The world with its temporary joys, trials, pleasures, and sorrows shall all pass away; but God will make a new heaven and a new earth which shall be forever.
The covenant of works has failed and is perished. Man is hopelessly dead in sin, failure, and condemnation. But our God has made an everlasting covenant of grace in Christ, ordered in all things and sure, by which he will bring many sons to eternal glory, which shall be forever.
This body of flesh will grow older, weaker, and die; but God has redeemed us body and soul; and, in Christ, our vile bodies shall be changed into his likeness, and we shall live forever.
This family of believers shall all be called away from the earth one by one; but God will one day gather us all together in Christ, and we will never again say goodbye! His kingdom is forever.
Even our faith, hope, and love are so imperfect and affected by all that is in us and around us; but God will give faith fulfillment, turn hope into reality, and make love perfect!
“Nothing can be put to it,” for it is all complete and finished in Christ.
“Nothing can be taken away from it;” for God is in it, and it is all in him who is Almighty, who said, “I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it” (Isa. 46:11).
“And God doeth it that men should fear, worship, and trust him.” Why should we not fear, worship, and trust him? To whom shall we go? he has the words of eternal life!
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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