Just Some Thoughts IS it not strange, that many talk of keeping God’s commandments, and never remember, that this is the commandment of God, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another? How many think of rearing …
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THE CERTAIN SUCCESS OF EVANGELISTIC LABOR
ISAIAH 55:10, 11.—“For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; so shall my word …
EVERY CHRISTIAN A DEBTOR TO THE PAGAN
ROMANS 1:14.—“I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise.” THIS is the reason which the apostle Paul assigns for his readiness to go to Rome, or to the ends of the earth, to preach the …
THE FOLLY OF AMBITION
JEREMIAH 45:5.—“Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not.” MAN is a creature of aspirations. His constant question is: Who will show me any good? It matters not whether we try him in the highest or the lowest ranges of society, we find him …
CHRISTIANITY REVERSED
OR, A NEW OFFICE OF INITIATION, FOR ALL YOUTHS OF THE SUPERIOR CLASS BEING A SUMMARY OF LORD CHESTERFIELD’S CREED. I BELIEVE, that this world is the object of my hopes and morals; and that the little prettinesses of life will answer all the ends of human …
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 …
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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A CAUTION TO STIR UP TO WATCH AGAINST SIN
BY J. BUNYAN ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR This faithful and affectionate appeal to conscience, was originally published on a half-sheet of copy paper, and being only printed on one side of the leaf was called a broadside; probably intended to hang up in the house, …
Commentary of Romans 1:19-32
Romans 1:19–32 (ESV) 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the …