of close communication of soul with Him who has loved you and washed you from your sins by His own blood. Think of what He has suffered—the judgment of sin upon the cross—to make you His own!

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Can I Trust the Watchtower?

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Since their beginning in the late 1800's, "Jehovah's Witnesses" have actively spread their message around the world. What do they believe? Can they be trusted? First of all, it is worth noting that some of their teaching (regarding creation, angels, morality, apostasy in the church, etc.) is in line with what is taught in the Bible. However, the differences that do exist are so numerous and fundamental for most Christians to unhesitatingly label Jehovah's Witnesses as a "cult." Let us briefly highlight a few of the differences.
The first and most serious departure deals with the nature of Jesus Christ. "Jehovah's Witnesses" deny the eternal deity of Christ, saying rather that Jesus was originally created by God as Michael the archangel. However, Scripture proves the Lord Jesus Christ to be co-equal and co-eternal with the Father:

• Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:23; Matthew 2:6; Psalm 45:6,7; Hebrews 1:8; John 1:1,2; John 8:58; John 10:30,33,36

"Jehovah's Witnesses" claim that Jesus rose from the dead with a "spiritual body" which was immaterial and invisible. Scripture teaches otherwise:

• Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-28

"Jehovah's Witnesses" also deny the Personality of the Holy Spirit, referring to Him as "God's active force." However, Scripture speaks of the Holy Spirit as a Person of the Godhead, not merely a force.

• John 14:16,17,26; John 15:26; John 16:13,14; 2 Thessalonians 2:7; 1 Timothy 4:1

More errors concern death and judgment. For example, "Jehovah's Witnesses" teach that the soul is not immortal, but rather dies with the body. However, Scripture teaches otherwise:

• Matthew 10:28; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Luke 23:43

Consciousness after death is also denied, but Scripture proves it.

• Luke 16:19-31; Matthew 10:28

Eternal punishment is also denied, but Scripture affirms it.

• Matthew 25:46; John 3:36; Revelation 14:9-11; Revelation 19:20 & 20:10; Revelation 20:14,15

One of the central teachings of "Jehovah's Witnesses" concerns Christ's future Kingdom. They predicted that Jesus Christ would return to the earth in 1873. When this was not fulfilled, the date was changed to 1874, and then again to 1914. Other dates have since come and gone, but rather than admit their error as false prophets, they have amended their views and changed their writings. After Christ did not return in 1914, they now teach that "in that year, Jesus was invisibly enthroned." However, the Bible teaches that when Jesus returns to earth to set up His kingdom, it will be neither invisible nor symbolic.

• Matthew 24:27; Revelation 1:7; Acts 1:11; Mark 13:26

The central leadership (the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society) claims to be the sole authority for proper interpretation of the Bible. However, the past 100+ years have brought many reversals (and re-reversals) of doctrine. God's truth does not change back and forth. Read Deuteronomy 18:18-22 to compare God's view of His Prophet, Jesus Christ, and false prophets like the Watch Tower society.
There are many other important issues (including the basis of salvation) on which the teaching of "Jehovah's Witnesses" departs from Scripture. However, we trust that this brief overview serves to alert the reader to some of the dangers in their message.
When speaking with a "Jehovah's Witness," pray that God will open their eyes to the truth of Scripture. Because their doctrine is so fundamentally different, be aware that commonly-used religious words and phrases may have different meanings than you think. Remember, too, that they frequently use a version of the Scriptures (The New World Translation) which has been modified to support their false teachings.
Jesus said, "SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me" (John 5:39).

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Are You Nervous?

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SOME YEARS ago, a lady, who tells the story herself, went to consult a famous physician about her health. She was a woman of nervous temperament, whose troubles—and she had many—had worried and excited her to such a pitch that the strain threatened her physical strength and even her reason. She gave the doctor a list of her symptoms, and answered the questions, only to be astonished at this brief prescription at the end: "Madam, what you need is to read your Bible more."
"But, doctor,—" began the bewildered patient.
"Go home and read your Bible an hour a day," the great man reiterated, with kindly authority. "Then come back to me a month from today." And he bowed her out without a possibility of further protest.
At first his patient was inclined to be angry. Then she reflected that, at least, the prescription was not an expensive one. Besides, it certainly had been a long time since she had read the Bible regularly, she reflected with a pang of conscience. Earthly cares had crowded out prayer and Bible study for years, and though she would have resented being called an irreligious woman, she had undoubtedly become a most careless Christian. She went home and set herself conscientiously to try the physician's remedy.
In one month she went back to his office.
"Well," he said, smiling as he looked at her face, "I see you are an obedient patient, and have taken my prescription faithfully. Do you feel as if you need any other medicine now?"
"No, doctor, I don't," she said honestly. "I feel like a different person. But how did you know that was just what I needed?"
For answer, the famous physician turned to his desk. There, worn and marked, lay an open Bible.
"Madam," he said with deep earnestness, "if I were to omit my daily reading of this Book, I should lose my greatest source of strength and skill. I never go to an operation without reading my Bible. I never attend a distressing case without finding help in its pages. Your case called not for medicine, but for sources of peace and strength outside your own mind, and I showed you my own prescription, and I knew it would cure."
"Yet, I confess, doctor," said his patient, "that I came very near not taking it."
"Very few are willing to try it, I find," said the physician, smiling again. "But there are many, many cases in my practice where it would work wonders if they only would take it."
This is a true story. The doctor died only a little while ago, but his prescription remains. Will you not try it?
"My son, attend to My words; incline thine ear unto My sayings…. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh" (Proverbs 4:20,22).
"Great peace have they which love Thy law: and nothing shall offend them" (Psalm 119:165).

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About the Future: Where is Everything Going? by Bert Cargill

Summary: An outline of what the future holds according to God's Word.

About series #3

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Pages: 15
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John Ritchie Ltd.

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About the Past: Where Did Everything Come From? by Bert Cargill

Summary: Answering questions like 'How did it all begin?' and 'How and why did we get here?' this booklet looks at the theory of evolution in light of God's Word.

