The Triumph of Grace Over Sin
The Triumph of Grace Over Sin

Author: Alexander Forbes

Publisher: General Books

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781458941916

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter III. GRACE GREAT IN STRENGTH?SUBDUES SIN. RA CE subdues sin. Sin is strong and the law is strong, but the grace that comes through Jesus Christ is stronger than sin when invested even with the full strength of the law. When sin has done its utmost and carried us into the lowest depths of depravity we find something lower still. The grace of Christ that bringeth salvation has a depth beyond that into which sin has carried us. When it has taken us to the very ends of the earth, we find a length in the grace of Christ to reach us even there, and at the gates of Hell we may feel his grace grasping and subduing us as it grasped and subdued, in the days that are past, the sweet singer of Israel and the apostle of the Gentiles. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of God which passeth knowledge. And when it has wasted and ruined our noble frame, and has robbed us of all that made us beautiful, leaving us weak as withered grass, dead anddry as the bones in the valley of vision, it has not unfitted us for grace, nor placed us beyond its soul- quickening and soul-subduing power. Let us but touch the hem of Christ's garment from whom all saving virtue comes, and we are free and sin shall not have dominion over us. Before the grace of Christ sin is weakness, and its strength as a gossamer thread. a. Grace subdues sin with ease. When sin works and rages within us and is tempestuous, like an angry sea, and we are ready to be swallowed up by its raging lusts, grace subdues it with the ease with which Christ stilled the storm on the sea of Galilee, saying ' Peace be still, ' and there was a great calm. A...

5 Minutes in Church History
5 Minutes in Church History

Author: Stephen J. Nichols

Publisher: Reformation Trust Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781642891317

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The history of the church is filled with stories. Stories of triumph, stories of defeat, stories of joy, and stories of sorrow. These stories are a legacy of God's faithfulness to His people. In this book, Dr. Stephen J. Nichols provides postcards from the church through the centuries. These snapshots capture the richness of Christian history with glimpses of fascinating saints, curious places, precious artifacts, and surprising turns of events. In exploring them, Dr. Nichols takes the reader on a lively and informative journey through the record of God's providence to encourage, challenge, and enjoy. This is our story--our family history. "THE CENTURIES OF CHURCH HISTORY GIVE US A LITANY OF GOD'S DELIVERANCES. GOD HAS DONE IT BEFORE, MANY TIMES AND IN MANY WAYS, AND HE CAN DO IT AGAIN. HE WILL DO IT AGAIN. AND IN THAT, WE FIND COURAGE FOR TODAY AND FOR TOMORROW."

The Triumph of Grace Over Sin
The Triumph of Grace Over Sin

Author: Alexander Forbes

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781358733666

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Legacy of Sovereign Joy
The Legacy of Sovereign Joy

Author: John Piper

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2006-08-11

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1433519437

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

We admire these men for their greatness, but the truth is Augustine grappled with sexual passions. Martin Luther struggled to control his tongue. John Calvin fought the battle of faith with worldly weapons. Yet each man will always be remembered for the messages he declared-messages that still resound today. John Piper explores each of these men's lives, integrating Augustine's delight in God with Luther's emphasis on the Word and Calvin's exposition of Scripture. Through their strengths and struggles we can learn how to live better today. When we consider their lives, we behold the glory and majesty of God and find power to overcome our weaknesses. If ever you are complacent about sin, if ever you lose the joy of Jesus Christ, if ever you are dulled by the world's influence, let the lives of these men help you recapture the wonder of God. Part of the The Swans Are Not Silent series.

On Nature and Grace
On Nature and Grace

Author: St Augustine of Hippo

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9781078330923

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Extract from Augustine's Retractions (Book II, Chapter 42): At that time also there came into my hands a certain book of Pelagius', in which he defends, with all the argumentative skill he could muster, the nature of man, in opposition to the grace of God whereby the unrighteous is justified and we become Christians. The treatise which contains my reply to him, and in which I defend grace, not indeed as in opposition to nature, but as that which liberates and controls nature, I have entitled On Nature and Grace. In this work sundry short passages, which were quoted by Pelagius as the words of the Roman bishop and martyr, Xystus, were vindicated by myself as if they really were the words of this Sixtus. For this I thought them at the time; but I afterwards discovered, that Sextus the heathen philosopher, and not Xystus the Christian bishop, was their author. This treatise of mine begins with the words: 'The book which you sent me.'"