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Heaven: What Will It Be Like?

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Interestingly, our culture’s growing obsession with the afterlife has led to a fresh look at what Christians believe about what happens to believers after death. Who goes to heaven? What will we do in heaven? Where is it? How can we know for sure? This study will help you learn more about heaven from a biblical perspective. As you do, you’ll see that a study of the believer’s future home is also an essential part of how we live today.

Free Will a Slave

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Charles Spurgeon examines John 5:40 in this sermon on free will, explaining that the text is “one of the great guns of the Arminians,” but he intends to turn the gun back on them, for “it was never theirs.” He goes on to elaborate on four points—men are by nature dead, in Christ Jesus there is life, eternal life is given to all who come for it, and—the final, crucial point—by nature no man will come to Christ. So it follows that any man who does come will know by his very coming that he has been chosen and enabled by God’s saving grace. Spurgeon winds up his sermon as follows: “This morning I have not preached human nature up, but I have preached it down.” And when man is humbled, God is glorified!

Messiah the Most Consequential War Ever Fought and the Christian Mistaken Perception of God

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There are many places in the Bible where God is described as Love and Loving. There are also many places where God is described doing and saying things thar are cruel. Could the Bible be mistaken? Both the Old and New Testaments tell us that the crucifixion of Jesus was a a sacrifice to God to appease God's wrath. Could there be another reason. The truth in the Bible is golden. The correlations of science with Genesis are amazing. Did Isiah and other Jewish prophets have the same message that Jesus brought to the world.

Practice of the Presence of God

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In communion with Rome, a lay brother among the Carmelites, for several years a soldier, in an irreligious age, amid a sceptical people, yet in him the practice of the presence of GOD was as much a reality as the “watch” of the early Friends, and the “holy seed” in him and others was the “stock” (Isa. vi. 13) from which grew the household and evangelistic piety of the eighteenth century, of Epworth and of Moorfields.

Justification

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In this issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster, the doctrine of justification by faith is defined and expounded. We discover the grounds for justification in the work of Christ alone. The instrument of justification is faith in the person and work of Christ. Justification is a forensic act whereby we are declared righteous. There is also an article explaining how Paul and James can be reconciled in their teachings on this doctrine.

The Digital Puritan

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"The Digital Puritan" is a quarterly digest of carefully selected Puritan works which provides a steady diet of sound Puritan teaching. The language has been gently modernised to render it more readable. Hundreds of helpful notes and Scripture references (in the English Standard Version®) are included as end-notes; no internet connection is needed. The following articles appear in this summer 2014 edition: 1. Self-Denial (Isaac Ambrose) - a cardinal feature of Christ’s disciples. 2. The Almost Christian (George Whitefield) - having the trappings of religion is not the same thing as having true saving faith. 3. God’s Regard for His Own Glory, Seen in the Saving of Sinners (Stephen Charnock) - the rich glory of God illustrated by his redemption of sinful men. 4. Charity, in Respect of Other Men’s Sins (John Howe) - believers should never rejoice over the failings of others. 5. A Word to the Aged (William Bridge) – for those who have nearly run their course.

Free Grace Broadcaster - Issue 214 - Union with Christ

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Another quality eBook from Chapel Library. Articles in this edition of the FGB include: Baptized into Jesus Christ, by Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892). Surpassingly Wonderful Union, by A. W. Pink (1886-1952). The Nature of Union with Christ, by John Murray (1898-1975). An Eternal Union of Love, by John Gill (1697-1771). In Christ Jesus, by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981). Faith Unites Us to Christ, by William Cunningham (1805-1861): in union with Christ, Christians are able to lay hold of all the blessings purchased by Christ’s redemptive work through faith. Justified in Christ, by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758): a detailed explanation of faith, justification, and being in Christ as they relate to each other. Sanctified in Christ, by A. W. Pink (1886-1952): believers are supernaturally in union with Christ; because of this, they will bear the fruit of holiness. The Foundation of All Happiness, by Thomas Boston (1676-1732): a believer’s knowledge of union with Christ is a doctrine of great comfort.

Let Us Pray

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When our Lord's disciples came to Him regarding prayer, they did not ask Him to teach them how to pray, but rather they asked Him to teach them to pray. Obviously even those closest to Christ needed to learn to pray. And so do we. Here, some of our best Bible teachers and expositors give us instruction on prayer, from why we should pray, to what prayer is, how it ties in with God's sovereignty, what it means to pray in Jesus' name, what it means to hallow God's name, and why God is to be the focus of our prayers, not ourselves. These, and many other topics, are addressed in this helpful book.