About series #1

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John Ritchie Ltd.

Bible Version: KJV

About the Present: What Am I Doing Here? by Bert Cargill

Summary:  You are not here by accident. Even where you are just now, reading this, follows on from what you have been doing before. National background and family history influence the start of life's road. Perhaps many a twist and turn has brought you to where you are at the present time.
It was God who put you in this world. What are you going to do with the life He gave you? The present time is yours to make the most of. Don't put off doing what matters. Serve God where you are. Be ready and willing to do whatever He asks you and to go wherever He sends you. Message appropriate for both believers and unsaved.

About series #3

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Pages: 13
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John Ritchie Ltd.

Bible Version: KJV

About Death: Why Is It So Sad? by Bert Cargill

Summary: The person you loved so much has now gone. You wish they were still here, and you know they will not be here again. You feel sad.
The sharpness of your grief in the early days of your bereavement will gradually ease, but your loss and its consequences will be with you as long as life itself lasts. During all the at time you can be sure of the tender sympathy of the Lord Jesus. You can experience His promised presence each day. In your weakness you can depend upon His strength to sustain you to the very end.
About series #6

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John Ritchie Ltd.

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About birth: Why is it so Wonderful? by Bert Cargill

Summary: Congratulations on the birth of your baby! May this little one bring you great happiness as the years pass. It is special how your baby is so dependent on you for everything just now. God has made us special in many ways, God has given to humans a soul and a spirit which are eternal. Pray that the Lord will lay His hand upon your little one and enable you to bring him/her up to know and love Him for themselves. Message appropriate for both believers and unsaved.

About series #4

Booklet
Pages: 12
Size:105 x 148mm
John Ritchie Ltd.

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About Illness: Why Is It So Strange? by Bert Cargill

Summary: Jesus, The Great Physician, as well as by taking the advice of those who are caring for you professionally. But when our bodies do wear out and eventually fail, what a wonderful prospect we have of receiving a new body, like Christ's body of glory, never to be diseased or decay or grow old, never to feel sorrow, never to die. All this will happen when the Lord Jesus comes, and that could be very, very soon. Message appropriate for both believers and unsaved.

About series #5

Booklet
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John Ritchie Ltd.

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Let's Talk About Courtship by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles governing courtship.

Contents:

• Married or unmarried?
• The right partner
• "Keep thyself pure"
• Engagement
• A scriptural example of courtship
• A closing word

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 27
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 2006

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk About Bereavement by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles for the encouragement of those who have lost a loved one.

Contents:

• Introduction
• What happens at death
• Sorrow
• Those who sleep in Jesus
• The prospects
• In the meantime

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 24
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 2006

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk About Employment

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles governing employment.

Contents:

• Commencing employment
• The responsibility of work
• The believer as an employee
• The believer as an employer
• Being moved
• Dishonest dealings
• Unemployment
• 'Little' matters which are important
• A closing word

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 37
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 2006

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk About the Unequal Yoke by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles governing the various relationships of life.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The teaching of the Bible
• The unequal yoke of marriage
• The unequal yoke of business
• The unequal yoke of religion
• Other associations
• Examples from Scripture
• Conclusion

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 32
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 2006

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk About the Teenage Years by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles for those who are parents of teenagers. Includes some advice for teenagers.

Contents:

• Anticipating the teenage years
• Facing parental responsibilities
• Facing rebellion
• Facing lack of spiritual interest
• Advice for teenagers
• An example of bad parenthood
• A final word

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 37
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 1998

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk About Grandparents by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles for grandparents to encourage and instruct.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The blessing of grandchildren
• The benefits of later years
• The role of wise grandparents
• Facing spiritual problems
• Things to be avoided
• A final word

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 25
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 1999

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk About Higher Education by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles for the consideration of any person considering higher education.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Choosing a university or college
• Being away from home
• Being a student
• Ordering your priorities
• What church?
• What about the prodigal?
• A final word

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 35
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 2000

Bible Version: KJV

Let's Talk about Giving by John Grant

Summary: Straight-forward and practical, this booklet lays about some Biblical principles governing giving.

Contents:

• Should I give?
• Shoul I tithe?
• What should I give?
• How should I give?
• How much should I give?
• To whom should I give?
• The cycle of giving
• Who are the beneficiaries of giving?
• Encouragements to give
• Let us do good

Review of The Family Series: Family life and family values are under threat more than ever before, yet the family is the one stabilising unit for all of society. So many individual, community and national problems can be traced back to the sad disintegration of family life.
Of course, it was God who designed the family unit for the well-being of mankind, young and old. In this series of booklets, we are taken back to the Bible to see again that God's principles are the only secure foundations for our lives.

Booklet.
Pages: 37
Size: 148 x 211mm
John Ritchie Ltd. 1997

Bible Version: KJV

Amazon Adventures by Horace Banner

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Summary: The Amazon Rain forest is the oldest and largest rain forest in the world, and one of the longest rivers on the planet cuts through its heart. It covers a huge area of South America and has an extremely varied plant and animal habitat. When you read this book, you will be part of an expedition and adventure into its very center. Read about the shocking electric eel, the jungle turncoat, the persistent frog and the mysterious kinkajou. Find out what lessons we can learn form these wonderful and amazing animals. Even the little white butterflies can teach us something about life and the love of God. Discover what it's like to actually live in the rain forest. Join in the adventures and experience the exciting and dangerous life of a pioneer missionary in South America.

Message: Includes the message of salvation through faith in Christ and many other Biblical lessons.

Other: Black and white line drawings throughout.

Reading level: 8-12 years

Paperback.
Pages: 92
Size: 135 x 215mm
Christian Focus Publications

Bible Version: KJV

Another Hive of Bees by Beverly Soderholm

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Summary: Eight-year-old twins, Danny and Debbie, like their cousins, decide they want to spend some vacation time on the farm with their grandparents. For children who have only know city life- each day presents exciting opportunities for them to experience new situations- especially the first day, when they encounter a hive of angry bees. From this episode grandma chooses stories from her scrapbook and skillfully develops some character lessons for each evening bedtime BEESTORY.

