The Present Truth : May 28, 1896 By: Dr. Ellet Waggoner NOW we come to a record which opens up the promise in a most wonderful manner. More than twenty-five years had passed since God first made the promise to Abraham. Doubtless the time had been prolonged by the...
The Present Truth : June 11, 1896 By: Dr. Ellet Waggoner “Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children; and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing; I pray thee go in unto...
The fifteenth chapter of Genesis contains the first account of the covenant made with Abraham. “The word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward…
Everywhere Abraham went he built an altar to the Lord. As you read this, remember that the promise that all nations should be blessed in Abraham, specified families. The religion of Abraham was a family religion. The “family altar” was never neglected in his household. This is not an empty figure of speech…
In studying this promise, two portions of Scripture must ever be kept in mind. The first is in the words of Jesus: “Ye search the Scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of Me.” “If ye believed Moses, ye would believe Me; for He wrote of Me. But if ye believe not his writings…
ความโกรธเป็นการตอบสนองทางอารมณ์ที่รุนแรงที่ยอมรับในความชั่วร้ายนั้นที่ทำให้ก้าวข้ามหรือขัดขวางเราในการทำสิ่งที่ดี ซึ่งพระเจ้าได้ทรงประทานให้เพื่อสันติภาพของเราทั้งหลาย ซึ่งมันจะกระตุ้นให้เราต่อต้านอย่างแข็งแรงกับสิ่งที่ขัดข้องกับพระสิริของพระเจ้า ความรอดของเรา…
Redemption means to buy back. And what is to be bought back? Evidently that which was lost; for that is what the Lord came to save. And what was lost? Man, for one thing; “for thus saith the Lord, ye have sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be redeemed without money…
When the humble shepherds on the plains of Bethlehem were astonished by the shining of the glory of the Lord round about them, as they watched their flocks by night, their fears were quieted by the voice of the angel of the Lord, who said, “Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people…
Have any of us duly considered how much we have to be thankful for? Do we remember that the mercies of the Lord are new every morning, and that his faithfulness faileth not? Do we acknowledge our dependence upon him, and express gratitude for all his favors? On the contrary, we too often forget that “every good and perfect gift is from above…