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Miles J. Stanford

Miles J. Stanford (1914 - 1999)

Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker Miles J. Stanford in text and pdf format. Was a Christian author best known for his classic collection on spirituality, The Green Letters, published in 1964. Theologically, Stanford called himself Pauline and Dispensationalism. He drew upon the written ministries of William Newell, Lewis Sperry Chafer, and a number of the original Plymouth Brethren, in particular John Nelson Darby.

Because of Stanford's focus upon the doctrinal content of the Pauline Epistles, some evangelicals have erroneously identified him with hyper-dispensationalism. To address this, Stanford published numerous papers during the 1980s and 1990s clarifying the distinctive tenets of "Pauline Dispensationalism." A collection of fourteen papers were collected into his 1993 book of the same name. Stanford typically signed his letters with his hallmark salutation, "Resting in Him."

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MANSION THERE–MISSION HERE
      "The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; and if children, then heirs" (Romans 8:16, 17). It is the Holy Spirit alone who can draw us from the flesh and its earthly environment. He does it in the practical ... read more

MANUALLY CONTROLLED​
      "Having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them" (Colossians 2:15). "For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which ... read more

ME, MYSELF, AND I
      "Oh, wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" (Romans 7:24). While both are essential, it is far more difficult to get to know the old man than it is to know the Lord Jesus. Many who know something of Him, know little ... read more

MERCIFUL DEATH
      "Set your affection on things above. . . for ye died and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Col. 3:2, 3). The spiritual recession that occurs after the early joys of the new birth is not necessarily backsliding at all. The discovery of the sinful ... read more

MY FATHER REIGNS!
      "Put on the whole armor of God " (Ephesians 6:11a). My sovereign Father gives me a subservient Satan. "Our Father has better thoughts for us than a portion here. He is educating us for a blessed and eternal rest, free from evil and all that coul ... read more

MY FATHER'S CHOICE
      "What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter" (John 13:7). When our Lord takes us down into an area of processing and trial it seems as though He deliberately takes away our understanding, and we often react as though we had never g ... read more

NEW BIRTH PLACE
      "(God) hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6) We are to settle down to live and grow precisely where we have been re-born: in Christ Jesus above. "Do we not often harbor the thought t ... read more

NO CROSS, NO CHRIST!
      "Whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple" (Luke 14:27). One hears much today about "body life," with its emphasis upon New Testament gathering, rather than Christ-centered growth. The Body is meant to manifest the He ... read more

NOW AND FOREVER FREE!
      "Waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 1:7,8). We can trust Him for our matriculation here, and we can trust Him for our ex ... read more

OINTMENT POURED FORTH
      "Death working in me works life in you" (2 Corinthians 4:12, Cony.). At first the heart hunger for maturity in the Lord Jesus is personal, subjective–and necessarily so. Later, when the path to maturity is known and entered upon, this hunger is pro ... read more

ON TO MATURITY​
      "That I may know him" (Philippians 3:10). "The one unchanging factor on this earth is the Word of God. It is upon the written Word, and in the Living Word, that the Christian life is to be established. Yet there are Christians throughout the world wh ... read more

OUR FATHER, UNTRUSTWORTHY?
      "The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them who trust in him shall be desolate" (Psalm 34:22). We can only trust our Father to the degree that we know Him. And He only reveals Himself to us by His means. That is by the Word, by the Spi ... read more

PASSIVE RESISTANCE​
      "There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus " (Romans 8:1). Until the believer realizes that his life is safely hid with Christ in God, he will never get free from the harassment of the enemy. "When He giveth quietness, wh ... read more

PATH PROXIMITY
      "God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye, always having all sufficiency, may abound to every good work " (2 Corinthians 9:8). Suffering takes us in condition where truth has us in position. "We will never learn any truth in experience ... read more

PERFECT PROVISION​
      "For when for a time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food" (Hebrews 5:12). It is a great comfort, during our growing u ... read more

PERSONAL APPRECIATION​
      "As ye have, therefore, received Christ Jesus as Lord, so walk ye in Him, rooted and built up in Him " (Colossians 2 7).​ We appreciate His benefits toward us, but are we appreciative do we express to Him our appreciation? "Let us be very watchful th ... read more

PERSONIFICATION​
      "God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction" (Genesis 41:52). To share what we have may minister temporarily to the physical; but to minister to the spiritual in an eternal way we must share what we are, and that calls for growth in ... read more

PLUS, OR MINUS?​
      "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love" (Galatians 5:6). Grace + Law = Death. Grace - Law = Life! "Covenant theology, which has molded the major theological conceptions for ma ... read more

POSITIONAL CONDUCT
      "They who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1 7). "Law and grace are separated by the infinite chasm of the Cross. Law required right conduct first, with earthly position to ... read more

PRAYER PREPARATION​
      "He shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and fit for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work" (2 Timothy 2:21). "Prepared unto every good work"–especially prayer. "It does not follow that because a thing is the will of God, He ... read more

PROPER PRESENTATION
      "The things that thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" (2 Timothy 2:2). Truth based upon law will be presented legally--it will be legislated. Truth based upon grac ... read more

RAISON D'ETRE
      "These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace" (John 16:33). Great will be the day when you come to realize that the sole reason for the existence of your Bible, your soul and your spirit is to glorify--and share--the Lord Jesu ... read more

RECALCITRANT REFORMATION
      "Everyone that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness" (Hebrews 5:13). The Reformation, for all of its rise from Rome, to this day has never really gotten off the ground. "Almost all the theology of the various 'creeds of Christendom' ... read more

RECEPTION AND RESISTANCE
      "For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works" (Hebrews 4:10). Besides the rest of reception, there is also the rest of resistance. Any time there is effort involved in the matter of resisting sin, we can be sure that we ... read more