Message: These stories are told to help build character and teach Biblical truths. A clear gospel message included.

Other: Sequel to A Hive of Busy Bees. Line drawings illustrate some pages.

Reading level: Read to 5-7 years, Read myself 8-10 years.

Paperback.
Pages: 192
Size: 139 x 215mm
Publisher: Sure Foundation.
Bible Version: KJV

Dr. Sa’eed of Iran: Kurdish Physician to Princes and Peasants, Nobles and Nomads by Jay M Rasooli & Cady H Allen

Setting: 1863-1942, Iran

Summary: This is the thrilling story of a Kurdish doctor, his acceptance as a mullah and teacher of his people, his struggles in turning from Islam to Christianity, his resulting banishment and persecution, and his faithfulness and service to his Lord. All this adds up to a fabulous tale, more absorbing than fiction or a mystery, yet all of it is true. This story of the highest Christian courage is told against a backdrop of events that brought this region once more into focus, as a center of world political struggle and importance.

Reading level: 16 years to Adult

Paperback.
Pages: 189
Size: 137 x 216mm
William Carey Library. 1957

Bible Version: KJV

The Lord is My Shepherd by Hamilton Smith

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Summary: The twenty-third Psalm unfolds before us the blessings of one who takes his journey through this world with the Lord Jesus as his Shepherd.

Large print.

Pamphlet.
Pages: 14
Size: 139 x 21mm
Bible Truth Depot

Bible Version: KJV or New Translation (JN Darby)

Also available in Spanish:
Large print.
Pamphlet.
Pages: 14
Size: 139 x 216mm

#BTP9821
 Bible Truth Publishers

Looking Unto Jesus by Theodore Monod

Summary: Looking unto Jesus, the Crucified One, the Risen One, the Glorified One. Only three words, but they are the basis for the life of faith in Christ. Look to Him as risen glorified revealed by the Holy Spirit who gives repentance to receive from Him the task for each day Looking unto Him NOW, AFRESH, ONLY, STILL, ALWAYS.
Booklet
Pages: 27
Size: 87 x 121mm
Christian Book Room

Bible Version: KJV

Little Is Much When God Is in It by Mrs Cyril Bird

Summary:Never Underestimate the Sum of Little + God. Sister Abigail was having a rather rough day. She wanted to get a few things done to help a poor old Christian. Everything was falling behind schedule when she got a last minute interruption, missed her transportation and then had to wait 15 more minutes. When she boarded the next street car the conductor refused her tract saying he was a good not wicked man. Friends prayed for the man but the next morning word arrived that he was killed in a sudden and tragic accident. A waste of a tract? He had taken others in the past but refused this one. You haven’t heard the rest of the story. There’s more, lots more unexpected twists to the events of that day. They were unexpected by Abigail on that rough day, but not by the Lord.

A true story. Booklet Pages: 56 Size: 93 x 126mm Gospel Folio Press Bible Version: KJV

Kinsmen of Abraham: Understanding Islam by Rafique

Summary: An introduction to Islam's history, prophet, teachings, practices, spread and the challenge of Islam.

Booklet
Pages: 36
Size: 133 x 204mm
Grace & Truth

Bible Version: NKJV

Keep On Keeping On by LB Flynn

Summary: Encouragement in well-doing, weariness, waiting and reaping. For anyone involved in the service for the Lord - Sunday School, Scripture classes, missionairies, etc.

Leaflet
Pages: 4
Size: 82 x 138mm
Gospel Tract Society

Bible Version: KJV

Joy’s Morning by Leslie L Winters

Summary: While one cannot expect life to be the same as before one's bereavement, there will be benefits to anticipate. Comfort for those who have lost a loved one written by a widower.

Brochure.
Pages: 6
Size: 94 x 217mm
Bible Truth Publishers.

Bible Version: KJV

The Journey of Life: Reflections on Acts 27 by Doug Nicolet

Summary: Counsel for young and old Christians from Acts 27.

Pamphlet
Pages: 48
Size: 140 x 216mm
Bible Truth Publishers

Bible Version: KJV

The Journey and Its End by A J Pollock

Summary: We are all, the young and the old, travellers on the road of time. None of us knows whent the end of that journey—- the journey to eternity—-will be reached. Where will you spend eternity? Short gospel stories and messages.

Booklet
Pages: 160
Size: 103 x 150mm
Central Bible Hammond Trust

Bible Version: KJV

The Epistles of John: An Expository Outline by Hamilton Smith

Excerpt: May we, then, emulate the lowliness and spirituality of Gaius, take warning by Diotrephes and seek so to live, that like Demetrius, we have a good report of all.

Note: All Hamilton Smith's Expository Outlines are brief, concise and more easily read than many of the older writers.

Paperback.
Pages: 48
Size: 125 x 185mm

Bible Version: KJV or New Translation (JN Darby)

In the Potter's Hands: Pressures, Trial and Fire in the Path of Faith by Doug Nicolet

Summary: Practical lessons drawn from a detailed description of the making of pottery.

Highly recommended.

Pamphlet
Pages: 48
Size: 140 x 216mm
Bible Truth Publishers

Bible Version: KJV

If Jesus Came to Your House by Lois Blanchard Eades

Full text of poem leaflet:
If Jesus came to your house to spend
a day or two,
If He came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do.
Oh, I know you’d give your nicest room
to such an honored Guest,
And all the food you’d serve to Him would
be the very best,
And you would keep assuring Him you’re glad to have Him there,
That serving Him in your own home is joy beyond compare.

But, when you saw Him coming, would you meet Him at the door
With arms outstretched in welcome to your heavenly Visitor?
Or would you have to change your clothes before you let Him in?
Or hide some magazines and put the Bible where they’d been?
Would you turn off the radio and hope He hadn’t heard?
And wish you hadn’t uttered that last, loud, hasty word?
Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in, or would you rush about?
And I wonder, if the Saviour spent a day or two with you,
Would you go right on doing the things you always do?
Would you go right on saying the things you always say?
Would life for you continue as it does from day to day?

