J.B. Stone – Heavenly Ground

January 16, 2019 by DavidCox

HEAVENLY GROUND

Thoughts on 2 Timothy 1:8 and 15

J. B. Stoney

“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;”
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me…”

The great failure of the church was giving up Paul. “All… in Asia” did not give up evangelical truth but they gave up Paul; anything popular you may have, but not Paul. Why? Because he is heavenly.

How to Buy a Christian Book

January 9, 2019 by DavidCox

Post Summary: This post will give you some guidelines and help towards making wise purchases on buying Christian books. No I am not promoting any particular book or Christian publisher in general, and I don’t mention any in general. These are general spiritual and common sense guidelines.

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Good Books: Free Books for Godly Women

January 5, 2019 by DavidCox

Free Books for Godly Women

How we esteem God’s Word

January 3, 2019 by DavidCox

This is a poem, Side by Side, which is a short poem having to do with our utter dependence on “the TV Guide” because the TV saturates our life, but the Bible is hardly even a consideration in anything in our life.

J.B. Stone – Take Heed How ye Hear

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 by DavidCox

Take Heed How ye Hear
J.B. Stone
1871

“Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.”

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salv76 suffering should seek his Savior - explains how we should react to problems and sufferings, we should seek the Savior.
pc15 How to fight against depression - we treat the problem of depression. Depression is not a physical disease, it is an emotional and spiritual disease that "bleeds over" and causes aggravation and physical consequences if not attended to at the spiritual-social-emotional level.
ch15 Congregating because we Love - a tract about why we attend church. Our relationship with our brethren in Christ is highly integrated with our salvation and our sanctification.
SSTeen1-01 Existence of God - Does God really exist? This is not a tract but a teen Sunday School Class that I wrote answering this important question.
fam48 Men are God's Agents - Men are God’s Agents to accomplish His Will, looks at man as God wants him to be. Manhood and the husband-wife relationship.
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Tract Group 2

fam50 The Christian as a Worker examines work, work ethics, and what the Bible commands Christians concerning work.
Excerpt: Since the creation of the human being, God has given men work to do. Even in the garden, their principal work was to dress and keep (guard) the garden, their source of food. So, God wants man to be occupied (to always work). There is a saying that “idle hands are the devil's workshop.” It is certain that people do not know how to handle prosperity. Just look at the sins people get into in their retirement. In God’s eyes, they dedicate their lives at that point to things without eternal value. God knows that if man focuses on surviving, on sustaining himself and family, etc. that he is less inclined to sin and get into idle vices. Psalms 128:2 For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. There is nothing better than working hard and enjoying the fruit of your labors.
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