Sermons and Biblical Studies

Rom_8:34. Death of Christ "It is Christ that died."’97Rom_8:34. Let us consider a few things in connection with the important event specified in the text. "It is Christ that died." I. Christ died, not in an ordinary, but in an extraordinary manner. All the circumstances connected with it were of a striking and wonderful description. … Continue reading “164. ROM 8:34. DEATH OF CHRIST”

Heb_1:1-2. The Various Communications of the Divine Mind to Man "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son."’97Heb_1:1, Heb_1:2. Introduction’97Author of the epistle’97Persons to whom it was addressed’97Its general scope and design’97Contains a … Continue reading “163. HEB 1:1-2. THE VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS OF THE DIVINE MIND TO MAN”

Luk_12:15. Covetousness "Take heed, and beware of covetousness." Luk_12:15. Let us consider, 1. The Nature and General Causes of Covetousness. 2 Its Evil and Pernicious Effects. And, 3. Its Prevention and Cure. I. The Nature and General Causes of Covetousness. It does not consist in a lawful care about the things of this life, or … Continue reading “162. LUK 12:15. COVETOUSNESS”

Nah_1:7. Nahum’s Description of Jehovah "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him."’97Nah_1:7. In this description, God is placed before us in a threefold form. 1. He is good. 2. A stronghold. And, 3. He knoweth them that trust in him. I. The Lord … Continue reading “161. NAH 1:7. NAHUM’S DESCRIPTION OF JEHOVAH”

Joh_13:1. Christ’s Unchanging Love to His People "Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end."’97Joh_13:1. We have in the text, I. A peculiar Description of believers’97Christ’s own. II. Their present Condition’97"In the world." III. Christ’s unalterable Attachment to them’97"Having loved them, he loved them to the end." We … Continue reading “160. JOH 13:1. CHRIST’S UNCHANGING LOVE TO HIS PEOPLE”

Isa_51:1. The Experimental Retrospect "Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."’97Isa_51:1. The text was addressed to Israel, and was intended to remind them of their original small and weak condition, … Continue reading “159. ISA 51:1. THE EXPERIMENTAL RETROSPECT”

Act_4:13. Intimacy With Christ, And Its Effects "And they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus."’97Act_4:13 Peter and John, at the hour of prayer, went up to the temple; saw a lame man, and in the name of Jesus imparted unto him healing. The attention of the people excited. Peter’s sermon. Five … Continue reading “158. ACT 4:13. INTIMACY WITH CHRIST, AND ITS EFFECTS”

Hos_14:1, Hos_14:2. Israel Exhorted to Return to God "O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips."’97Hos_14:1, Hos_14:2. In the … Continue reading “157. HOS 14:1, HOS 14:2. ISRAEL EXHORTED TO RETURN TO GOD”

2Ti_1:7. The Rationality of Religion "A sound mind."’972Ti_1:7. Religion has been attacked in every possible way. It has especially been represented as grounded in mental weakness, and a sure sign of intellectual deficiency. The very opposite of this is the case. Sin is folly, the essence of folly’97direct and ruinous folly. Religion is true wisdom, … Continue reading “156. 2TI 1:7. THE RATIONALITY OF RELIGION”

2Co_7:5. Inward Fears "Within were fears."’972Co_7:5 Let us consider, The Nature’97The Evil’97and, The Remedy, for inward Fears. I. The Nature of inward Fears. There is a twofold fear, which forms an essential part of the. Christian character. (1) The fear of God. A filial fear of offending him. A fear arising from a right apprehension … Continue reading “155. 2CO 7:5. INWARD FEARS”