“You have heard of the patience of Job,” says the apostle, Jam. 5:11. So we have, and of his impatience too. We wondered that a man should be so patient as he was (ch. 1 and 2), but we wonder also that a good man should be so impatient as he is in this chapter,... Continue Reading →
Commentary on Matthew 19:23-26
And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When... Continue Reading →
Commentary On Matthew 14:22-23
Jesus Walks on the Water 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by... Continue Reading →
Communing With God
The Lord’s Prayer 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room... Continue Reading →
And The Lord Regretted
Does The Lord Change His Mind? 5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7... Continue Reading →
Definitely Blessed
PSALM 1 1 That man is blessed who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like... Continue Reading →
The Creation Of Man
Human Beings Created In The Image Of God "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27 (ESV) In art, the making of images is an exercise of beauty. Painting, sculpture, and the like are often imitative. Through our craft... Continue Reading →
Regeneration: Part 1
Ye Must Be Born Again “Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” JOHN 3:3 IF the Bible be false, as some proud men have dared to say, there is no occasion for keeping one day in the week holy, there is no use... Continue Reading →
Commentary On Revelation 22:6–21 (ESV)
Jesus Is Coming 6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” 7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the... Continue Reading →
Commentary On Revelation 21:1-27 And 22:1-5
The New Heavens, the New Earth, and the New Jerusalem 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a... Continue Reading →