Would your family conversation keep up its usual pace?
And would you find it hard each meal to say a table grace?
Would you sing the songs you always sing, and read the books you read,
And let Him know the things on which your mind and spirit feed?
Would you take Jesus with you everywhere you’d planned to go?
Or would you, maybe, change your plans for just a day or so?
Would you be glad to have Him meet your very closest friends?
Or would you hope they’d stay away until His visit ends?
Would you be glad to have Him stay forever on and on?
Or would you sigh with great relief when He at last was gone?
It might be interesting to know the things that you would do
If Jesus Christ in person came to spend some time with you.
Lois Blanchard Eades
Jesus said:
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him. . .
Revelation 3:20

Poem leaflet
Pages: 2
Size: 83 x 140mm
The Tract League

Bible Version: KJV

Help on Hard Verses by Arthur C Brown

Summary:  Sometimes a verse of Scripture is hard to understand, especially when it appears to contradict other verses. Short explanations on some puzzling verses.

Pamphlet.
Pages: 14
Size: 100 x 166mm
Bible Truth Publishers

Bible Version: KJV and some New Translation (JN Darby)

The Epistle to the Hebrews: An Expository Outline by Hamilton Smith

Summary: The book of Hebrews clearly shows that it was written to establish these believers in the truth of Christianity with all its priveleges and blessings, and thus to deliver them from the Jewish system with which they had been connected by birth.

Note: All Hamilton Smith's Expository Outlines are brief, concise and more easily read than many of the older writers.

Paperback.
Pages: 104
Size: 125 x 185mm

Bible Version: KJV or New Translation (JN Darby)

Also available as an Audiobook (3 CDs):

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Anita and the Driftwood House by Margaret A Epp

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Summary:  Ten-year-old Anita and her parents are going to Grandma and Grandpa Thornton's so Daddy can rest and regain his health--maybe even get that book started. The family is going to live in the old shack out by the orchard. However, when Anita befriends an old "wanderer," everything changes. Anita inherits a house made of driftwood on MacAllister Island; she gains a brother; and she uses her talent for poetry to inadvertently cause trouble. Then the most profound change takes place in Anita as she discovers that God will give her courage in all kinds of situations. A classic fiction story of mystery and suspense where the Lord uses circumstances to teach Anita spiritual lessons.

Message: The plan of salvation through faith in Christ is explained. God's ability to overcome fears is spelt out and applied.

Reading level: 8-12 years

Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 133 x 191mm
AB Publishing

Bible Version: KJV

Angola Beloved by T Ernest Wilson

Summary: Africa, land of mystery…cruelty…fear…darkness…sounds and smells…

In the heart of this fascinating continent lies the little-known but much-in-the-news country of Angola. Read of Angola's history, culture and customs, witchcraft, and folklore as well as T. Ernest Wilson's experience with learning a new language, starting indigenous churches, the gospel in the diamond mines, incredible journeys on foot, hardships and joys, frustrations and fruitfulness in the pioneer missions field. This autobiography is told with humor, warmth, and insight from forty years' experience.

About the Author: T. Ernest Wilson's imagination was fired from boyhood by reading about David Livingstone, Fred Arnot, and Mary Slessor. He wanted to follow in their footsteps, see the places they had pioneered. Born in Belfast, in a Christian home, at age 21 he left work in the world's largest shipyard to venture into the heart of Africa with the gospel. This volume tells of the forty years spent in his beloved Angola. Forced to leave in 1961, he continued his Bible teaching ministry throughout the United States and around the world for the next thirty-five years before going home to be with the Lord in 1996.

Reading level: 16 years to Adult

Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 140 x 217mm
Gospel Folio Press

Bible Version: KJV

Grandma's Coffee Mug by Leslie L Winter

Summary: Living in the past is easy, moving on is harder. Comfort for those who have lost a loved one written by a widower.

Brochure.
Pages: 6
Size: 94 x 217mm
Bible Truth Publishers.

Bible Version: KJV

Golden Bells and Pomegranates by L Taylor

Summary: The witness of a gentle spirit. The story of the impact of Exodus 28:34 upon somebody's life (and those around that person).

Booklet.
Pages: 16
Size: 86 x 121mm
Christian Book Room

Bible Version: KJV

God's Way of Salvation by Alexander Marshall

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Summary: How God's salvation answers all of man's difficulties and doubts.

Full Text of God’s Way of Salvation

This booklet has been written especially for you. God loves your soul, and He longs to give you pardon, peace, joy and “pleasures forevermore.”—Alexander Marshall

“I pray thee have me excused”: A distinguished man in the East, at great expense, provided a sumptuous feast and invited many. When the time came for the arrival of the guests, they all sent excuses. The fact was, they did not wish to go, and, not having the courage to say, “We won’t,” they said, “We cannot.” Whatever may have been their reasons for refusing to speak their minds and attend the feast, their excuses were extremely silly (Luke 14).

The first said, “I have bought a piece of ground and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.” What was the hurry? Could he not have gone at some other time? The second was not a bit better. “I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.” What harm could have come to the oxen by giving them a night’s rest? Besides, whether they were value or not for the money, he paid for them—they were bought.

But the third excuse was the worst of all. “I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.” Why didn’t he go and take his wife with him?

The spiritual application of the story must be evident to all. God, at an infinite cost, has provided a feast for sinners. He has commanded His servants to go into all the world and proclaim the glad tidings to every creature. Here are some excuses given:

1. “I never did any harm in my life”: Such an excuse has often been given. Is this your excuse? Do you really mean that you have never done any harm? Have you never cherished an impure, unkind or wicked thought? Have you never spoken a hasty word, told a lie or attempted to mislead anyone? Have you loved God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind? Have you loved your neighbor as yourself ? “Oh no,” you reply. “No one has done so.”

