The New Covenant in Scripture – Jeremiah 6:16

"Thus says the Lord:Stand at the crossroads and look,    and ask for the ancient paths,where the good way lies; and walk in it,    and find rest for your souls.But they said, “We will not walk in it.” - Jeremiah 6:16 The Hebrew word," crossroads" here is better rendered as "a journey, a course of life, mode of …

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The Christ Life, Not the Christian Life

"The Christian life is simple. The Christian life is impossible. The Christian life is Christ living His life in you." - Dann Spader. This simple saying is of immeasurable importance to our understanding of the life our God has in mind for us. The life to which He calls every true disciple is not lived …

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The Hymnary – O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

Here we report on hymns and songs that express New Covenant truth. So many hymns and songs are weak if not sickly from the perspective of our New Covenant relationship with our God. Look here for hymns and songs the lyrics of which reflect the truth of the Gospel of the Kingdom. "O Love That …

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A Trip to See the Governor.

A long, long time ago, when I was a student at a Southern California Bible college, there was a series of events that began at the school and had an enormous influence on untold numbers of people.  What started as a time of prayer in one of the men’s dorm rooms grew to impact the …

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New Covenant in Scripture – Matthew 6:33

“So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’ All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given …

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A Heart for Our God – Mary Maxwell

The writer of this verse was Mary Elizabeth Dobell Maxwell. She wrote four known hymns, but beyond that little is known about her. Born in 1846 at Is­ling­ton, Lon­don, Engl­and, Maxwell lived about 90 years, dying March 24, 1936, at East­bourne, Sus­sex, Eng­land. She was married and attended Congregational Churches, so it is reported. What …

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George MacDonald on Eternal Life

George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), the Scottish Victorian writer, started out in his career as a clergyman. He spent only a short few years in the pulpit before he left the religiosity of it all and turned to writing. He wrote a number of novels and many short stories, but poured himself into his poetry, …

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