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His Healing "And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto Him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. "And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in … Continue reading “1052. His Healing”

His Earnestness "But he cried the more a great deal" (Mar_10:48). 1. Obstacles will hinder the indifferent, but they only seem to help the truly earnest unto God. The more the people urged Bartimaeus to keep still, the louder did he cry; the more they argued against his getting to the Lord, the stronger his … Continue reading “1049. His Earnestness”

His Appeal "Jeans, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me" (Mar_10:47). Did ever sinner offer words more suited to salvation than were these? Let us stop and notice: First, The position of the words–"Jesus," "mercy," "me." Second, The words themselves–"Jesus," "mercy," "me." 1. The position of the words. There is but one way by … Continue reading “1050. His Appeal”

His Hindrances "And many charged him that he should hold his peace" (Mar_10:48). There are always those who stand ready to hinder bother with a poor lost soul. But this is false. The God of Heaven and of earth is willing any time to hear and heed the cry of the man who needs His … Continue reading “1048. His Hindrances”

His Condition "Blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side, begging" (Mar_10:46). In the condition of Bartimaeus as he sat by the public roadside, we find mirrored the condition of every poor lost sinner. 1. Bartimaeus was the son of Timaeus. The expression suggests the descent of the blind man. He must … Continue reading “1046. His Condition”

His Opportunity "And they came to Jericho: and as He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great number of people" (Mar_10:46). Jesus Christ was coming down the Jericho road, and Bartimaeus was in the line of His travel. Let us see what happened. 1. The blind man's extremity proved God's opportunity. Had … Continue reading “1047. His Opportunity”

Volume 8: God's Men and Their Message Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR

Blind Bartimaeus or Salvation Made Simple His Condition (Mar_10:46). His Opportunity (Mar_10:46). His Hindrances (Mar_10:48). His Earnestness (Mar_10:48). His Appeal (Mar_10:47). His Approach to Christ (Mar_10:50). His Healing (Mar_10:51-52). There are a number of wonderful scenes that occurred at Jericho. It was at Jericho that the walls fell down as Joshua surrounded the city. It … Continue reading “1045. Blind Bartimaeus or Salvation Made Simple”

The Punishment of the Wicked As Set Forth in the Epistles "Thinkest thou this, O man, * * that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?" (Rom_2:3) The message of the Epistles concerning the punishment of the wicked is not different from the message of Christ. There may be some added truth in the Epistles, … Continue reading “1042. The Punishment of the Wicked As Set Forth in the Epistles”

The Punishment of the Wicked As Set Forth in Revelation "He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty" (Rev_19:15, A. S. V.) We are now coming to the last Book of the Bible. It is a summing up of many things. It is a final and authoritative word. In … Continue reading “1043. The Punishment of the Wicked As Set Forth in Revelation”