A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900 • SECTION 7

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← Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. Mark

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35—45.

46—52. 1—11.

12—21.

22—26.

27—33.

1—12. 13—17.

18—27.

28—34.

35—44.

1—8.

9—13. 14—23. 24—31. 32—37.

The young man who had great possessions, — Christ's love to sinners, — the peril of being rich 207

Encouragement to forsake all for Christ's sake, Christ's foreknowledge of His own sufferings 211

Ignorance of the sons of Zebedee, — lowli- ness and self-devotion enforced by Christ's example 215

Blind BartimEeus healed . . . .221

Christ's public entry into Jerusalem, and

voluntary poverty 226

Christ's manhood, — the fig-tree cursed, — the temple cleansed 231

Importance of faith, necessity of a forgiv- ing spirit 236

Spiritual blindness of the chief priests and scribes, — mental dishonesty of prejudiced unbelievers 241

Parable of the wicked husbandmen . . 246

The tribute, and the respective claims of

Caesar and of God 251

The Sadducees, and the doctrine of the re- surrection 255

The Scribes, and the great commandment of aU 261

Christ in the Psalms, — warning against hy- pocrisy,— the widow's mite . . . 265

Beginning of the prophecy on the mount of

Olives 271

What Christ's people must expect between

His first and second advents . . .277

The lawfulness of using means to provide

for our safety, — privileges of the elect . 281

Second coming of Christ described, — impor- tance of observing the signs of the times . 285

Uncertainty of the time of Christ's second

advent, duty of watchfulness . . .290

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