JOHN 3:14, 15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. Jesus and his salvation were the substance of all the ancient …
Tag: Scripture
WATCHFULNESS AND PRAYERFULNESS
1 PETER 4:7.—“Watch unto prayer.” IN explaining this injunction of St. Peter, we shall show the importance of a watchful and prayerful spirit, by considering the innate disposition of the human heart. We shall find the argument derived from the fact that man is naturally …
SANCTIFICATION COMPLETED AT DEATH
1 CORINTHIANS 2:9.—“Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” THESE words primarily refer to the higher knowledge which is in reserve for the Christian in heaven. …
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 …
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 …
The Wise and the Foolish
Let us not then be out of heart for the present evils; for if thou hast any sins remaining, they will disappear, and easily be burnt up by the tribulation; and if thou possessest virtue, thou wilt become thereby more illustrious and distinguished; for if …
Redeeming The Time
But as concerning these days which we are passing now, the Apostle says, “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Are not these days indeed evil which we spend in this corruptible flesh, in or under so heavy a load of the corruptible body, …
Commentary On Proverbs 4:1-27
CHAPTER 4 When the things of God are to be taught precept must be upon precept, and line upon line, not only because the things themselves are of great worth and weight, but because men’s minds, at the best, are unapt to admit them and …
YOU COMPLETELY TRANSFORM HIS ILLNESS
PSALM 41 1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; 2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will …
Commentary On Job 42:1-17
CHAPTER 42 Solomon says, “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof,” Eccl. 7:8. It was so here in the story of Job; at the evening-time it was light. Three things we have met with in this book which, I confess, have …