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Walking With Assurance and Worthy of His Purpose T. Watson (Part 9 of 9)

This treatise on God’s love is carefully written for the believer in anything they are going through, but especially for those going through a difficult time. How comforting to remember that the context of this book was that Watson (and other pastors) had been kicked out of their churches and homes while being faithful to… Read more

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14 Tests Of Love For God   T. Watson (Part 6 of 9) 

14 Fruits/Tests Of Our Love To God       There is a transcendent privilege for those that love God and are savingly called (Rom. 8:28). This mind-boggling privilege is that God makes all things work together for good! This is the exclusive reality for those that love God!  In the preface of his book, Thomas… Read more

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Only To Them That Love God. Thomas Watson (Part 5 of 9)

Five Things That Concern Love To God.    T. Watson (Pt. 5 of 9)    In the Great Ejection, church leaders forced  2,000 faithful pastors from their positions. Thomas Watson was one of those that had his ministry, home, and reputation taken from him. But, even in the midst of his losses piling up, he… Read more

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Why Do All Things Work For Good? Thomas Watson (Part 4 of 9)

  Why All Things Work for Good God works all things for your good!  The more we think about Him sovereignly working all things for good, the more it builds trust in Him.  Have you ever really taken the time to chew on that?  So many questions pop up.  Is it really all things?  The best… Read more

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The Worst Things Work for Good. Thomas Watson (Part 3 of 9)

A Divine Cordial Book Review The WORST things work for the good of the godly (3 of 9)   In chapter two, Watson gives four of the WORST things that God still uses for the good of the godly; Affliction, Temptation, Desertion, and Sin. This post will look at the final two.  First, Desertion (and… Read more

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This is the Way

Most of you are too young to remember an edition of the Living Bible (paraphrase) called The Way. I still have one from about forty years ago. They were big with the teenagers, as was that phrase, “the Way” (and about the same time, “One Way” with the index finger pointing upward). Many folks will… Read more

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The Worst Things Work for Good. Thomas Watson (Part 2 of 9)

A Divine Cordial Book Overview Have you ever taken the time to observe the gears of a watch working together? While they seem to move contrary to each other, the truth is that they are actually all carrying on the motions of the watch with harmonious precision. In a similar way, God uses both the… Read more

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The Best Things Work For Good. Thomas Watson (Part 1 of 9)

A Divine Cordial Book Review. Part 1 of 9 The Best Things Work For Good It all came crashing down for Thomas Watson in 1662. He was among one of the 2,000 pastors who were ejected out of their homes and their churches for not signing the Act of Uniformity. A year after being forced… Read more