1st TIMOTHY CHAPTER 4 1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1 Spiritus autem clarè dicit, quòd in posterioribus temporibus desciscent quidam a fide, attendentes spiritibus impostoribus, et doctrinis …
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1ST TIMOTHY: Chapter 3
1st TIMOTHY CHAPTER 3 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 1 Certus sermo, si quis episcopatum appetit, præclarum opus desiderat. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of …
THE CHRISTIAN IMPERFECT, YET A SAINT
COLOSSIANS 3:12.—“Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering.” IT appears singular to the reader of St. Paul’s Epistles, that the apostle in one passage speaks of Christians as perfect, and in another …
CONNECTION BETWEEN FAITH AND WORKS
JAMES 2:24.—“Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.” THIS affirmation of the inspired apostle James seems to flatly contradict that famous assertion of the inspired apostle Paul which is so often quoted, as containing the pith …
PRIDE VITIATES RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
1 CORINTHIANS 8:2.—“If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.” IN reading this text, we must lay a strong emphasis upon the word “think,” if we would feel the force of it. St. Paul would teach …
CHRISTIAN HUMILITY
1 PETER 5:5.—“Be clothed with humility.” HUMILITY is a grace that pertains exclusively to the Christian religion. The better codes of pagan morality recommend some of the virtues of our religion—such as benevolence, justice, truthfulness, and the like—but this quality of meekness, which is so …
First Vinegar, Then Wine
Hence learn, what kind of ministry is like to do most good, namely, that which works upon the consciences of men. John Baptist did lift up his voice like a trumpet, he preached the doctrine of repentance with power, Matt. 3:2. Repent, for the Kingdom …
The Foundation of Religion
First, the foundation of religion is the character of God. The works of His omnipotence and benevolence are indeed reasons to stimulate man to serve God; however, they are not the basis for such service. This foundation is the very character of God. God possesses …
No Man Shall Pluck My Sheep Out of My Hand
Let us banish from our hearts, therefore, the unbelieving opinions which imagine that evils befall us by mere chance, or from physical causes. But when thou considerest the wounds in thy own circle of relations, or dost cast a glance at the public disorders in …
We Differ From Unbelievers In Our Estimate Of Things.
We differ from unbelievers in our estimate of things. The unbeliever surveys the heavens and worships them, because he thinks them a divinity; he looks to the earth and makes himself a servant to it, and longs for the things of sense. But not so …
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