The Bible

Simple But Sound

John 9:25

… As silver tried in the furnace is purified seven times, so is the Word of God—and the more it is put into the furnace, the more it …

Saints Guarded From Stumbling

… And there are others who are staggered at another doctrine because they have met some very wise man who knows better than the Word of God and says …

Christians Kept From Sin

1 Samuel 25:32

… Come and join one of our Bible classes, or the Young Men's Christian Association, or find some Christian friends somewhere or other. Form associations and acquaintanceships which …

Singing in the Ways of the Lord

Psalm 138:5

… say that if the Bible does not teach that, it does not teach anything! Words have ceased to have a meaning if the Bible does not teach the …

Christ Set Forth As A Propitiation

Romans 3:25

… read the Bible to find a promise? Has no promise dropped with honey to you? Come, I pray you, and obey the Word of God which I utter …

The Healing of One Born Blind

John 9:32

… THAT was quite true—there was no instance recorded in Scripture or in profane history at the time when this man spoke, of any person who was born …

Jesus, The Stumbling Stone Of Unbelievers

1 Peter 2:7

… A Bible was brought into his house, he seized it and destroyed it in his wrath. He did not know that when his daughter went to bed her …

Our Sanctuary

Jeremiah 17:12

… I do not know that the whole of Scripture contains more delightful promises than those which fell from the lips of this son of sorrow who has been …

Psalm 7

Psalm 7

… The whole body of thy people Israel, by whom both these Hebrew words are commonly ascribed in Holy Scripture. "Compass thee about;" they will, and I, as their …

A Searching Test

Titus 1:15

… He sees his face in a mirror and endeavors to remove the spots which the Word of God reveals to him. But an ungodly man hearing the Word …

The Yoke Removed and the Lord Revealed

Ezekiel 34:27

… But do not all know God in this land—this land where there is so much Gospel teaching—where we boast of our open Bible and of our …

Turning Back in the Day of Battle

Psalm 78:9

… And as Christians, what weapons have we? Here is this “Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Here is a quiver, filled with innumerable arrows …

The Law Written in the Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… Show it to me in the Bible," for if it is not according to the other Scriptures, it is not a Scripture of God! A fancy as to …

The Consecration of Priests

Exodus 29:1

… I believe it used to be a ceremony in the English Church that, when the bishop ordained a minister, he always placed the Bible in his hands to …

The Cast-Off Sash

Jeremiah 13:1-11

… Dear Friends, never grow tired of God's Word! Never let any book supplant the Bible! Love every part of Scripture and take heed to every Word that …

The Uses of Anecdotes and Illustrations

… You want to arouse every faculty in them to receive the Word of God, that it may be a blessing to them. We want to win attention at …

The Unwearied Runner

Isaiah 40:31

… If you want a novel, read your Bible. It is always new. There is not a stale page in the Word of God—it is just as fresh …

All-Sufficiency Magnified

Philippians 4:13

… text in the Bible, I am sure I am not aware of the existence of it! Popish tradition might confirm the innovation, but the Bible knows no more …

Death and Life—the Wage and the Gift

Romans 6:23

… The Scripture says, "If you live after the flesh, you shall die"—such a life is a continued dying. Again, it is written, "She that lives in pleasure …

Divine Destruction and Protection

Ezekiel 17:29

… Moreover, he doubts the inspiration of the Bible, and has his misgivings as to the authenticity of some parts of it. He indulges a little suspicion as to …

A Wilderness Cry

Psalm 63:1

… Have you restrained prayer? Do you wonder that the land grows dry? Has the Word of God been neglected? Have you left off its study through pressure of …

Lecture III: The Uses Of Anecdotes And Illustrations.

… You want to arouse every faculty in them to receive the Word of God, that it may be a blessing to them. We want to win attention at …

Self-righteousness—a Smoldering Heap of Rubbish

Isaiah 65:5

… No man has any honest and rational convictions but myself! I can improve upon the Bible and criticize the life of Christ! Stand by yourself. I am holier …

An Astounding Miracle

Mark 1:21-28

… He was so absorbed in what He had to teach that His hearers did not exclaim, "What a preacher is this!" but, "What a Word of God is …

Rest For The Laboring

Matthew 11:28-30

… Brothers and Sisters, it is not our right either to add to or to take from the Word of God knowingly, and as there is no indication, here …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… There are in the Word of God certain things really taught. Do not believe that the Bible is a lump of wax to be shaped just as you …

Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings

Psalm 32:3-4

… Come as you are; and God himself must be untrue, his throne must have foundations apart from righteousness, Christ must be false, and this Bible a lie, before …

At School

Psalm 143:10

… I have known them not like to read special passages of Scripture. Perhaps they trouble them doctrinally, or as to the ordinances of the Christian faith, or as …

Psalm 144

Psalm 144

… It could not have been large, because it is so frequently mentioned in the Bible as being carried in processions ...The English translators render nebel (apparently without any …

The Recorders

1 Chronicles 16:4

… What faults there are in our memory touching the work and Word of God! Perhaps some of you have very powerful memories and may be able to treasure …

The Philosophy of Promise

Isaiah 42:9

… believe God and accept the Bible as His Revelation, I am getting right. If when I cannot understand the Word of God I believe it as much as …

Who Can Tell?

Jonah 3:9

… with you I will have nothing to do this morning; but to you who are believers in the revelation of the Bible—who profess to be nominal Christians …

The New Song On Earth

Psalm 40:3

… called new in the Bible. There is a New Covenant, there is a new Commandment. I will not quote the many things in Scripture that are called new …

In Whom Are You Trusting?

Isaiah 36:5

… Jesus—for, according to Scripture—all saints are a "royal priesthood." As for myself, though I preach in this place the Word of God, I hate the very …

Sounding Out the Word of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 1:8

… These trumpeters had received the Word of God themselves in much assurance and with much power. Note the fifth verse—"For our Gospel came not unto you in …

Meeting in the Unfinished Tabernacle

… Scripture warrants any man in getting into debt. It may stimulate the people to raise more money ; but, after all, attention to the simple Word of God is …

The Waterpots at Cana

John 2:7

… fill the Bible-reading vessel up to the brim. Christ’s commands are never meant to be done in a half-hearted manner. Let us throw our whole …

How A Man's Conduct Comes Home To Him

Proverbs 14:14

… He reaches down for his Bible. He commences to read a chapter, but he has disregarded the Word of God so long that he finds it to be …

Free Grace a Motive for Free Giving

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… They left that patient waiting which is our duty, for a fevered prophesying which is nowhere encouraged in the Word of God. Hence the Apostle said to them …

Struggles of Conscience

Job 13:23

… We always get wrong when we say one Christian’s experience is be measured by the Word of God; and what the sinner should feel is to be …