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4. In truth rejoice, 1 Cor. 13:6. 5. In truth meditate, Phil. 4:8. 6. In truth love, 1 John 3:18. 7. In truth worship, John 4:24; Psa. 145:18. 8. In truth obey, Rom. 2:18; Gal. 3:1. 9. He should esteem the truth, Prov. 23:23.
INTO WHAT BELIEVERS ENTER 1. The fold of Christ, John 10:9, 16; 14:6; Acts 4:12; 10:43; Rom. 4:5; 10:9. 2. The kingdom of God, John 3:5; Mark 10:15; Acts 14:22; Rom. 14:17. 3. Eternal life, Matt. 18:8, 9; 19:17; John 3:14, 15; 17:2, 3; Rom. 5:21. 4. The holiest of all, Heb. 10:19-22; 9:12; 4:14-16; 7: 25; Eph. 2:18'; 3:12. 5. The rest of God, Heb. 4:3, 6, 10, 11; Matt. 11:28-30; 2 Thess. 1:7-10. 6. The city of God, Rev. 22:14; 21:10, 11; Heb. 11:10; 13:14; Ezek. 48:35. 7. The joy of our Lord, Matt. 25:21-23; Psa. 16:11; Isa. 35:10; 1 Peter 1:6-8. — Sel. THE TRUE WAY TO PROMOTION DAVID ENQUIRED of the LORD, 1 Sam. 23:2-4. DAVID ENCOURAGED himself in the Lord, 1 Sam. 30:6-8. DAVID ENTHRONED by the Lord, 2 Sam. 8:14-15. J. M. THE WORD OF GOD The Word of God’ is the agency the Spirit uses to effect the new birth.in the believer, 1 Pet. 1:23. The Word of God cleanses us from our defilements, John 15:3. The Word of God builds up and strengthens the believer, Acts 20:32. The Word of God lays bare what is in man, and shows him in his true light, Heb. 4:12. The Word of God, and the whole of it, is divinely inspired, 2 Tim. 3:16, 17. The Word of God alone is of any avail in efforts to save lost men, Jer. 23: 28, 29. The Word of God will judge the unbeliever in the last great day, John 12:48. — Selected. SEVEN GREAT RELATIVE PRONOUNS IN PSALM 104 Verse 1. “Who Coverest Thyself with Light,”HIS PER SON. 2 2. “Who Stretchest out the Heavens,” HIS POWER. 2 3. “Who Layest the Beams of HIS Chambers,” HIS DWELLING. 3 4. “Who Maketh the Clouds His Chariot,” HIS VEHICLE. 3 5. “Who Walketh upon the Winds of the World,” HIS PATHWAY. 3 6. “Who Maketh His Angels Spirits,” HIS SERV ANTS. 4 7. “WHO Laid the Foundation of the Earth,” HIS WORK. 5 — J. M. TRUTH I. The believer and truth. He should— 1. In truth speak, Zech. 8:16; Eph. 4:25. 2. In truth walk, 1 Kings 2:4; 2 Kings 20:3; 3 John 4. 3. In truth serve, Josh. 24:14; 1 Sam. 12:24.
10. Rightly divide, 2 Tim. 2:15. 11. Buy the truth, Prov. 23:23. 12. He should pray to be—
(a) Led in the truth, Ps. 25:5. (b) Preserved in the truth, Ps. 40:11. (c) Heard in truth, Ps. 69:13. (d) To understand His truth, Dan. 9:13. (e) That truth should not be taken out of his mouth, Ps. 119:43. (f) That God would send out His truth, Ps. 43:4. (g ) That He would prepare truth, Ps. 61:7.
II. What the truth is able to do for the believer. 1. To regenerate, James 1:18. 2. To make free, John 8:32. 3. To sanctify, John 17:17. - : 4. To shield, Ps. 91:4. —
5. To preserve, Ps. 40:11. 6. To establish, 2 Pet. 1:12. 7. To gird, Eph. 6:14. 8. To purify, 1 Pet. 1:22.
— J.HIXON IRVING. . GLORIOUS THINGS IN THE GLORIOUS BOOK
God is glorious in holiness, Ex. 15:11. He has a glorious name, 1 Chron. 29:13. He has a glorious arm, Isa. 63:12. He has a glorious right hand, Ex. .15:16. He has a glorious voice, Isa. 30:30. - He has glorious feet, Isa. 60:13. His is a glorious work, Ps. 111:3. His is a glorious gospel, 2 Cor. 4:4. His is a glorious rest, Isa. 11:10. He brings us in to glorious liberty, Rom. 8:21. He will give us a glorious body, Phil. 3:21.
His church will be a glorious church, Eph. 5:27. jp|-F. E. MARSH. WHAT THE WORD OF GOD IS TO THE GODLY It is the food by which his nature is nourished, 1 Pet. 2:2. It is a preservative against sin, Psa. 119:11, 133. It quickens the soul, Psa. 119:50. It gives songs in the house of our pilgrimage, Psa. 119:54. It enriches the soul with what is more precious than gold, Psa. 119:72, 162. It imparts superior wisdom, Psa. 119:98, 105. It is loved because of its purity, Psa. 119:140. It brings peace to them, Psa. 119:165. It is a plea for help, Psa. 119:175, 8. It counsels them, Psa. 119:24. It is their delight, Psa. 119:16. It is a message they utter to others, Psa. 119:13. It is the object of desire, Psa. 119:33, 36, 77, 49, etc. J. A. R. DICKSON.
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