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Ironside – In the Heavenlies (Eph Commentary)

Posted by David Cox on August 25, 2024
Posted in Com-NT-General-Epistles • I 

Ironside – In the Heavenlies (Eph Commentary)

Eph Commentary – In this 6 chapter commentary on the book of Ephesians, Ironside (Brethren) presents us with his thoughts and comments.

Table of Contents of Ironside – In the Heavenlies (Eph Commentary)

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

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In the Heavenlies

by Harry A. Ironside

“In the Heavenlies” was originally copyrighted in 1937. This work has now lapsed into the public domain.

There is nothing redundant in God’s Word. Men write books and very frequently pad them in order to give quantity as well as quality, but there is nothing like that in the Bible. God’s words are tried—“as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times”—and therefore we may well give our most careful attention to every item and every expression used.

What is the outstanding theme of the Epistle to the Ephesians? It opens up the truth of the privileges and responsibilities of the church as the body and bride of Christ. It brings before us our position as believers who have been quickened, raised, and seated in Christ in heavenly places.

There are very remarkable similarities between certain Old Testament books and New Testament Epistles. The Epistle to the Romans, for instance, corresponds to the book of Exodus; the letter to the Hebrews is the counterpart of Leviticus; and the Epistle to the Ephesians is the New Testament book of Joshua. In Joshua we have the people of Israel entering the possession of their inheritance. In Ephesians believers are called to enter now by faith into the possession of that inheritance which eventually we shall enjoy in all its fullness. We are far richer than we realize. All things are ours, and yet how little we appropriate!

It is said in the prophecy of Obadiah that when the Lord returns and His kingdom is established, the people of Israel shall “possess their possessions.” This is a challenge to us. Do you possess your possessions? Or are your heavenly estates like castles in Spain about which you dream, but never really possess? I trust the Spirit of God may lead us into the present enjoyment of our inheritance in Christ. For our purpose the Epistle may be divided very simply, without breaking it up into many portions that would be difficult to carry in our memories. We shall divide it into two parts, the first three chapters giving us the doctrine, and the last three, the practical outcome; the first division gives us our inheritance, and the last, the behavior that should characterize those who are so richly blessed. Often that is the divine order of Scripture: instruction in the truth first, practice in accordance with the truth afterwards. Read more

Aug 24

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The Later Creeds

Posted by David Cox on August 2, 2024
Posted in Anonymous • Church History 

This PDF is a brief work on the later creeds, basically brief statements on the Third Council of Constantinople, the statement of faith, the Image Controversy, the synod of Constantinople, and the council of Nicaea.

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Schaff – Ambrose: Selected Works and Letters

Posted by David Cox on July 31, 2024
Posted in A • Church History • S 

Schaff – Ambrose: Selected Works and Letters

This 700 page work by Ambrose is composed of many of his works. See table of contents (which extends for 47 pages.