Never mind others just now. You admit that you have sinned. If one were found guilty of breaking the laws of this country, who would believe that he had done no harm? There is no use concealing the fact that you have not been what you ought to have been; you have not done what you should have done—in other words, you are a sinner, and the Word of God declares, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezek. 18:4). “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Take your place as lost and ruined in God’s sight, and give up all attempts to excuse or cover up your sins. They cannot be hid from God.

2. “I’ll turn over a new leaf ”: It is all very well to say that you will “turn over a new leaf.” But let me ask, What about the past black leaves of guilt? Turning over a new leaf does not remove the blotted ones.

It may be at one time you were addicted to drinking or swearing or other bad habits, but of late you have “turned over a new leaf” and are become what the world calls a “reformed” person. This is right and proper, but don’t forget that future good conduct can never blot out past disobedience.

A merchant finds that he is in difficulties. He takes his cash book and begins a “new leaf,” forgetting that there is a “carried over” and a “brought forward” column. New figures on the “new leaf” won’t pay the old debts. Every page of our life’s account is headed with a “brought forward.” “Turning over a new leaf ”won’t do for you. The Saviour’s declaration is, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:3-7).

3. “God is merciful”: To one Satan says, “God is too merciful to punish sinners,” and if this is not believed he says, “If God does punish the sinner in hell, the punishment won’t be eternal.”

It is a blessed truth that “God is merciful,” but He is also holy and just, and He never can be merciful at the expense of His justice. All His attributes are equally balanced and cannot conflict with each other. He who is long-suffering and slow to anger “will by no means clear the guilty.”

God’s pardoning mercy flows only through one channel, and that is the atonement of Christ. All who refuse to accept life through His death must forever “dwell with the devouring fire.” “The wicked shall be turned into hell” (Psa. 9:17). “He that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).

4. “If one does the best he can, he will be saved”: Have you always done your best? Have you not again and again done what you ought not to have done and omitted doing what you should have done? “I don’t pretend to be perfect.” Assuredly not, but remember that this admission removes every possible hope of your being saved by your doings. One sin is sufficient to condemn you, and you know that you have committed thousands. What is the use of thinking, “If a man does the best he can,” when God has declared that none have ever done so? “All we like sheep have gone astray” (Isa. 53:6). “They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one” (Psa. 14:3). The “best” that you can do is to admit that you are ruined, helpless and undone. If from this day until the day of your death you did not commit a single sin, you would not be saved on that ground, for sinners are not saved by what they do, but by what Christ has done for them. “To him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness” (Rom. 4:5). Stop working for salvation and receive God’s gift.

5. “Don’t you believe in good works?” When sinners are shown that salvation is all of grace and “not of works,” it is not an uncommon thing to hear such say, “You don’t believe in good works?” This is a great mistake. What the Word of God shows us is that an unconverted man cannot do a good work. A “good work” must spring from the good motive of love to the Lord Jesus Christ.

The moment a person is saved, that very moment everything he does ought to be done to the glory of God. No sooner do we read of the jailor’s conversion than we see him proving his faith by his works. “He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes.” (Read the account in Acts 16.)

The Bible teaches, “Without faith it is impossible to please [God],” and so long as you are unsaved, you are utterly unable to do a single “good work.” Believe in God’s wondrous love to you, and you won’t be able to keep from working for Him in return for what He has done for you.

6. “It is difficult to be a Christian”: Do you mean that it is difficult to become a Christian? If so, you are completely mistaken. “But I have again and again tried to become one and have failed.” Stop trying to be saved by your efforts. Christ has finished the mighty work, and justice is satisfied. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31).

“I meant that it was difficult to live the life of a Christian.” Agreed. Let me, however, ask: Is it easier to serve Satan or Christ? Which is the better master? Who gives the best wages?

In serving Satan, you have to turn your back on your best Friend, despise or neglect His great salvation, resist His Holy Spirit, trample under your feet the Son of God’s love, and rush headlong to eternal ruin. Why perish forever, seeing you can be saved, now?

7. “I cannot give up the pleasures of this world”: You are not asked to “give up” anything until you are saved. Salvation includes deliverance from the power of sin, as well as from its penalty, and you can’t have one without the other. It must be all or none.

God does not, however, say to the sinner, “Give up the pleasures and amusements of the world and I will give you pardon and peace.” His way is, “Receive Christ now into your heart, and you will be saved from the power as well as the doom of sin.”

A lady, in conversation with a Christian, said, “God won’t save me now.” “Why?” “I have made up my mind to go to a ball on Tuesday evening, and He won’t save me until I am willing to give up going to it.” She was shown that “now” was God’s time and that He was beseeching her to accept a free and present pardon—as she was and where she was. The word was blessed to her soul, and she was not at the ball as she had got something better.

8. “I don’t wish to be gloomy”: Numbers think that a Christian is one who goes through life hanging his head, heaving sighs, drawing a long face, and looking very sanctimonious. This is one of the biggest and, we fear, one of the most widely believed lies Satan ever coined. Real, lasting happiness is the portion of every believer. “Gloomy!” What is there in the gospel to make one gloomy? Does it make a man “gloomy” to know that all his sins are forgiven? Will it “make one gloomy” to be assured that he will spend eternity with the Lord Jesus in glory? Will the condemned criminal who has been pardoned feel sad?

Well might the psalmist say, “Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord” (Psa. 144:15). “In Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” The only one who has a right to be happy is the Christian — he and he alone being delivered from the bondage of sin, death and judgment.

9. “So many hypocrites”: And is that your excuse for not accepting the invitation to the gospel feast? If so, it is a very poor one. You know some who say they are Christians, but their conduct proves that they are hypocrites. Though members of churches, they do things which you and others, who make no such profession, would not stoop to, and you are inclined to say of all who claim to be Christians, “Nice lot! They are a pack of hypocrites.”