Morning and Evening

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For over one hundred years, Christians have gotten up and gone to bed with Charles Spurgeon's devotional Morning and Evening as a companion. With a reading to begin and end each day throughout the year, you will come to appreciate Spurgeon's emphasis on the importance of abiding in Christ and meditating on God's Word. His wisdom and counsel provide a timeless guide through the trials and triumphs of the year. The richness of his biblical understanding offers readers a look into the heart of one of England's foremost pastors and enduring Christian authors.His lasting message is even more accessible with Alistair Begg's careful modernizing of Spurgeon's English. Begg, who has a deep love for Spurgeon's preaching and especially for this work, has maintained Spurgeon's clear passion and commitment to Christ. Using the English Standard Version as the scriptural text provides an accurate, understandable accompaniment to Spurgeon's lessons. This updated version of a devotional classic is a timely and much-needed encouragement for today's Christian.

The Faithfulness of God

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In this issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster, we focus on “The Faithfulness of God.” A. W. Pink encourages the reader to look above the scenes of unfaithfulness in the world to the One Who is faithful in all things and at all times. Edward Pearse holds forth the staggering truth of God’s faithfulness being based upon His unchangeableness. Charles Bridges takes the reader to the Psalms to see that the LORD is faithful even in the affliction of His children. John Flavel assures the saints that God’s faithfulness is the believer’s security and city of refuge in a world of disappointments. Richard Sibbes follows by drawing on the thought that God is faithful in His nature, faithful in His Word, and faithful in His works. Thomas Manton shows forth God’s consistent faithfulness being put on display in every generation. Charles Simeon highlights God’s faithfulness in His inability to lie. Charles Spurgeon closes out the subject by exalting the Lord Jesus as the Amen of God in all His purposes and promises.

Jesus Came to Save Sinners

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This is a heart-level conversation with you, the reader. Every excuse, reason, and roadblock for not coming to Christ is examined and duly dealt with. If you think you may be too bad, or if perhaps you really are bad and you sin either openly or behind closed doors, you will discover that life in Christ is for you too. You can reject the message of salvation by faith, or you can choose to live a life of sin after professing faith in Christ, but you cannot change the truth as it is, either for yourself or for others. As such, it behooves you and your family to embrace truth, claim it for your own, and be genuinely set free for now and eternity. Come, and embrace this free gift of God, and live a victorious life for Him. About the Author Charles Haddon (C. H.) Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher. He started preaching at age 19, and quickly became famous. He is still known as the “Prince of Preachers,” and frequently had more than 10,000 people present to hear him preach at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. His sermons were printed in newspapers, translated into many languages, and published in many books.

The Book of Magic & Witchcraft

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This is a carefully assembled collection of books on witchery, witch trials, demonology and spiritualism: Introduction: The Superstitions of Witchcraft The Devil in Britain and America Witchcraft in Europe: History of Magic and Witchcraft: Magic and Witchcraft Lives of the Necromancers Witch, Warlock, and Magician Irish Witchcraft and Demonology Practitioners of Magic & Witchcraft and Clairvoyance Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch Sidonia, the Sorceress La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Tales & Legends: Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Witch Stories Studies: The Witch Mania The Witch-cult in Western Europe Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland Modern Magic Witchcraft in America: Salem Trials: The Wonders of the Invisible World Salem Witchcraft Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Short History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Trials An Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem in 1682 House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692 Studies: The Salem Witchcraft, the Planchette Mystery, and Modern Spiritualism The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism On Witchcraft: Glimpses of the Supernatural – Witchcraft and Necromancy Letters On Demonology And Witchcraft

