The Bible

Right Replies To Right Requests

Luke 11:11-13

… man, do we ever read of eating eggs at all in Scripture. And all through the Bible we find not even the mention of poultry till our Savior …

Good News for the Lost

Luke 19:10

… Now, mark my word, this is a gross and fatal delusion! There is not between the two covers of this Bible one single word of hope held out …

Blood Even on the Golden Altar

Leviticus 4:7

… ALL through Holy Scripture you constantly meet with the mention of "blood." "Without shedding of blood is no remission." "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us …

Family Reformation—or, Jacob's Second Visit to Bethel

Genesis 35:1

… Polygamy needed not to be denounced in so many words in Scripture, because the specimens given of it are all so thoroughly bad that no one can doubt …

Spring In The Heart

Psalm 65:10

… The Bible, long unread, which was thought to be of little more use than an old almanac, is now treated with great consideration. And though the reader finds …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… Here shall your proud waves be stopped." If there were no other promise in the Bible but this one and I knew no more theology than that promise …

Spring in the Heart

… The Bible, long unread, which was thought to be of little more use than an old almanac, is now treated with great consideration; and though the reader finds …

"It Is God That Justifieth"

… Do not let us be led aside by those who would have us confess to them; they have no warrant in the Word of God for their pretensions …

Gathering to the Center

Mark 1:45

… Thirdly, since coming to Christ is not a matter of once in your life and the Scripture says plainly, "Unto whom coming," to show us that the Christian …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… would but use her own head and heart in meditating upon the Word of God, she would be in a far more hopeful condition. There may have been …

Dangerous Lingering

Genesis 19:16

… insinuate doubts as to the authenticity of Scripture. I shall belie the teachings of the Doctrines of the Word of God, and so shall I keep them from …

The Choice Of A Leader

Luke 6:39

… Give a superstitious man the information contained in the Bible and a pair of scissors to cut his coat according to his shape, and Popery, in some shape …

The Compassion of Jesus

Matthew 9:36

… the blessed Book of Inspired God-breathed Scripture! But then, since He knew that some would not read the Bible, and others might read and not understand it …

A Persuasive to Steadfastness

Hebrews 3:14

… This union is set forth in Scripture by several images, to which we will just refer, but upon none of which can we just now enlarge. We are …

Stumbling at the Word

1 Peter 2:8

… But when we are born-again, born unto God, our life tends to love. "Being born-again"— 23, Not of corruptible seed, but ofincorruptible, by the Word of …

A Blessed Wonder

Matthew 8:10

… I do not know that he had ever had a religious acquaintance, but falling in probably with some of the books of Scripture, he read them, and he …

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… They prate much of what they call the inner light (which is often an inner darkness), which dim candle they exalt above the light of the Word of …

The Lesson of Uzza

1 Chronicles 13:8

… I have often heard men, while praying, quote as if it were a text of Scripture, "God, out of Christ, is a consuming fire." The Bible does not …

Sown Among Thorns

Matthew 13:7

… I am glad that you have no difficulties about the inspiration of Scripture, or the Deity of our Lord, or the fact of His atonement. You do not …

"There Is Forgiveness"

Psalm 130:4

… It is all true which the Word of God threatens concerning you! Then acknowledge that it is true and bow yourself in the dust before God—and then …

A Song and a Solace

Job 10:12

… Just then, some unnoticed promise of the Word of God has dropped into our soul with charming effect. It was, perhaps, but a sentence of half a dozen …

Sleep Not

1 Thessalonians 5:6

… The text says, “Let Us not sleep, as do others.” We will mention some “others,” whose histories are recorded in Scripture, who have slept to their own injury …

Resurrection for the Just and the Unjust

Acts 24:15

… if the Holy Spirit dwells in our bodies, as we are taught in Scripture—and if these bodies are to be partakers of a pure and sinless immortality …

Christ's Love to His Spouse

Ephesians 5:25

… He has loved the foul and filthy till He has washed them with water by the Word of God and presented them to Himself without spot, or wrinkle …

Peter's Blunder—a Lesson for Ourselves

Acts 10:14

… The Scripture says that men are to be saved by faith but these formalists say, "Surely, they must be regenerated in Baptism—they must be further fed by …

A Summons To Battle

2 Samuel 11:1

… In the country towns the multitude engaged in agricultural occupations cannot be expected to come out to weeknight services, and Prayer Meetings, Bible classes and the like, generally …

Mistakes Concerning God

Psalm 1:21

… not He hears of the great blessings that are promised in the Word of God to those who believe in Jesus and he says, "This news is too …

Man, Whose Breath Is In His Nostrils

Isaiah 2:22

… Our first enquiry is, WHAT IS MAN? This question is asked many times in Scripture and it has been frequently answered with a copiousness of instruction. David even …

The Beginning, Increase, and End of the Divine Life

Job 8:7

… Read much the Word of God alone. Seek out one who understandeth it well—a man whom God hath taught in it—and listen hou with reverence to …

Psalm 17

Psalm 17

… The more ready the Scripture is with us, the greater advantage in our conflicts and temptations. When the devil came to assault Christ, he had Scripture ready for …

Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking

Mark 8:22-25

… of Scripture, "Be still, I cannot endure you," nor yet of another, "I believe you, and you alone." Seek to love the whole Word of God, to get …

An Appeal to Children of Godly Parents

Proverbs 6:20-23

… The Holy Spirit condescended to use these expedients to help the memory of the readers of Holy Scripture. We should be thankful for this. I have sometimes heard …

The Unknown Giver and the Misused Gifts

Hosea 2:8

… Ever since man fell, that Word of God to Adam, "In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread," has been the rule of life for his …

Redemption By Price

1 Corinthians 6:19

… we have the 53rd chapter of Isaiah remaining in the Bible and other passages of sacred Scripture to the same effect. Even if they could disprove the Doctrine …

The Root Of The Matter

Job 19:28

… And she will steal away into her own room, sometimes, always with her Bible in her hand when she goes in. And she generally looks as if she …

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People

Nehemiah 8:10

… Oh, for the time when all believers shall search the word of God, when they shall not be content with saying, “I have joined myself with a certain …

The Whole Machinery of Salvation

Romans 10:14

… I have often thought that if I had read in Scripture, "If Charles Haddon Spurgeon shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved," I …

A Call to the Depressed

Isaiah 52:2

… Have you never been in such a state that the Bible has become uninteresting, or the only passages of Scripture that seemed to strike you were dreadful threats …

Out Of Egypt

Matthew 2:14

… The probability is that He was housed there, for it was the great rendezvous of the nation and the center of their learning—there the Bible had been …

Cheer for the Worker and Hope for London

Acts 18:9

… Even in those few cases in which no living voice was used, yet the Word of God was made useful to the soul—and where would the Word …