Henry Mahan

Pride and Grace are not Compatible

October 7, 2025 1 min read

David said It is good for me that I have been afflicted that I might learn Thy statutes Psalm 119 71 Strong people are apt to be harsh and unsympathetic so they must be taken to the furnace and melted

Balaam's Ass Spoke the Truth, But He Was Still an Ass!

March 9, 2024 2 min read

though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge and though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains and have not charity I am nothing 1 Corinthians 13 1-13 I

Attitude Toward Others

May 28, 2022 2 min read

Nothing reveals the true state of my heart my relationship with God and my understanding of the gospel quite like my daily general ATTITUDE toward others toward God's providence and toward my lot in l

Worry or Rest

September 29, 2021 2 min read

I once heard someone say I am a born worry-wart This is true of all of us Whatever failure or sin we have we are born with it But since we have been born again in Christ by the grace of God we have ce

Heavenly Arithmetic

September 7, 2021 1 min read

So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom Psalm 90 12 This heavenly arithmetic is seldom considered even by the wise But in the light of the fact that the days of our years

As He Sees Fit to Use Us

September 7, 2021 1 min read

We are not desirous of honor esteem and applause from men for we are what we are by the grace of God God can take away what we have as easily as He gave it We do not despise and provoke one another wi

Confessing Christ

September 7, 2021 1 min read

Confessing Christ is the whole of a person's life revealing outwardly what God has worked inwardly It is the confession by word act deed and attitude what God by His Spirit has created within our hear

Reprobation

September 4, 2021 2 min read

And their word will eat as doth a canker of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus Who concerning the truth have erred saying that the resurrection is past already and overthrow the faith of some Nevertheless

Love, The Most Necessary Grace

September 4, 2021 1 min read

Above all things put on love which is the bond of perfectness And let the peace of God rule in your hearts Col 3 14-15 The most necessary grace is love As Paul wrote in 1 Cor 13 The greatest of these

Who Gets the Glory?

September 4, 2021 1 min read

If you wish to know if the gospel you are hearing preached is the gospel of God ask yourself this question Who gets the glory If you wish to know whether your religious experience is of the flesh or o

How to Know if the Message Preached is the Gospel

September 4, 2021 1 min read

Someone may ask How may we know that the message preached is the true gospel of God I would reply Does it exalt the sovereign mercy of God as the only and entire reason and cause of salvation Does it

Good Works

August 10, 2021 2 min read

There is a contention always going on about the doctrine of good works and instead of taking one side or the other we shall try to see whether there really is anything to quarrel over if we keep to th

The True Social Gospel

August 8, 2021 2 min read

C H Spurgeon had a profound sympathy with the poor and the unfortunate but it is doubtful whether it ever occurred to him that a fundamental change in the social structure was needed For Spurgeon that

A Believer's Peace

August 4, 2021 2 min read

Where does a believer find real and genuine peace On what foundation can we rest and say in truth It is well with my soul I'll tell you it lies in this that we are justified by faith and not by works

Don't Be Like Demas

August 3, 2021 2 min read

For Demas hath forsaken me having loved this present world and is departed unto Thessalonica Crescens to Galatia Titus unto Dalmatia 2 Timothy 4 10 I believe I know a little of the grief that Paul fel

Love Not the World

August 2, 2021 1 min read

Love not the world neither the things that are in the world 1 John 2 15 The believer loves relatives and friends in the world he loves and pities all people of the world he loves the blessings of fell

True Humility

June 25, 2021 2 min read

True humility is to have a right estimate of one's self It is not to deny or underestimate true ability real knowledge and obvious gifts The gifted singer knows he can sing An intelligent person is aw

Our Confession of Faith

Isaiah 53

June 11, 2021 8 min read

Isaiah 53 1-12 KJV 1 Who hath believed our report and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground he hath no form nor

How To Maintain Peace and Friendship

March 7, 2021 1 min read

The question is asked By what method can we maintain peace and friendship with most people Now I know that there are many many things involved here but if it can be narrowed down to one critical point

The Difference Between Religion and Eternal Life

March 6, 2021 1 min read

Religion is to know biblical facts Life is to know God 1 John 5 20 Religion is to know what I believe Life is to know Whom I believe 2 Timothy 1 12 Religion is to baptized into the church Life is to b