Sermons and Biblical Studies

Hebrews 12:28, 29 “Let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.” IN every age of Christianity, since it was first preached, there has been what may be called a religion of the world, which so far imitates the one true religion, … Continue reading “THE RELIGION OF
THE DAY”

Psalm 2:11 “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” WHY did Christ show Himself to so few witnesses after He rose from the dead? Because He was a King, a King exalted upon God’s “Holy hill of Zion;” as the Psalm says which contains the text. Kings do not court the multitude, or … Continue reading “CHRISTIAN
REVERENCE”

Acts 10:40, 41 “Him God raised up the third day, and showed Him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us who did eat and drink with Him after He rose from the dead.” IT might have been expected, that, on our Saviour’s rising again from the … Continue reading “WITNESSES OF
THE RESURRECTION”

Luke 20:37, 38 “Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live unto Him.” THESE words of … Continue reading “THE
RESURRECTION OF THE BODY”

Luke 11:1 “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” THESE words express the natural feelings of the awakened mind, perceiving its great need of God’s help, yet not understanding well what its particular wants are, or how they are to be relieved. The disciples of John the Baptist, and the disciples … Continue reading “FORMS OF
PRIVATE PRAYER”

Matthew 6:6 “Thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.” HERE is our Saviour’s own sanction and blessing vouchsafed to private prayer, in simple, clear, and most gracious words. … Continue reading “TIMES OF
PRIVATE PRAYER”

Psalm 37:34 “Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land.” THE Psalm from which I have taken my text, is written with a view of encouraging good men who are in perplexity,—and especially perplexity concerning God’s designs, providence, and will. “Fret not thyself;” this is the … Continue reading “OBEDIENCE THE
REMEDY FOR RELIGIOUS PERPLEXITY”

1 Cor. 3:18, 19 “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” AMONG the … Continue reading “THE SELF-WISE
INQUIRER”

John 3:9 “How can these things be?” THERE is much instruction conveyed in the circumstance, that the Feast of the Holy Trinity immediately succeeds that of Whit Sunday. On the latter Festival we commemorate the coming of the Spirit of God, who is promised to us as the source of all spiritual knowledge and discernment. … Continue reading “THE CHRISTIAN
MYSTERIES”

Romans 4:20, 21 “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform.” THERE are serious men who are in the habit of describing Christian Faith as a feeling or a … Continue reading “RELIGIOUS FAITH
RATIONAL”