The Lesser Key of Solomon

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This edition is a fully illustrated reprint of the 1904 publication by Aleister Crowley and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers. This edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon the King contains all of the over 150 seals, sigils, and charts of the original lesser book of Solomon. Beware of other editions that do not contain the Lesser Key of Solomon seals; they were painstakingly researched by Mathers and Crowley, and Solomon’s lesser key is enhanced by their inclusion. This edition also contains Crowley’s original comments located in over 35 annotations to help the reader understand the lesser keys of Solomon the king.In this work, Crowley and Mathers assemble descriptions and directions for the invocation of over 72 demons or spirits. Included are: illustrations of Solomon’s Magic Circle & Triangle, Enochian translations of the Goetia book, step by step guides for invocation, as well as definitions and explanations for the ancient terms seen throughout the Lesser Key of Solomon book.The Lesser Key of Solomon, or the Clavicula Salomonis Regis, or Lemegeton, is a compilation of materials and writings from ancient sources making up a text book of magic or “grimoire.” Portions of this book can be traced back to the mid-16th to 17th centuries, when occult researchers such as Cornelius Agrippa and Johannes Trithemisus assembled what they discovered during their investigations into their own great works.As a modern grimoire, the Lesser Key of Solomon has seen several editions with various authors and editors taking liberty to edit and translate the ancient writings and source material. In 1898, Arthur Edward Waite published his The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts, which contained large portions of the Lemegeton. He was followed by Mathers and Crowley in 1904 who published The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon. Many others have assembled their own version of this ancient material since, and it is important to realize that it is the contents rather than the book itself that make up the Lesser Key. Traditionally, the source material is divided into five books: Ars Goetia, Ars Theurgia Goetia, Ars Paulina, Ars Almadel, and Ars Notoria. Mathers and Crowley indicate their edition is a translation only of the first book: Goetia.In the preface to this edition, it is explained that a “Secret Chief” of the Rosicrucian Order directed the completion of the book. The original editor was a G. H. Fra. D.D.C.F. who translated ancient texts from French, Hebrew, and Latin, but was unable to complete his labors because of the martial assaults of the Four Great Princes. Crowley was then asked to step in and finish what the previous author had begun. Traditionally, S. L. MacGregor Mathers is credited as the translator of this edition, and Crowley is given the title of editor. Although impossible to verify, it is often claimed that Mathers did not want to publish this work, but Crowley did so anyway without his permission.

The Digital Puritan

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"The Digital Puritan" is a quarterly digest of carefully selected Puritan works which provides a steady diet of sound Puritan teaching. The language has been gently modernised to render it more readable, while still retaining much of the flavour and character of the original text. Hundreds of helpful notes and Scripture references (in the English Standard Version®) are included as end-notes; no internet connection is needed. The following articles appear in this spring/summer 2015 edition: 1. Profiting from the Puritans for Devotional Reading – Joel Beeke 2. Dead Preaching is Often the Cause of a People’s Deadness – William Fenner 3. A Discourse on Thankfulness – Thomas Goodwin 4. Perilous Times in the Last Days – Thomas Boston 5. A Wedding Sermon – Thomas Taylor

The Four Loves

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A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human love: affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God—part of the C. S. Lewis Signature Classics series.C.S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—contemplates the essence of love and how it works in our daily lives in one of his most famous works of nonfiction. Lewis examines four varieties of human love: affection, the most basic form; friendship, the rarest and perhaps most insightful; Eros, passionate love; charity, the greatest and least selfish. Throughout this compassionate and reasoned study, he encourages readers to open themselves to all forms of love—the key to understanding that brings us closer to God.

The Digital Puritan

Religion & Spirituality

"The Digital Puritan" is a quarterly digest of carefully selected Puritan works which are gently edited to render the text more readable, while still retaining much of the flavour and character of the originals. Helpful notes and Scripture references (in the English Standard Version) are included as end-notes; no internet connection is needed. This issue includes: 1. An Exhortation to Peace and Unity - John Bunyan. In which Bunyan teaches us to leave aside petty divisiveness. 2. Directions to Fearful, Troubled Christians - Richard Baxter. Ten instructions for the one who is plagued by doubts. 3. The Monster of Sinful Self-Seeking Anatomized - Edmund Calamy. Calamy dissects the ghastly monster known as self-seeking. 4. Thankfulness Required in Every Condition - William Bridge. How to find light in the darkest dungeon. 5. The Sin and Folly of Depending on Future Time - Jonathan Edwards. Edwards shows how we often put off things of eternal importance. 6. "The Reflection" by Edward Taylor.