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idx: Christ Incarnation

Posted by David Cox on July 28, 2024
Posted in Birth-Incarnation • index 

Bibliography for Works on Christ’s Incarnation

Books and longer works

Athanasius (Author profile) – On the_Incarnation 264K (45 pages).
Anthony – The Genealogy of Christ Jesus (a) 171K (11 pages)
Best, Nolan Rice (1871-1930) – Beyond the Natural Order, Essays on Prayer, Miracles, and the_Incarnation flipbook (1908)
Bremmer – Incarnation (a) 121K (8 pages)
Briggs, Charles Augustus (1841-1913) – The Incarnation of the Lord flipbook (1902)
Coleridge, Henry James (1822-1893) – The Preparation of the_Incarnation flipbook (1885)
Craik, James (1806-1882) – Divine Life and New Birth, with supplement on Incarnation flipbook (1866)
Custance – The Virgin Birth and the Incarnation
Dods, Marcus (1786-1838) – A Treatise on the Incarnation_of the Eternal Word flipbook (1842)
Drown, Edward Staples (1861-1936) – Creative Christ, Study of Incarnation in Terms of Modern Thought flipbook (1922)
Eck, Herbert Vincent Shortgrave – The_Incarnation flipbook (1912)
Giddord, Edwin Hamilton (1820-1905) – The Incarnation (Phil 2.5-11, Psa 110) flipbook (1911)
Gore, Charles (1853-1932) – Dissertations on Subjects connected with the_Incarnation flipbook (1895)
Gore, Charles (1853-1932) – The Incarnation_of the Son of God flipbook (1891)
Gore, Charles (1853-1932) – Lux Mundi, Series of Studies in Religion of_Incarnation flipbook (1890)
Crace Bible Church – The Incarnation and Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ part1
Humphrey, William (1839-1910) – A Digest of the Doctrine of Saint Thomas on the_Incarnation flipbook (1868)
Knowles, Archibald Campbell (1865-1951) – The Holy Christ-Child, Devotional Study on the Incarnation_of the Son of God flipbook (1905)
Liguori, Alfonso Maria de (1696-1787) – The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ flipbook (1886)
Machen, J Gresham – The Virgin Birth 2.8MB (640 pgs) (b).
Morris, William Selwyn Hierliehy – The_Incarnation, Lectures flipbook (1914)
Neale, Rollin Heber (1808-1879) – The Incarnation flipbook (1849)
Palmer, Ken – Genealogy of Jesus Christ (a) 157K (15 pages).
Philpot – The Nature of the Redeemer’s Humanity
Pohle, Joseph (1852-1922) – Christology, a Dogmatic Treatise on the Incarnation flipbook (1913)
Powell, Henry Clark (1838-) Principle of the_Incarnation, reference to relation between our Lord’s Divine Omniscience and his Human Consciousnessflipbook (1896)
Orr, James (1844-1913) – Christian View of God and World as centring in the_Incarnation (Kerr Lectures 1890-1891) flipbook (1893)
Ramsay, William – Was Christ Born in Bethlehem (b) 392k (115 pages)
Raven, Charles Earle (1885-1964) – What think ye of Christ? flipbook (1916)
Remsburg, John E. – The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidence of His Existence
Rhys, Jocelyn – Shaken Creeds: The Virgin Birth Doctrine
Strong, Edmund Linwood (1861-) – Lectures on the Incarnation of God flipbook (1920)
Theopedia – Incarnation of the Son of God
Von Strürmer, Heaton Edward – Christ the Divine Man or Deity Veiled flipbook (1880)
Walker, William Lowe (1845-1930) – The Spirit and the_Incarnation in the Light of Scripture, Science, and Practical Need flipbook(1907)
Warfield – The End of the_Incarnation
Warfield, Benjamin Breckinridge (1851-1921) – Gospel of the Incarnation flipbook (1893)
Weston, Frank (1871-1924) – The One Christ, an Enquiry into the Manner of the_Incarnation flipbook (1907)
White, Edward (1819-1898) – Life in Christ, Study of Scripture Doctrine on Nature of Man, Object of Divine Incarnation, and Conditions of Human Immortality flipbook (1878)
Wilberforce, Robert Isaac (1802-1857) – The Doctrine of the Incarnation_of Our Lord Jesus Christ in its relation to mankind and to the Churchflipbook (1849)
Winslow, Octavius – The Sympathy of Christ (b) 516K (194 pages)

Good Web pages

http://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/vox/vol10/virgin-birth_lane.pdf –  The position to be taken in this paper lies between the two extremes. I do not believe that human reason can show that the virgin birth was a logical necessity. But I do believe that it can be shown to be reasonable, to cohere with the rest of the Christian faith and to be fitting and plausible in the context of our total picture of Christ.

http://apostles-creed.org/confessional-reformed-christian-theology/christology/quotes-early-church-fathers-word-virgin-birth-incarnation/ – Quotes from the early church fathers: The Word, Virgin Birth, and Incarnation.

https://www.jashow.org/articles/jesus/christmas/why-is-the-virgin-birth-virtually-the-most-important-teaching-in-the-world-and-the-most-neglected/ This is from John Ankerberg’s website, with the title, Why  is the Virgin Birth Virtually the Most Important Teaching in the World and the Most Neglected.

http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/virginbi.htm – This is a summary of the doctrine.

Bob Deffinbaugh – The Importance of the Incarnation.

Allen Ross – The Birth of Jesus Mat 1:18-25

http://www.calvarysbd.com/pdf/022409Christologypt17.pdf –  This is a chapter out of a theology book in which it surveys the doctrine.

Louis Rushmore – Come meet Jesus as the Incarnate God

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