More Miscellaneous Observations and Reflections

Miscellaneous Observations and Reflections

“And the LORD shut him (i.e. Noah) in” (Gen. 7:16). The doleful sound of the shutting of the door of the ark is one that should have been heard from Noah’s generation down to this present one. Now we, who are in Christ, are being observed by the world as going “in and out” (Jn. 10:9) of our "ark of salvation", as it were, laying up “provender” for the time when the door into the world to come shall be forever shut (cf. Mt. 25:10; Lk. 13:25). --editor@banner.org

No unholy thing may enter the presence of the Lord. He is high and lifted up. Moses, Isaiah, and Job were holy men, but they all quaked with reverence and godly fear in the presence of the Holy One. Most of the preaching of today emphasizes human activity, while the preaching that is found in Scripture accentuates divine activity. God is holy, and therefore He does holy things.--Gene Hutchcraft

The cross is something that will quickly disappear from your vision, if your hearts and minds aren’t stayed on Jesus Christ, and especially if Christ’s cross is not gloried in. --Harold Lohse

It is in the knowledge of the spiritual world that we overcome the temporal one. Being united with our Head, Jesus Christ, we receive grace to overcome. --Fred O. Blakely

"This cup is the new covenant in My blood, even that which is poured out for you" (Lk. 22:20, ASV). "As we come to this table, let us consider anew that we are commemorating an everlasting covenant." --Given O. Blakely

When the Word of God comes with power to the individual, the heart and life will “oscillate with spiritual energy.”--Fred O. Blakely

Christ is “the true Vine” (Jn. 15:1). There are, however, other vines which men may be grafted into, such as “the vine of Sodom” (Deut. 32:32).

Contrary to much religious thinking and emphasis, the primary growth in the kingdom of God is not in numbers, but rather it is in how much men perceive of the kingdom. --Robert Cobb

The church is presently in heavenly places (cf. Eph. 2:6) by virtue of its union with the glorified Christ. --Dean E. Boelt

The work of every man is to believe the record which God has given of His Son.--Robert Cobb

The end result of receiving the grace of God is that men may walk worthy of the Lord. God is revealed in Christ, by the Holy Spirit, and through the Word. --Dean E. Boelt