The Life and Works of A. B. Simpson, 50-in-1
The obedient heart is one that listens for the whisper of His voice, watching daily at wisdom's door to know the heavenly message, and vigilantly observing that it make no mistake.
A. B. Simpson • The Life and Works of A. B. Simpson, 50-in-1
- YOUR OWN INHERITANCE But there is something higher than all this. The land of promise has a personal meaning for each of us. No man can occupy the whole world, or live in a whole city; there is one spot which each of us calls home. That is a personal location and possession, and expresses our own individual residence. And so there is a sense in
A. B. Simpson • The Life and Works of A. B. Simpson, 50-in-1
introduced? Is it intended to emphasize especially the death of the flesh, and its affections and passions, as one of the things we need most carefully to watch? Or has it some broader and larger significance?
A. B. Simpson • The Life and Works of A. B. Simpson, 50-in-1
Like the two wings of a bird, like the two oars of a boat, both essential to its proper movement, are the two principles of Faith and Obedience, which are ever linked together in a rightly regulated Christian life, and which are interwoven in the opening scenes of the Book of Joshua. Let us look at them separately and then jointly.
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We are accustomed to think of Joshua as the type of Christ, and Moses as the type of the law. But I believe this is a mistake. Joshua is simply the pattern of a man of faith, and Christ Himself seems to be revealed, in this book, not in Joshua, but in the Captain whom Joshua met as he stood over against Jericho. This was none other than the Son of
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A friend said publicly, a few days ago, "Almost all our troubles and spiritual difficulties would be removed if we would just call things by their right names." There is a whole world of truth in this simple thought. God is utterly upright and honest, and we must deal honestly with Him and with ourselves, if we would "walk in the light." "If we
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It is much more than conquering the land. It is one thing to break down the walls of Jericho; it is another thing to enter in and possess the city.
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There is in all things, a good, a better and a best. That is especially true in our spiritual life. The story of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers is the good, unfolding Israel's redemption from Egypt, and foreshadowing our salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. Deuteronomy and the earlier chapters of Joshua introduce us to the better, Israel's
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