But surely this would be very unfair reasoning. Hypocrites are persons who profess to be what they know they are not. Those you refer to profess to be but are not Christians. Are we to conclude because of this that all who profess are hypocrites? This would be as foolish as to say that all clerks are thieves, because two were convicted of stealing.

The fact that some pretend to be Christians proves that the reality must be good, as men don’t counterfeit something worthless. Suppose, however, that real Christians are inconsistent, will that justify you in not being one? Peter surely could not have been justified in deserting the Lord because Judas was a hypocrite.

10. “It does not matter what one believes if he is sincere”: This is what many say, but let us see if it is true. A man, feeling sick, went to the cupboard, took, by mistake, a bottle of poison, drank some of the contents, and died in great agony a few hours afterward. Did his sincerity of belief save his life?

The engineer of a passenger train sincerely believed that the line was clear, but he was mistaken. He ran past the signal at full speed and the result was a dreadful collision, lives were lost and many were seriously injured.

A man’s salvation or damnation depends on his belief. If he believes the lie of Satan, he will eternally perish; if he believes the truth of God, he will be eternally saved.

“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Prov. 14:12). Sincerity of belief in that way ends in everlasting destruction.

11. “So many different opinions”: “I really don’t know what to do. There are so many opinions that I am quite perplexed to know what to believe.” If this is your thought, let me strongly impress upon you the importance of being guided entirely by the sure Word of God. There is only one way of salvation, and it is very clearly stated in the Bible.

A lady, who had not long to live, was anxious about her soul. A Christian visited her, and she earnestly asked, “What are your views of salvation?” “I have no views” was the reply. The lady was amazed. “You seem astonished,” said the visitor, “but supposing I had, what good would they do you, seeing they would be but the views of a fellow mortal? I can, however, give you something better. I can give you God’s views.” The result of the conversation was that the lady soon afterwards found peace by learning that the question, “What must I do to be saved?” was answered: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:30-31).

12. Do you know that you are lost? The Philippian jailor knew that he was lost, or he would not have asked what he had to do to be saved (Acts 16:30-31). Have you ever really seen yourself to be a lost sinner?

The great question is, Are you saved or lost? Face it fairly. If you were called to meet God at this moment, are you prepared? “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity” (Heb. 1:13). “Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His throne” (Psa. 97:2). If unsaved, unconverted, unforgiven, listen to the Word of the living God: “The soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezek. 18:4). “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God” (Psa. 9:17).

If you know that you are lost, there is One both able and willing to save you. His mission to this world was to “seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Take the lost sinner’s place, and claim the lost sinner’s Saviour.

13. How to be saved: God is holy and just and, though merciful and gracious, “will by no means clear the guilty” (Ex. 34:7). He says, “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). How then can anyone be saved, for “all have sinned” and all deserve to die the second death?

The Scripture has declared, “Without shedding of blood is no remission” (Heb. 9.22). Sin must be atoned for! Jesus “gave Himself a ransom for all” (1 Tim. 2:6). The ransom price has been paid and accepted. Justice is satisfied, not with what you have done, but with what Christ has done for you. On the ground of His finished work, God invites and beseeches you to accept a free, full and present salvation.

It is a wonder that any remain unsaved when God has shown so clearly and fully, in His Word, how salvation is to be obtained. If you wish to be saved, hear what God says to you in the following verses:

“God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). “All that believe are justified from all things” (Acts 13:39). “Whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins” (Acts 10:43). “He that believeth on Him is not condemned” (John 3:18). The firstborn in the blood-sprinkled house in Egypt was preserved from the destroying Angel because the Lord had said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you” (Ex. 12:13). Salvation can only be had by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

14. “Far too easy a way”: Many are stumbled at the simplicity of the gospel. When it is presented to them in all its fullness and freeness, they declare that believing on the Lord Jesus Christ is “far too easy” a way, and they refuse to accept it.

Thank God, it is an “easy” way of being saved. Though an “easy” way, it is not “too easy,” since it is obtained through believing in One by whom the difficult work has all been done — the Lord Jesus.

It was not “easy” for Him to be mocked and insulted by men. It was not “easy” for Him to be scourged, spat upon and crucified. It was not “easy” in the moment of His humiliation and agony to be forsaken of God. It was not “easy” for Him to be “wounded for our transgressions” and “bruised for our iniquities” (Isa. 53:5).

Though an easy way, it is God’s only way of saving sinners, and if you are not saved in that way, you will never be saved at all. “To him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness” (Rom. 4:5).

15. “I always believed on Jesus and yet I cannot say that I am saved”: Depend on it, if this is what you say or think, you are completely mistaken. No one has “always believed on Jesus.” You may have believed a great deal about the Lord Jesus, but you have never really believed on Him. You have never received His glorious gospel, or you would be saved. What about the Lord Jesus do you believe? “I believe that He died on Calvary for sinners.” Believing that won’t do you any good. Do you believe that He bled and suffered and died on account of your sins? If you did, you would know from the Word that you had eternal life and would not come into judgment on account of your sins. No one can believe on the Lord Jesus Christ without being saved, for He has declared, “Whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins” (Acts 10:43). “All that believe are justified from all things” (Acts 13:38-39).

16. “I don’t believe in the right way”: If you are not already saved, you don’t believe on Christ in any way. Scripture does not recognize  a “right” and a “wrong” way of believing. Men may speak about a “living faith,” a “dead faith,” a “saving faith” and an “intellectual faith,” but Scripture speaks of believing what God says. Faith in man and faith in God are the same exercises of mind; the difference is not in the faith, but in the person on whom the faith rests. Those who are lost perish through believing the devil’s lie, and those who are saved are delivered through believing God’s truth.

Paul did not say to the jailor, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ with the right kind of believing, and thou shalt be saved.” If he had, the jailor would not have understood him. He simply said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” Do the same “and thou shalt be saved.”

17. “Must we not work out our own salvation?” Such a question is often asked by anxious, as well as careless, sinners. Sometimes it is put in this form: “Does it not say in the Bible that we are to work out our salvation? How, then, can you reconcile that with the statement that we have to believe in order to be saved?”

