The Bible

A Cheerful Giver is Beloved of God

2 Corinthians 9:7

… least for something for the Bible Society. That, you see, lies at the root of everything. It gives away the Word of God, and surely, if you cannot …

Scriptural Salvation

Romans 10:11

… OF PROOF—"The Scripture says." In this enlightened age little is made of Scripture. The tendency is to undermine men's faith in the Bible and persuade them …

The One Thing Needful

Luke 10:42

… Ay, and we may believe even what the Bible itself teaches to us, or think we believe it; but, if our heart has never made submission to the …

The Holy Spirit and the One Church

Jude 1:19

… It is as miraculous a change as any miracle of which we read in Scripture. It is supremely supernatural. It may be mimicked, but no imitation of it …

The Christ-Given Rest

Matthew 11:28

… if a person is obliged to read the Bible like that. "I—will—give—you—rest." Every Word of God seems to be emphatic if you will just …

'Ever This Our War Cry—victory, Victory!'

Isaiah 53:12

… have come? After all their Bible reading, did they not know that? Oh, how easy it is to read much of Scripture and yet to know little about …

Tokens For Good

Psalm 86:17

… ever had are not to be trusted in comparison with the Word of God in the Bible! I say it advisedly—even the sweetest communion we have ever …

"All the Day Long"

Proverbs 23:17

… Today we will consider two precepts so that we may not seem to neglect any part of the Word of God, for the precept is as Divine as …

A Blow For Puseyism

John 6:63

… What is meant by "the flesh" here? The word "flesh" in Scripture has eleven or twelve different modifications of its one abiding meaning. In this passage it means …

A Sermon of Personal Testimony

Deuteronomy 32:47

… If he is baptized with the Baptism of Scripture, itself, and if he is a most diligent man in all his devotions. Yet, if he does not truly …

Why the Gospel Is Hidden

2 Corinthians 4:3

… If you take a sovereign out of your pocket and cover the word, "God," in your Bible with it, of course you cannot see the word! There are …

The Necessity of the Spirit’s Work

… which may be regarded as a mere freak of grace. As every miracle was necessary, absolutely necessary, so is every promise that is given in the Word of …

Sincere Seekers—assured Finders

1 Chronicles 28:9

… I can never understand these things." Friend, if you are not able to read a word in the Bible, yet may you read your title clear to mansions …

The Old, Old Story

Romans 5:6

… But the Word of God is understood with the heart, and makes no strange demands on the intellect. Now, our first commendation on the doctrine of the atonement …

The Glory, Unity and Triumph of the Church

John 17:22-3

… The word, "world," throughout Scripture is used with a very remarkable variety of meaning and one had need to have his wits about him and to read carefully …

Wake Up! Wake Up!

Romans 13:11

… It is all very well to take a passage of Scripture, isolate it from the context, and use it as the slogan of a sermon. But it is …

A Simple Sermon for Seeking Souls

Romans 10:13

… Holy Scripture tells us that we all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, and conscience beareth witness to the same truth. We have all …

God's Answer to Persistent Prayer

1 Kings 18:41

… Of course, they include City Missionaries, Bible women and good people who can give all their time to such work! But the notion that every saved man is …

My Prayer

Psalm 119:37

… Remember well that this Psalm is dedicated to the praise of the Word of God. Throughout its entire length it sounds forth the honor of God's statutes …

Conversion

James 5:19-20

… Moreover, there are some men who seem never to need conversion at all; for we have one instance in Scripture of John the Baptist, of whom it is …

The Blood Shed For Many

Matthew 26:28

… Besides, Beloved, we know from Holy Scripture that this doctrine of the death of Christ is the very core of Christianity. Leave out the Cross and you have …

The Bond of the Covenant

Ezekiel 20:34-38

… wilderness! They went up to hear the Word of God preached and, while others were converted, they were not! The Bible, itself, seemed to be a wilderness—when …

The Royal Prerogative

Deuteronomy 32:39

… Scripture in His hands and use it to the dividing of joints and marrow, or sinners will escape its power. Terrible Truths there are in the Bible which …

The Ploughman

… When we were boys at school the reading of a chapter in the Word of God, or the death of a playmate, or an address at a Bible …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… the Word of God, for I ventured to assert that the devil was the author of that saying, and that it was not in the Bible at all …

Cleansing—Wrong Or Right?

Job 9:30

… The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church! But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians …

The Two Yokes

Jeremiah 28:13

… Let him rather expect it, and go on never caring, for the fact is, the truth will outlive error, and in the long run that Word of God …

'Christ Is All'

Colossians 3:11

… Or, perhaps, they have taken a certain book, other than the Bible, and say, "We will judge all things by this book"—and if the preacher does not …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… Again, to keep up the parallel with which I commenced, let me remind you that all sinners are called to repentance and faith in Christ wherever the Word …

"How Good to Those Who Seek!"

Lamentations 3:25

… Bible as he never did before! It is a blessed sign when the young man or the young woman begins to take an interest in the Word of …

Paul in the Tempest

Acts 27:18-25

… We cannot have a better basis of faith than that! We must settle in our minds that there is a God, that the Word of God must certainly …

Early Criticisms and Slanders

… Spurgeon is too well acquainted with Elisha Coles not to see in the Bible the sovereignty of God; and too well acquainted with the writings of Toplady and …

Jacob and Doubting Souls a Parallel

Genesis 45:28

… If they see any passage of Scripture that appears to frown upon them, they retain that in their memory and they keep on stinging themselves with it, often …

In Christ No Condemnation

Romans 8:1

… When he has to cry out in the agony of his spirit because of the vehemence of temptation, he may still lay his hand upon the Word of …

A Holy Celebration

Exodus 12:42

… I break down there," says one. "I cannot believe." In what can you not believe? Cannot you believe what God tells you? Do you believe the Bible to …

The Great Birthday

Luke 2:10

… You will often hear it asserted that, "The Bible and the Bible, alone, is the religion of Protestants," but it is not so! There are Protestants who have …

Particular Redemption

John 6:44

… COMING to Christ” is a very common phrase in Holy Scripture. It is used to express those acts of the soul wherein, leaving at once our self-righteousness …

Knowing and Doing

John 13:17

… If there were time tonight, I would make an inventory of all the Truths of Scripture and say after each one, "If you know these things, happy are …

'A Song of My Beloved'

Solomon 2:16

… Bible seems to be full of lilies, yet you must never be satisfied merely with Scripture, but must get to the Christ of Scripture, the Word of God …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… I have seen some men, while the truths of Scripture have been sounded from this pulpit, whose knees have knocked together, whose eyes have flowed with tears as …