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 …
Tag: Holiness
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 …
Without Knowledge of God There is No Knowledge of Self
It is certain that man never achieves a clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God’s face, and then descends from contemplating him to scrutinize himself. For we always seem to ourselves righteous and upright and wise and holy—this pride is innate …
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THE IMPRESSION MADE BY CHRIST’S HOLINESS
LUKE 5:8.—“When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying: Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” THE occurrence which called forth this at first sight singular request from Peter, is one of the many interesting incidents which …
THE SENSE OF SIN LEADS TO HOLINESS, AND THE CONCEIT OF HOLINESS LEADS TO SIN
JOHN 9:41.—“Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.” SOME of the most striking and significant teachings of Christ are put into the form of a verbal contradiction. Taking them …
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THE LAW IS THE STRENGTH OF SIN
1 CORINTHIANS 15:56.—“The strength of sin is the law.” ANY man who thinks or feels at all about the sin that is in him, knows that it is strong; and, also, that it is the strongest principle within him. His will is adequate for all …
THE LAW IS LIGHT
PROVERBS 6:23.—“The law is light.” THE fitness and beauty of this comparison of the law of God with light are seen immediately. If we consider the nature of law, we find that it is like the nature of sunlight. There is nothing so pure and …
The City of God: Book 7: Chapters 33-35
Chapter 33 It was by means of the true religion alone that it could be made manifest that the gods of the pagans were nothing but unclean spirits who used the memory of people departed or the images of earthly creatures to get themselves reckoned …
The City of God: Book 7: Chapters 30-32
Chapter 30 At this point, I must mention various operations of the one true God; It was because of these that the pagan philosophers, who were making a serious effort to interpret the indecent and immoral mysteries, made for themselves so many false gods. First, …
The City of God: Book 7: Chapters 27-29
Chapter 27 The conclusion seems to be that the select gods became more famous and renowned than the rest of the gods, not that their virtues might be held up to view, but that their vices might not be hidden. It is, therefore, easier to …