Sermons and Biblical Studies

James 5:13 “Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.” ST. JAMES seems to imply in these words that there is that in religious worship which supplies all our spiritual need, which suits every mood of mind and every variety of circumstances, over and above the heavenly and … Continue reading “RELIGIOUS WORSHIP A REMEDY FOR
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Luke 10:41, 42 “Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things; but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her.” EVERY word of Christ is good; it has its mission and its purpose, and does not fall to the ground.1 It cannot … Continue reading “THE GOOD PART OF MARY”

Heb. 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the Day approaching.” THE first Christians set up the Church in continual prayer. “They persevering daily with one mind in the Temple, and breaking bread from house to … Continue reading “THE DAILY SERVICE”

PERHAPS there are no words uttered by our Lord in the Gospels more gracious and considerate, as well as holy, just, and good (that is, if we dare measure His words by our own sense of them), than the encouragement given in this text, and others of a similar character; none, more gracious and considerate, … Continue reading “WHOSO SHALL RECEIVE ONE SUCH LITTLE CHILD IN MY NAME, RECEIVETH ME”

Matt. 18:5 “Whoso shall receive one such little child in My name, receiveth Me.” PERHAPS there are no words uttered by our Lord in the Gospels more gracious and considerate, as well as holy, just, and good (that is, if we dare measure His words by our own sense of them), than the encouragement given … Continue reading “INFANT BAPTISM”

AS there is One Holy Ghost, so there is one only visible Body of Christians which Almighty God “knows by name,” and one Baptism which admits men into it. This is implied in the text, which is nearly parallel to St. Paul’s words to the Ephesians: “There is one Body, and one Spirit, one Baptism.” … Continue reading “BY ONE SPIRIT ARE WE ALL BAPTIZEDINTO ONE BODY”

“By one Spirit are we all baptized into one Body.” AS there is One Holy Ghost, so there is one only visible Body of Christians which Almighty God “knows by name,” and one Baptism which admits men into it. This is implied in the text, which is nearly parallel to St. Paul’s words to the … Continue reading “1 COR. 12:13”

1 Cor. 12:13 “By one Spirit are we all baptized into one Body.” AS there is One Holy Ghost, so there is one only visible Body of Christians which Almighty God “knows by name,” and one Baptism which admits men into it. This is implied in the text, which is nearly parallel to St. Paul’s … Continue reading “REGENERATING BAPTISM”

“We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” MOSES prayed for this one thing, that he might “see God’s glory;” and he was allowed to behold it in such measure, … Continue reading “2 COR. 3:18”

2 Cor. 3:18 “We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” MOSES prayed for this one thing, that he might “see God’s glory;” and he was allowed to behold it … Continue reading “THE GIFT OF THE SPIRIT”