Sermons and Biblical Studies

The Problems Of The Religious Life: Can A Just God Forgive Sins? To the ears of the Christian believer the question seems superfluous, and I think I may almost say it sounds grotesque. That fact notwithstanding, to vast numbers of men and women it is the most perplexing of questions, and constitutes the initial religious … Continue reading “252. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: CAN A JUST GOD FORGIVE SINS?”

The Coming Of The Word. The Beginning Of Sin. I do not propose to take any one verse in this chapter as text. It is complete in itself for all that it is intended to teach, and it is required as a whole if we are to understand that teaching. Of course it is impossible … Continue reading “251. THE COMING OF THE WORD. THE BEGINNING OF SIN.”

How Can A Man Walk With God? Conscience. To-night I have no text. If anyone is sufficiently under the power of tradition to feel that a text is necessary, then either of the twenty-nine verses in the New Testament in which the word "conscience" is found will serve, for conscience is my theme. Conscience is … Continue reading “250. HOW CAN A MAN WALK WITH GOD? CONSCIENCE.”

Revelation 19:16. The Kingdom: The King. He hath on His garment and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Rev_19:16 This is a view of Christ in His glory, a poetic and prophetic description of a glory upon which the eye of man has not yet rested in actual … Continue reading “249. REVELATION 19:16. THE KINGDOM: THE KING.”

Revelation 3:20. The King At The Door. Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. Rev_3:20 The first and true application of these words is an application to the Christian … Continue reading “248. REVELATION 3:20. THE KING AT THE DOOR.”

Revelation 1:9. Tribulation, Kingdom, And Patience. … the tribulation and kingdom and patience… in Jesus…. Rev_1:9 The text is only a phrase. But what a phrase it is. Taken thus, in separation from its context it is full of suggestiveness. Its opening word, "tribulation," is tremulous with sadness. It speaks of stress and strain and … Continue reading “247. REVELATION 1:9. TRIBULATION, KINGDOM, AND PATIENCE.”

Jude 1:21. "Keep Yourselves In The Love Of God" . These words are most remarkable in the light of their context. Taken apart therefrom, it would be the easiest thing in the world to misunderstand and misinterpret them. Let us, therefore, be patient while we remind ourselves of all that which we have read as … Continue reading “246. JUDE 1:21. "KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD" .”

1 John 3:8. The Purpose Of The Advent: 1. To Destroy the Works of the Devil. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1Jn_3:8 We are approaching the festival of Christmas. In the calendar of the Christian year this is the first Sunday in … Continue reading “245. 1 JOHN 3:8. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVENT: 1. TO DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL.”

1 John 3:5. The Purpose Of The Advent: 2. To Take Away Sins. Ye know that He was manifested to take away sins; and in Him is no sin. 1Jn_3:5 Last Sunday evening we spoke on a verse in this same chapter, "To this end was the Son of God manifested, that He might destroy … Continue reading “244. 1 JOHN 3:5. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVENT: 2. TO TAKE AWAY SINS.”

1 John 3:4; James 1:15 Sin. Sin is lawlessness. 1Jn_3:4 Lust when it hath conceived beareth sin. Jam_1:15 In these two brief passages we have inclusive statements of the nature and the genesis of sin. I am proposing to consider this subject in the most personal and immediate way, desiring to discuss the question of … Continue reading “243. 1 JOHN 3:4; JAMES 1:15 SIN.”