The Bible

On Raising Questions

… They hunt the Bible through for threatening texts; and when they have done with that, they turn to reason, and philosophy, and scepticism, in order to shut the …

The Lover of God's Law Filled With Peace

Psalm 119:165

… One asks me, "Do you mean to say that you read the Bible and do not find difficulties in it?" I regard the Word of God as being …

'The True Sayings of God'

Revelation 19:9

… as they refer to the entire canon of Scripture. I may take this blessed Book, this whole Inspired Bible, and say of its contents, "These are the true …

Sovereign Grace and Man’s Responsibility

Romans 10:20-21

… Every word of God is given by inspiration, and it is profitable for some good end. Does not the Bible say so? Let me tell you, the reason …

Trembling at the Word of the Lord

Isaiah 66:2

… In the Word of God we have a gallery of portraits so accurate, so striking, that only the hand of the Lord could have drawn them. Most of …

Two Sorts Of Hearers

James 1:22-25

… The writer, himself a German, says that the skepticism of the professed preachers of the Word of God, the continual doubts which have been suggested by scientific men …

The Fair Portrait of a Saint

Job 23:11

… Ah, dear Friends, keep to the simplicity of the Bible! This is an age in which Holy Scripture is very little accounted of. If a Church chooses to …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… Bible was also full of practicality. I can only say a brief word or two on that point. Every precept and command of the Word of God is …

The Almighty Warrior

Psalm 45:3-5

… which the Bible is the sermon! The Bible is like a script pointing to Him and saying, "This is the way to Jesus Christ." Holy Scripture gives you …

My Comfort In Affliction

Psalm 119:50

… And while others say, I derive consolation from this, and I from that, David opens the Holy Scripture and cheerfully exclaims, "This is my comfort." Can you say …

Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries

… As the bones are necessary to the human system, so Scripture must have its historical matters. The expositor who nullifies the historical ground work of Scripture for the …

The Message from the Lord's Mouth

Ezekiel 3:17

… My dear Brother, if you would be eminently useful, let your mind bow before the doctrines of the Scripture! Seek to know all that the Bible teaches, especially …

Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man

… Word of God is in that condition ; it is still an Eldorado unexplored, a land whose dust is gold.— C. H. S., in speech at a Bible Society …

Gathering Without Planting

Joshua 24:13

… Men used to say, with the famous Chillingworth, "The Bible and the Bible, alone, is the religion of Protestants." And so it once was. Yet now it seems …

The Looking Glass

James 1:23-25

… LAST Lord's Day I tried to show the right way of hearing the Word of God. We spoke of how to behave before the sermon, at the …

Walking in the Light of the Lord

Isaiah 2:5

… understand what is in the Word of God. The Holy Spirit has promised to teach us. There are some Doctrines of the Bible that are very mysterious, some …

Heart Disease Curable

Isaiah 61:1

… Indeed, if it were not in Isaiah, it is yet in other parts of the Word of God. Its meaning pervades the Bible—it is the very genius …

Knowing and Believing

2 Timothy 1:12

… for—"the letter kills, it is only the Spirit that quick-ens"—and unless you know Christ you do not know the vital Spirit of the Word of …

Evening, June 10

Jn 5:39

Evening, June 10 Go To Morning Reading “They are they which testify of me.” John 5:39 Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega of the Bible. He …

Nominal Christians—Real Infidels

John 8:46

… Do we not tolerate many things among Protestants which can never be vindicated from Scripture? You tell me that the Bible is your religion, and yet bring your …

Untitled Sermon

Psalm 119:144

… is the Word of God, and that master weapon of All-Prayer! Perhaps you feel yourself so confused that you do not know what Scripture to plead in …

Psalm 119

Psalm 119

… It is the wisdom of God that speaks in the Scripture (Luke 11:49); therefore, whatever else you mind, really and carefully study the Bible. Samuel Jacomb (1629 …

The Private Tutor

John 14:24-26

… It is one thing to hear the Word of God, but it is another thing to learn the Word of God—it is one thing to be told …

The Head of the Church

Colossians 1:18

… Our Lord, as it seems to me, puts this so plainly in the Word of God that I marvel men who believe in the Bible should think the …

The Infallibility of Scripture

Isaiah 1:20

… There is an infinite majesty about every line of Scripture, but especially about that part of Scripture in which the Lord reveals Himself and His glorious plan of …

The Necessity of Regeneration

John 3:7

… evident if we consult the authority of Scripture. Consider its testimony conceiving what man is by nature. The Word of God never flatters us. It tells us that …

The Great Teacher and Remembrancer

John 14:26

… Brothers and Sisters, there is a great danger nowadays in not attaching sufficient importance to the teaching of Scripture. You will sometimes hear persons speak very disparagingly of …

The Broken Fence

Proverbs 24:30-32

… They also opened the Word of God before us and they taught us the ways of right both toward God and toward men. They prayed for us and …

What God Cannot Do!

Titus 1:2

… But look at belief in Scripture and at Scripture itself. The Bible is better understood, more prized, and I believe, on the whole, more practiced than ever it …

'To You'

Acts 13:26

… Well, then, as long as this invaluable preacher is with you—as long as you can read the Word of God in your home, or in the field …

Evening, January 18

Lu 24:27

… When Jesus himself sought to enrich others, he wrought in the quarry of Holy Scripture. The favoured pair were led to consider the best of subjects , for Jesus …

Sickness and Prayer, Healing and Praise

Psalm 107:17-22

… can, for, "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Certain passages of Scripture will always be peculiarly precious to us, for they were the …

The Hearing of Faith

Galatians 3:2

… I suppose nearly everybody here believes the Bible to be the Word of God. Very well, when you hear that teaching which is consistent with Scripture, the hearing …

Before Sermon, At Sermon and After Sermon

James 1:21

… You must receive the Word of God, or it cannot bless you. For, Sirs, the Word of God is a feast, but what comes of it if a …

Reform

2 Chronicles 31:1

… rather turn to Scripture, and see what is right. The day must come when Episcopacy, Independency, Wesleyanism, and every other system, must be read by the Word of …

The True Position of the Witness Within

1 John 5:10

… The basis of faith is the testimony of God concerning His Son—the testimony of God as we find it in holy Scripture. I do not believe Christ …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… you who do not read the Word of God? We stand up as Protestants and say, "The Bible, and the Bible, alone, is the religion of Protestants!" And …

The Majestic Voice

Psalm 29:4

… In some sense Jesus Christ may be called the voice of God, for you know he is called the Word of God frequently in Scripture; and I am …

Where The "If" Lies

Mark 9:23

… I am not at this moment speaking to those who reject the word of God, and deny the Deity of Christ: I can understand their position, and deal …

A Lesson and a Fortune for Christian Men of Business

Hebrews 13:5

… find men treating the Bible as though it were just nothing at all, or, at least, an exceedingly small matter! If the Scripture stands in their way, our …