Free Grace Broadcaster - Issue 234 - Incarnation

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Another quality eBook from Chapel Library. To help us all think better about this “most extraordinary and amazing affair,” we present this issue of the FGB, Incarnation. To introduce the subject, J. C. Ryle gives a helpful, clear, and biblical explanation of the fundamentals of Christ’s incarnation. John Flavel then gives us an extraordinary glimpse of Christ’s pre-incarnate glory—the glory and relationship of love that He had with His heavenly Father before the world began. Far too many Christians in our day think only of the Incarnation in terms of the babe in the manger, without relating it to God’s eternal purpose—His counsels and decrees; A. W. Pink helps us to overcome that shortsightedness. While we are on the subject of the pre-incarnate Christ, Lorraine Boettner gives us a useful survey of certain passages that point to Christ’s existence before time: Jesus made abundantly clear that His existence did not simply begin when He was born in Bethlehem. And Bethlehem—“little among the thousands of Judah”—was the very spot on which God’s eternal purpose of redemption became an historical reality. Horatius Bonar tells us, “At Bethlehem, our world’s history begins”—do we believe that? Thomas Boston helps us to understand the birth of Christ—the virgin conception, the sanctification of Christ’s human nature, the union of manhood and Godhead in the person of Christ, and why Jesus had to be born of a virgin. The glorious doctrine of the Incarnation then unfolds with William S. Plumer, as he describes the greatest event that ever happened—God became man. With a second article, John Flavel explains the necessary humiliation of God’s eternal Son—its nature, degrees, and duration—showing us that Christ had to be greatly humbled before He was highly exalted. Charles Spurgeon gives us the last word: He explains that in the God-man, we may see all the attributes of God. But he would have us focus on this glorious display: Jesus was full of grace and truth! ...From the moment that God announced the woman’s seed that would crush the serpent’s head, history has moved unwaveringly toward one target: the day God would become man. And the God-man entered the world to do what God cannot do—and that is to die. God’s incarnate Son died upon Golgotha to save His people from their sins. No incarnation, no humanity; no incarnation, no substitution; no incarnation, no crucifixion; no incarnation, no resurrection; no incarnation, no redemption—let us then shout for all eternity, “Praise God for the Lord Jesus Christ!” Incarnation (FGB #234) Contents The Word Made Flesh - J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) Christ's Pre-incarnate Glory - John Flavel (c. 1630-1691) God's Love and Christ's Incarnation - Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952) The Pre-existent Son - Lorraine Boettner (1901-1990) God's Purpose Revealed in Bethlehem - Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) The Birth of Christ - Thomas Boston (1676-1732) The Greatest Event That Ever Happened - William S. Plumer (1802-1880) Christ's Necessary Humiliation - John Flavel (c. 1630-1691) Grace and Truth Incarnate - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)

Custodisci il tuo cuore

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Il primo volume della serie "Se questa vita ha un senso". Otto libricini che Enzo Bianchi dedica alla lotta contro i vizi e le tentazioni. Vale la pena lottare contro le tentazioni che si annidano nel nostro cuore, per ristabilire rapporti autentici con se stessi, con gli altri e con Dio. Vale la pena cambiare il nostro stile di vita guidati dal Priore di Bose Enzo Bianchi che, come un fratello anziano, ci addestra nell’arte della lotta spirituale.

Collected Works of John Owen

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E4 is delighted to offer this unique collection of the works of one of the greatest Puritan minds, John Owen! An accomplished, erudite scholar and prolific writer, Owen has unparalleled theological discourses and expository to his credit. Revel in these expositions and dig deep for nuggets of pure truth in this collection and grow rich spiritually. Owen can only surpass your greatest expectations. Truly a priceless set to possess and explore&excl; A tremendous spiritual investment! Highly recommended! This exceptional collection cannot fail to give you a startling sense of God speaking directly to you. The vibrant energy and veritable gems of truth that Owen reveals will stop you where you are, spur you reassess your life and stimulate you to strive toward the higher calling that God has for you. This carefully picked assortment of works will capture your heart and captivate your spirit. In our superficial world today, Owen rings true and loud! Besides Owen’s writings, each of which is superlative, Andrew Thomson’s biography of this spiritual giant has been included to give you a look into the wonderful man he truly was! This set is a landmark of Triumph! One that should never be missed!

The Energy of Prayer

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In The Energy of Prayer Thich Nhat Hanh looks at the applications and effectiveness of prayer in Buddhist and other spiritual traditions and closely examines the question of why we pray. The Energy of Prayer introduces the reader to several meditation methods that re-envision prayer as an open, inclusive, and accessible practice that helps create healthy lives through the power of awareness and intention.Life’s fast pace leaves little room for reflection and attention to the present moment. To seek relief from stress and pain, we often turn to consuming in order to forget our suffering, but we soon find that material wealth is not enough to bring true happiness, and always leaves us searching for something more. The Energy of Prayer shows how prayer and meditation can offer a beneficial way to reconnect with ourselves while satisfying the basic human need to make a connection with something larger than our everyday self. Whether used as a daily practice, during times of crisis, or to express gratitude prayer serves many functions, and does not need to be tied to a particular religious or spiritual affiliation to be effective.Prayer has played an increasing role in the practice that Thich Nhat Hanh offers to his students. Rather than viewing it as dogmatic obligation, Buddhism views prayer as a form of energy, a way of communicating with one's higher self, one's ancestors, or one's God. Prayer is redefined not as being about asking some external force for what we need but about creating an internal environment in which it is easier to manifest positive outcomes in our lives. The Energy of Prayer includes visualization and breathing exercises and concludes with a rich sampling of a broad range of prayers, chants and invocations from the Buddhist tradition.

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