It has been declared by religious leaders that people of certain ages are more likely to be converted than other ages. We have heard people declare that, should a man live thirty years without being converted, he is not likely to be saved at all. This is not true!
God is pleased to save whom he will, when he will, and has brought men and women to Christ at forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, and even bordering on the grave at eighty. A person who is old is justified in the same way as the person who is young—by the grace of God through the obedience and death of the Lord Jesus.
The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ avails to cleanse seventy years of sin as well as seventy months of sin. There is no respect of age with our God any more than respect of persons. The robe of his righteousness is sufficient for the old as well as the young.
I say to you, wherever you are and whoever you are, “Repent and believe the gospel of Christ.” He is able to save to the uttermost all that come to God by him.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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