You have only to look at the epistle and see to whom it is addressed. Philippians 1:1: “To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.” They were already saved. They did not hope to be; they knew they were saved. “My beloved,” says Paul, “work out your own salvation” (Phil. 2:12-13). They were already in possession of it. “Your own” implies possession. They were to “work out” what God had wrought in. This passage certainly has no reference to the unsaved. The unsaved are “dead in trespasses and sins” and therefore cannot work out their salvation.

18. “Must I not pray to be saved?” Scripture nowhere states that salvation is to be had by prayer; it speaks of sinners being saved in only one way — faith in the finished work of the Lord. Did the Lord Jesus tell Nicodemus to “pray and be saved”? No. “Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish” (John 3:14-15). Did Paul, in answer to the question, “What must I do to be saved?” reply, “Pray earnestly for forgiveness, and you will get it”? No; he said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). You do not need to pray to God for salvation; He is, at this moment, beseeching you to take it (2 Cor. 5:20). How can you dare to ask God for salvation so long as you are guilty of the awful sin of making Him a liar (1 John 5:10-11)? Instead of continuing to pray for salvation, right now stretch out the empty hand of faith and take it as a gift from the pierced hand of the Lord Jesus. “Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev. 22:17).

19. “If I do my part, God will do His”: A Christian used to say it took him forty-two years to learn three things:

(1) That he could do nothing to save himself;

(2) That God did not require him to do anything;

(3) That the Lord Jesus Christ did it all.

If you learn these three lessons, you will never talk about your doings. “Your part” is to admit that you are a helpless, hell-deserving sinner, unable to do anything to save yourself. “Your part” is to cease thinking of being saved by anything you can do or feel. “Your part” is to believe that Jesus did everything that was necessary — that He finished the work of atonement and paid the ransom price with His precious blood. Whenever you stop trying to be saved by your doings and believe on the Lord Jesus, who did it all and paid it all, you become a child of God, an heir of glory, and a joint-heir with Jesus Christ. “To him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.”

20. “I am too great a sinner”: There can be no doubt that you are a great sinner and far worse than you imagine. God knows all about you. Since you were a helpless baby in your mother’s arms, He has watched over you and loved you with more than a parent’s love. In spite of your sin and folly, He stands with outstretched arms ready to welcome you. The prodigal son was received by his father in rags and wretchedness, misery and poverty, and God is willing to save you now. Take the lost sinner’s place and claim the lost sinner’s Saviour. “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). Though a “great sinner,” you are not beyond the reach of His pardoning mercy, and now you may receive the full and free forgiveness of all your sins by believing on Him who died for you (John 6:47).

21. “No one can be certain of that”: Paul’s reply to the most important of all questions was very explicit. He did not say, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will have a good chance of being saved,” but, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”

Numbers declare it is “great presumption” in anyone to “go to the length” of saying he knows that he is saved. They affirm that “no one can be certain” and that all we can do is to have a “humble hope.” How different this is from the teaching of the Lord Jesus and His apostles! Paul says, “We are always confident” (2 Cor. 5:6).

The Apostle John says, “I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake” (1 John 2:12). “We know that we have passed from death unto life” (1 John 3:14). Every sinner who believes on the Lord Jesus is bound to believe that he is saved. It would indeed be “great presumption” in anyone to doubt the Word of the living God.

22. “Can a man be saved at once?” The same hour of the night that the jailor asked, “What must I do to be saved?” witnessed his conversion and baptism, and it is added that he “rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house.” In one hour, the whole household believed, was saved and was baptized. It is of no use people saying that “no one can be saved at once,” for Scripture clearly shows that those mentioned in the New Testament, whenever they believed, were saved. How long does it take one “to believe” what his father says? A moment. Another figure is employed — “looking.” “Look unto Me, and be ye saved” (Isa. 45:22). How long did it take a bitten Israelite to be cured? One moment he was dying; the next, by looking at the brazen serpent, he was healed (Num. 21:9; John 3:14-15).

The very moment you “believe” in or “look” to Jesus as the One who bled and suffered for you, you are saved.

23. “I cannot love God”: A lady became anxious about her soul. She prayed and labored earnestly to “love God,” in order to obtain the forgiveness of her sins. Instead, however, of doing so, her heart seemed to get harder.

Meetings were being held in the district, and one evening the preacher said, “Some imagine that God requires them to love Him in order to be saved. They begin to examine their hearts, and they cannot find there one particle of love to Him. If,” he said, “we were not to be saved till we loved Him, we would never be saved at all, but the blessed truth is, He loved us.” “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10). The moment she saw that God had so loved her as to give Jesus as a propitiation for her sins, peace and joy filled her heart, and she could not help loving Him who had done so much for her. “He that loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love” (1 John 4:8).

It is true you ought to love Him, but so long as you are unsaved, you will not do so. Meditate on His love to you, and you will be able to say, “We love Him, because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).

24. “I don’t feel anxious enough”: Many, when seeing their danger, get occupied with their feelings toward God, instead of with His feelings toward them. They never seem to consider this question: “Does my salvation depend on how I feel towards God, or on how He feels toward me?” Again and again, we hear the remark, “I don’t feel anxious enough,” or “I don’t feel sorry enough.” Such have read or heard of some who were in great darkness of soul, and they imagined that they must go through a similar experience.

