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2 Corinthians Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

Arousing Considerations 1Co_15:34 : ’93Awake to righteousness.’94 Starting out on a considerable journey, you turn not to the right, nor to the left, nor stop, but hasten on, mile after mile until you come to the top of the hill. Then you rein in your horse; the horse smokes with the length of the way. … Continue reading “497. Arousing Considerations”

The Queen of Festivals 1Co_15:54 : ’93Death is swallowed up in victory.’94 About eighteen hundred and fifty Easter mornings have wakened the earth. In France for three centuries the almanacs made the year begin at Easter, until Charles IX made the year begin at January first. In the Tower of London there is a royal … Continue reading “498. The Queen of Festivals”

Wonders of the Hand 1Co_12:21; ’93The eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee.’94 These words suggest that some time two very important parts of the human body got into controversy, and the eye became insolent and full of braggadocio, and said: ’93I am an independent part of the human system. … Continue reading “495. Wonders of the Hand”

Eastertide 1Co_15:20 : ’93Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.’94 On this glorious Easter morning, amid the. music and the flowers, I give you Christian salutation. This morning, Russian meeting Russian on the streets of St. Petersburg hails him with the salutation, ’93Christ is risen!’94 and is … Continue reading “496. Eastertide”

Every-Day Religion 1Co_10:31 : ’93Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.’94 When the apostle, in this text, sets forth the idea that so common an action as the taking of food and drink is to be conducted to the glory of God, he proclaims the … Continue reading “493. Every-Day Religion”

Epidemic of Strikes 1Co_12:21 : ’93The eye cannot say to the hand I have no need of thee.’94 Fifty thousand workmen in Chicago ceasing work in one day; Brooklyn stunned by the attempt to halt its railroad cars; Cleveland in the throes of a labor agitation; and restlessness among toilers all over the land have … Continue reading “494. Epidemic of Strikes”

The Dramatic Element 1Co_7:31 : ’93They that use this world as not abusing it.’94 My reason for preaching this discourse is that I have been kindly invited by two of the leading newspapers of this country to inspect and report on two of the popular plays of the day; to go some weeks ago to … Continue reading “492. The Dramatic Element”

The Ransomed 1Co_6:20 : ’93Ye are bought with a price.’94 Your friend takes you through his valuable house. You examine the arches, the frescoes, the grass-plats, the fish-ponds, the conservatories, the parks of deer, and you say within yourself or you say aloud: ’93What did all this cost?’94 You see costly apparel, or you see … Continue reading “490. The Ransomed”

Amusements, Good and Bad 1Co_7:31 : ’93They that use this world, as not abusing it.’94 For the last hundred years the Church has spent much of its time in denouncing hurtful and dangerous amusements’97a cautionary work most important and necessary; but it seems to me that we have stopped short of the mark. Having been … Continue reading “491. Amusements, Good and Bad”