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December 22—Morning Devotion
"Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in himself."—Ephesians 1:9 My soul, pause over these volumes of divine truth for they are not as so many simple words, but contain vast volumes indeed, and such as a whole eternity will not afford space to read over and finish.…
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81 Septuagint
SEPTUAGINT The name given to a Greek version of the books of the Old Testament, from its being supposed to be the work of seventy-two Jews, who are usually called the seventy interpreters, because seventy is a round number. Aristobulus, who was a tutor to Ptolemy Physcon; Philo, who lived in our Saviour's time, and was contemporary with the apostles;…
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1 Thessalonians: Chapter 4, Verse 10
“And indeed ye do it towards all the brethren, etc.]” Whether high or low, rich or poor, bond or free, greater or lesser believers, and whether related in the bonds of nature or not; they exercised this grace of love without respect of persons, to all, and not only to all the brethren in the particular community at Thessalonica, but…
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‘Particular Baptist Church’ Polity And Organization During The Eighteenth Century
An Extract From George Ella’s Book, “John Gill And The Cause Of God And Truth”, Pages 54,55. A Printed Copy Of This Book May Be Obtained From Go Publications (£13/$16). The records of Gill's ordination service have provided church historians with a complete picture of how the Particular Baptists were organized at the beginning of the eighteenth century. It is…
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December 21—Morning Devotion
"Then I restored that which I took not away."—Psalm 69:4 Whose words are these? They can be none but the words of Jesus; for none ever made restoration but he; and none but he could say, I took nothing away. And what was taken away? God's glory was taken away by sin; and consequently, man's happiness also. For when Adam…
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80 Vatican Manuscript
VATICAN MANUSCRIPT One of the principal Greek manuscripts now extant. It contained originally the whole Greek Bible. The age of this manuscript is supposed to be no higher than the fifth century.
