The Bible

Jesus Calling

Matthew 11:28

… an admiring hearer, but you are not yet a doer of the Word of God and if you remain only a hearer, you will not be among the …

Psalm 95

Psalm 95

… Nothing deduced from modern science is more certain than this.— Edwin Sidney , in "Conversations on the Bible and Science." Verse 5. The sea is his. When God himself …

Lydia, the First European Convert

Acts 16:14

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Acts 16.

The Principal Wheat

Isaiah 28:25

… Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest the Word of God! The thoughtful Christian is the growing Christian. Remember, the service of God deserves our very best consideration and …

Hopeful, Yet Doubtful

Matthew 8:19

… My dear Friends, I want you to be so converted to Christ that when you come to read your Bible through, you will not find anything there that …

Evening, June 27

1Co 7:20

… Turn to the Bible, and you will find the most menial forms of labour connected either with most daring deeds of faith, or with persons whose lives have …

Psalm 37

Psalm 37

… How stingy covetous professors can hope for salvation is a marvel to those who read such verses as this in the Bible. And his seed is blessed. God …

Reasons for a Singular Question

Mark 10:51

… hear, and your soul shall live." "Listen diligently," says the Word of God. Many, I am afraid, think that they are to believe in Christ without knowing what …

God'S Witnesses

Isaiah 43:10

… The little girl was reading her Bible. Mr. Hone said, "Well, my little girl, you are getting your task?" "No, Sir, I am not," she replied, "I am …

Small Things Not to Be Despised

Zechariah 4:10

… Ah, dear Friends, when a man tries to get away alone, that he may read his Bible, do not despise him! When a tear falls during a sermon …

A Sunday School Sermon

Isaiah 40:11

… But we know who has told us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. If it is the Gospel that is preached, we …

Watching to See

Habakkuk 2:1-4

… How much more we might know if we were only willing to listen to the Lord's messages! There is, in the Word of God, a voice which …

Religion a Personal Matter

… Inasmuch as God has given you a Bible, He intended you to read it, and not to be content with reading men . You are not to be content …

An Infallible Sign Of Revival

Isaiah 2:11

… the book of Canticles was written, otherwise there would have been in the Bible no expression for our ardent love to Christ. On such days we say with …

Our Omnipotent Leader

Matthew 28:18

… Go, therefore." I have met with some Brothers and Sisters who have tried to read the Bible the wrong way upwards. They have said, "God has a purpose …

A Mighty Saviour

Isaiah 63:1

… According to Scripture, we hold that he is “very God ,” equal and co-eternal with the Father, possessing, as his Father doth, all divine attributes in an infinite …

Shoes for Pilgrims and Warriors

Ephesians 6:15

… questioned upon by the rule of the Word of God—they have to close their eyes to many passages of Scripture, or else they would be uneasy in …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… There are some, nowadays, who seem to think that repentance is a sort of preparation for faith in Christ, but that is not as we understand the Word …

An Urgent Request for an Immediate Answer

Genesis 24:49

… He has come to London to sin and he has little thought that he came to London to be saved—but here the Word of God has laid …

June 19 — A SOUND HEART

Ps. 119:80

… 119:80 We may regard this inspired prayer as containing within itself the assurance that those who keep close to the Word of God shall never have cause …

Wanted, A Guest Chamber!

Mark 14:14

… The most obstinate have been suddenly subdued, but the general rule is that "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." And men do not …

April 2 — TRUE HEART-ENERGY

I Tim. 4:15

… Not by hasty reading, but by deep meditation, we profit by the Word of God. Not by doing a great deal of work in a slovenly manner, but …

When Should We Pray?

Luke 18:1

… to pray." Oh, that some poor heart might catch at this sweet Word of God! That woman talked of throwing herself over London Bridge—yet even she may …

God's Nearness To Us

Acts 17:27

… Still does the Holy Spirit work with the Word of God, directing His ministers so to speak that their hearers shall perceive a personality and pointedness in the …

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-4

… For now faith was come by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. And a sound as of a mighty rushing wind, was a type to them …

Believers—Lights In The World

Philippians 2:14-16

… If you bear a sword, let it be the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. But otherwise, be everywhere, even among those that would …

The Beatific Vision

1 John 3:2

… so much like the Bible Jesus, that we shall recognise him at once. Yet more, we have known him better than by Scripture sometimes—by close and intimate …

Aug. 5 — LAW IN THE HEART

Ps. 37:31

… The Word of God has never misled a single soul yet; its plain directions to walk humbly, justly, lovingly, and in the fear of the Lord, are as …

Psalm 132

Psalm 132

… An attention to these parallelisms is often necessary to bring out the meaning of Scripture.— Joseph Angus, in "The Bible Handbook" , 1862. Verse 1. LORD, remember. It is …

Despised Light Withdrawn

John 12:36

… to be entirely absent, both from the means of Grace and from the Bible when you read it. Therefore I put before you this serious consideration, that you …

Abraham, A Pattern To Believers

Hebrews 11:9

… He had dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, on "the other side of the flood," as the Scripture says, and he was called to leave his family, his …

I Was Before

1 Timothy 1:13

… PORTIONS OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Acts 26:1 Timothy 1:11-17. HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—30, 233, 235.

A Glorious Church

Ephesians 5:25-27

… I trust we are not afraid to deal with that whenever we come across it in Holy Scripture. We believe, "God is good to all and that His …

Wheat in the Barn

Matthew 13:30

… Those who take the metaphors of Scripture and interpret them literally and dare to take out of the old Law excuses for ritualistic observance— what can we say …

A Solemn Impeachment of Unbelievers

1 John 5:10

… Let any man who disbelieves the Bible, for instance, answer this question—Did you ever candidly read that Book with the view of seeing for yourself whether or …

Our Lord before Herod

Luke 23:8

… did at one time feel a measure of the power of the Word of God but have shaken it off. These are the mockers whose bands are made …

The Empty Seat

1 Samuel 20:27

… The most of Christians need to fill their seats for a part of the Sabbath to hear the Word of God and very few can afford to spend …

Confidence and Concern

2 Timothy 1:12-14

… I suppose he knew Him in great part by the Word of God. Every page of Scripture, as the Apostle perused it, revealed Jesus to him. These Scriptures …

Heart-Knowledge of God

Jeremiah 24:7

… He teaches His people to know that the God of Heaven and earth is the God of the Bible, a God whose attributes are completely balanced, Mercy attended …

Our Lord's Question to the Blind Men

Matthew 9:27-30

… You believe in the Word of God—you do not doubt that it is Inspired—you believe that Jesus Christ has lived and died and gone into His …