REIGN IN PAIN
      "For you have had the privilege granted you on behalf of Christ–not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf" (Philippians 1:29, Wey.). The Father prepares His sufferers, by means of their sufferings. "I believe in perpetual favo ... read more

REST AND REJOICE!
      "Rejoice in the Lord always!" (Philippians 4:4). Exhaustive effort brings home the necessity of strengthening rest. The believer will not be ready to enter into his spiritual rest until he is utterly worn out by his unsuccessful efforts to conquer sin ... read more

REST VIA STRUGGLE
      "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). Hard as it is for the believer to finally come to rest concerning his spiritual birth, it seems to be even more difficult for him to simply rest in the Lor ... read more

SACRIFICIAL SERVICE
      "For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh" (2 Corinthians 4:11). The growing Christian is often accused of passivity by the doing Christian. The Lord Jesus w ... read more

SANS EFFORT
      "To him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" (Romans 4:5). There is no work involved in our receiving the Lord Jesus for life, and there should certainly be no self-effort involve ... read more

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED​
      "And you, that were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in His sight" (Colossians 1:21, 22). In order for our Fa ... read more

SELF-ABANDONMENT​
      "Reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin" (Romans 6:11a). All of the cults, from TM to ST to SDA, are simply self-improvement aberrations. The Cross alone provides death to self and life in the Lord Jesus Christ. "God forbid that I should ... read more

SELF-IMPOSED BURDEN
      "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). Few see and stand upon the fact that our history in Adam ended on the Cross. Our past will plague us until we acknowledge that we are now clear of Adam and ... read more

SERVlCEABlLITY​
      "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened unto you" (1 Peter 4:12). The joy of sowing is exceeded only by the joy of harvesting; and yet both sowing and reaping are a matter ... read more

SOLITARY SOURCE
      "That l may know Him" (Philippians 3:10). It takes us years of trial and error to finally realize that nothing outside the Lord Jesus Christ can fully satisfy and rejoice our hearts. Joy in Him includes 'the fellowship of His sufferings.' So, 'rejoic ... read more

SPIRIT SPIRITUALITY​
      "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17). Concerning the Holy Spirit, hidden as He is, faith is required above all else. "Certainly the Holy Spirit directs in the countless details of daily life. Those who have fa ... read more

SPIRIT-DEPENDENT
      "God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth" (2 Thessalonians 2:13). To be Christ-centered, we must be Spirit-dependent. "It is basically the belief of the truth; it is not belief ... read more

STAND YOUR GROUND!
      "The law is not of faith" (Galatians 3:12). The law will break you; grace will make you. "Nothing can be more sure than the steps of one guided by the Spirit of God and the Word of God, and yet nothing more complicated than to have to walk in 's ... read more

SUPPORT, NOT RELIEF
      "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Relief from pressure may seem merciful, but support in the pressure produces growth and maturity. "There is a greater blessing for us than ... read more

TERMINAL CONDITION–ETERNAL POSITION
      "Ye have put off the old man with his deeds" (Colossians 3 9). Sometimes our Christian life and love are divided between the two Adams. It may be 60-40 in favor of the Last Adam, still it is shared. But the Lord Jesus paid it all, gave His all, deser ... read more

The Adamic Natures
      The question we are dealing with is, Does the Christian have one, or two natures*; has the old man been eradicated, or not? I believe there are two keys that unlock the scriptural answer. The one is the doctrine of the two men, and the other is the ... read more

THE EXCELLENT GLORY​
      "We all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord. . . " (2 Corinthians 3:18a). During the first half of your Christian life you are concerned about your doing; in the second half you will be burdened about your being. " ... read more

THE HAND OF LIFE​
      "That I may know Him . . being made conformable unto His death " (Philippians 3:10). The life that emerges from death is administered by a loving, nail-pierced hand. "As with the seed that is buried once for all, but then disintegrated through a gra ... read more

THE HEART OF THE MATTER​
      "You. . . hath He reconciled" (Colossians 1:21). Our Father's Cross-love was personal; we were there in the Son. Our Father's heart-love is personal; we are hidden there in the Son. "Have you ever thought of the Father dealing with you not as to ... read more

THE LAST IS FIRST
      "As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly" (1 Corinthians 15:48). Christians have a poor self-image simply because they are thinking and looking upon the condemned and crucifie ... read more

THE LIVING TRUTH
      "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:14). We must be truth-centered if we are to be Christ-centered. "With an increase of knowledge and apprehension of the truth, there is a constant sense ... read more

THE MARCH OF TIME
      "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him " (Psalm 37 7). The difference between knowing the Lord Jesus as Savior and knowing Him as Life, is the better part of a lifetime; even for the hungriest of hearts. "I press toward the mark for the prize of ... read more

THE REAL ENEMY​
      "For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the law, but under grace" (Romans 6:14). Hatred for others comes easy for some; but to fully hate one's old man comes hard for all. The Lord Jesus loves us too much to allow us to go on lovi ... read more

THE SPIRIT'S OBJECT​
      "He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (with Him)" (1 Corinthians 6:17). We are one spirit with the Lord Jesus by the one and only Holy Spirit. "I can always know when the Holy Spirit is leading me, because He ever occupies me with the L ... read more

THE TREE OF LIFE​
      "Not I, but Christ" (Galatians 2:20). It is not a matter of what fruit, but of which tree! "What salvation has done is not merely forgiving me my sins; forgiveness, cleansing, justifying, applies to my responsibility and guilty condition in the firs ... read more

THREE-FOLD CORD​
      "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18). The Word of life, the Lord of life, and the exigencies of life all must combine to give us a ministry of l ... read more

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