He is the Power of the Gospel
The preaching of Christ and Him crucified is the preaching of the power of God, and therefore it is the preaching of the Gospel, for the Gospel is the power of God.
Ellet J. Waggoner
He is the Desire of All Nations
He who implanted that desire is the only one who can satisfy it. God is manifested in Christ, and Christ is indeed “the desire of all nations” (Haggai 2:7), although there are so few who will believe that in Him alone is there perfect rest and satisfaction.
The Gospel and the Manger
“Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10, 11).
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The Day of Rest
This shows that the first day of the week immediately followed the Sabbath; but the Sabbath was all past before the first day of the week began. Although they came “very early in the morning the first day of the week,” there was no Sabbath there. They could not have found it if they had been looking for it; but they were not looking for it, because they had kept it the day before, “according to the commandment.”
Getting Rid of Self
It is quite generally recognized that “self” is the great thing that stands in the way of Christian progress, and that it must be denied and put away.
Being Justified | Lesson #4 Helps
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 5:1). What does this mean? What is it to be justified? Both professors and non-professors often mistake its meaning. Many of the former think that it is a sort of halfway house to perfect favor with God, while the latter think that it is a substitute for real righteousness. They think that the idea of justification by faith is that if one will only believe what the Bible says, he is to be counted as righteous when he is not. All this is a great mistake. --Ellet J. Waggoner, 1893
I Want to Be the Lord’s
You do not want to be the Lord’s unless you are the Lord’s, for the Lord wants you to be His so much that He gave Himself for you; and the only thing that ever kept you from Him was your unwillingness.
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Thanksgiving
Ellet J. Waggoner
The Present Truth | February 8, 1894
“With thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Thanks are the basket for carrying away the blessing of God. You will carry away just as much as your thanks show that you believe in.
The Wrong Man
The one who did all those things is dead, and you are too late. Another man lives here now. Christ lives in this house. --Ellet J. Waggoner
Confessing Christ in the Flesh
“Every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God.” It does not say that every spirit that openly denies it, but every spirit that does not confess it. Bearing in mind what is meant by confession, we learn from these verses in John’s epistle that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a fact, whether we confess it or not. --Ellet J. Waggoner