Don’t think of your anxiety or lack of anxiety, but ask yourself, “Is God willing to save me now?” Again and again, in His Word, He declares that His desire is that you should not perish, but be eternally saved (see Ezek. 33:11; 1 Tim. 2:4-6). Stop occupying your mind with your feelings. Think of His wondrous love to you, as shown in the gift of His only-begotten and well-beloved Son. On the ground of what He did and suffered, you can be saved even now. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”

25. “I could not hold on”: “I have often tried to be a Christian, but have failed. Sometimes I thought I was one, but soon the happy feelings were gone, and I was just as bad as ever; so there is no use in me professing.” You need not be troubled about “holding on.” What you are now required to do is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and the moment you do so, you obtain eternal life (John 3:36) and the assurance that you will never perish (John 10:28). Then, as to how you will “get on” after you are saved, the same Christ who “saves from wrath to begin with, saves from sin to go on with and will keep you safe to glory to end with.” “Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21); He is “able to keep you from falling” (Jude 24), and He has promised never to leave nor forsake those who put their trust in Him. The moment you believe on Jesus, you are His, and He has pledged His word to guide, guard and keep you and to give you strength and grace to live and work for Him. “I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not” (Isa. 41:13).

26. “Would it not be great presumption?” Presumption to do what? “Presumption in anyone to say that he knows he is saved.”

But if God declares that you may be sure and tells you how you may be sure, would you call it “presumption” to believe Him? “Assuredly not.” Then listen to Him: “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life” (1 John 5:13).

Instead of it being “presumption” to believe what God says, to doubt Him is to be guilty of the greatest sin a man can commit. “But I cannot say that I am saved.” Then you do not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? “Oh, yes, I do!” You must surely be mistaken, for the Scripture states that “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life” (John 3:36), and if you are not saved, it is because you do not believe on Him.

“I believe on Jesus, but I cannot say I am saved.”

Then you are making God a liar, for again and again He tells us that everyone who believes on Jesus has eternal life (John 6:47). But “He that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because He believeth not the record God gave of His Son” (1 John 5:10-11). Believe and be saved.

27. “I don’t feel any change”: Of course not. How could you, so long as your mind is occupied with your feelings toward God, instead of His feelings toward you. If you continue to look into your wretched heart, you will become more and more miserable. By dwelling on its coldness or hardness, your lack of love or lack of sorrow, faith or feelings, you will be unhappy.

Peace is not to be discovered within; it is only to be found by looking unto Jesus, by thinking of what He has done and suffered for us, and not by anything that we have done or suffered for Him.

So long as you do not believe on Jesus, you cannot have that love to Him that you ought. You must first believe in His love and death for you, and the moment you know that the mighty work has been finished and that justice has been satisfied, peace will fill your heart, and you will love Him who loved you and gave Himself for you (Isa. 45:21; Rom. 5:1).

28. “How am I to come to Christ?” A Scottish shepherd, in great anxiety of soul, asked a preacher to tell him what was meant by “coming to Christ.” “I have been hearing,” said he, “a most earnest discourse; we have been urged and entreated to ‘come to Christ,’ and I felt as if I had been sitting on nettles all the time, for he never told us how to come to Him.”

“Can you fly to Him?” “No, I cannot do that.” “Can you walk on your feet to Christ?” “No.” The preacher then told him that Christ, though in heaven, was beside him on earth, eagerly anxious to save him. He was shown that with his mind and heart, and not with his body, he was to go to Jesus—in other words, he was to believe on Him who died that he might live. “Is that it? Is it so simple? I see it now,” he said, and, believing on the Lord Jesus as His Saviour, he went home rejoicing.

29. “I cannot realize it”: What do you mean? “I see that Christ has taken my punishment and that God is perfectly satisfied with what He has done, but, somehow or other, I cannot realize that I have everlasting life.”

Your mistake is that you are taken up with the realizing of your mind instead of with the realities of God’s salvation. Suppose for a crime you were sentenced to prison with the option of paying a large penalty. A friend pays the amount in full and brings you a receipt. Would you then be afraid of going to jail? “No.” Why not? Because of your realizing or grasping? “No.” Why would you not be afraid? Because the ransom had been paid. Would you not require to “realize” or “grasp” or “lay hold” of the money in your mind? “Certainly not.”

God in His Word tells you that Christ has given Himself a ransom for you (1 Tim. 2:6), and because of what He has done, you may be saved.

30. “I cannot feel saved”: Paul did not say to the jailor, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt feel saved,” but, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” No one can feel that his sins are forgiven. Ask that man whose debt was paid by his brother, “Do you feel that your debt is paid?” “No” is the reply. “I don’t feel that it is paid; I know from this receipt that it is paid, and I feel happy because I know it is paid.” So with you. You must first believe in God’s love to you as revealed at the cross of Calvary, and then you will feel happy, because you will know that you are saved.

31. “God says I am saved, and it must be true”: So said a young convert on the night he found peace. Can you truthfully adopt his language? “I wish I could.” Then there is nothing to hinder you from doing so now. Jesus has died on Calvary. He has suffered for sins, “the Just for the unjust,” and the Lord has declared that those who believe on Him have eternal life (John 5:24; John 6:47). If, therefore, you really believe on Him who bore the wrath and curse for you, you now have God’s Word for it that you are saved.

“I don’t feel I am saved.” Neither do I, but, thank God, I know it, simply because He says so in His Word, and I am confident He always speaks the truth.

32. “Time enough yet”: Allow me to ask you in closing: Are you saved? “I intend to be, but there is no great hurry.” What! “No great hurry,” and the messenger of death at your door!

When asked why you despised His pardon and neglected His great salvation, what answer will you give? Don’t allow Satan to lull you to sleep in the cradle of a false security. Time is short and eternity is at hand. Will you, can you, dare you one moment longer remain unsaved? “Now” is God’s time. Tomorrow may be too late.

Conclusion:

You need to be “born again.”

“Ye must be born again” (John 3:7).

Reformation is not regeneration.

Turning over new leaves won’t destroy the old ones. Future good conduct does not blot out past disobedience.

God is willing to save you now.

“Now is the accepted time” (2 Cor. 6:2). “Come now” (Isa. 1:18).

Salvation is a free gift.

It cannot, therefore, be earned or bought by good works, prayers or religious observances. “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life” (Rom. 6:23). “Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph. 2:9).

Justification is by faith alone.

This is clearly taught in Scripture. “Being justified by faith” (Rom. 5:1). “If by grace, then it is no more of works” (Rom. 11:6). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31).

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