Full Assurance
Lesson 18: Full Assurance of Understanding
Lesson 18: Full Assurance of UnderstandingPlease do not misunderstand me. I do not discount the emotional element in conversion of the previous lesson, but I insist it will not do to rely upon it as an evidence that one has been forgiven. When…
Lesson 19: The Newborn Man
Lesson 19: The Newborn ManAs soon as one knows he is saved, he should begin, in dependence upon the Holy Spirit, a careful, regular, systematic study of the Word of God. The Bible is our Father's letter to us, His redeemed children. We should value…
Lesson 20: Discouraged Christians
Lesson 20: Discouraged ChristiansMany uninstructed believers become discouraged because of their own failures and Satan takes advantage of these to inject into their minds doubts as to whether they are not deceiving themselves after all in supposing…
Lesson 21: Another Man Shouts "Glory"
Lesson 21: Another Man Shouts "Glory"I am still in the body, but I belong to the new creation of which the risen Christ is the Head. It is only the failure to recognize and act upon this that will keep me from a life of victory.Paul was eager for th…
Lesson 22: Go On! Go On! Go On!
Lesson 22: Go On! Go On! Go On! The practical outcome of it is seen in the verses that follow (Colossians 3:5-17), where we are exhorted to mortify (that is, to put in the place of death, practically) our members which are upon the earth, judging ev…
Lesson 23: Full Assurance of Hope
Lesson 23: Full Assurance of HopeONE of the literati of this world has told us that “hope springs eternal in the human breast.” Regarding some phases of life this may be true, but concerning the eternal future the Word of God tells us that in our un…
Lesson 24: Praying for Patience
Lesson 24: Praying for PatienceThe story has often been told of the younger Christian who sought the counsel and help of an older brother, a minister of Christ. “Pray for me,” he asked, “that I may be given more patience.” Down on their knees they…
Lesson 25: The Young Man Convinced
Lesson 25: The Young Man ConvincedThe late Robert T. Grant once said that while travelling, he was sitting in the train reading his Bible, and he noticed the people around; many with nothing to do. He opened up his bag and got out some gospel tracts…
Lesson 26: The Unhappy Backslider
Lesson 26: The Unhappy Backslider Peter speaks of some who through waywardness have gotten so far out of fellowship with God that they have forgotten that they were purged from their old sins. This is a sad state to be in. It is what is commonly cal…