For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. - 2 Corinthians 4:16
Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Time, toil, and stress take their toll on this man of flesh; but the new man created in Christ Jesus is forever young; and these trials and vanities of earth do but turn that inward man to the fountain of life and love, Christ Jesus, and he grows stronger day by day. The man of flesh has his work to do, his duties to fulfill, his place and people to serve until the Lord buries him. But the inward man is not of this world, even as Christ is not of this world; his affection (mind) is on things above, not on things of the earth; and in a sense he is already dead and his life is Christ and his kingdom. Do not expect the natural person (friend or family) to understand the inward man nor the inward man's “magnificent obsession,” Christ Jesus! nor the inward man's fading interest in the things of the earth. “He that is of God heareth us;” he that is not of God has neither eye to see, ear to hear, nor heart to understand the things God has prepared in Christ—things all inward men have seen and heard and who have a desire to depart here and enter there.
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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