The Bible

First Literary Friends

… He read a portion of Scripture, accompanying it with a few forcible and pointed remarks, — these expository efforts being of peculiar value to the class of hearers of …

Zedekiah—or, the Man Who Cannot Say, "No"

Jeremiah 38:5

… It seems very natural for men to trust in men and yet the Scripture warns us that, "Cursed is the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh …

'That Day' and Its Disclosure

2 Timothy 1:18

… He is the lover and revealer of Truth, and we shall press the Doctrines of the Word of God and the Word of God, itself, nearer and nearer …

Psalm 77

Psalm 77

… The communication of knowledge, wonderful!—Deity and eternity gradually piled up; the Bible taken page by page, and each page made a volume which no searching can exhaust …

Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:9

… Holy Scripture has not been pleased to acquaint us with the philosophy of possessions, but we know what the outward symptoms were. Persons possessed with devils were unhappy …

The Sea! the Sea! the Wide and Open Sea!

Psalm 95:5

… and Scripture is sometimes obscure—but yet the sea shines like a mirror and in Scripture we see the Lord as in a glass! The Bible has its …

Temptations On The Pinnacle

Matthew 4:5-7

… And the gold of sacred Truth is not valued until it has been tried "so as by fire." Holy Scripture is full of narratives of temptations. Expect, therefore …

A Page From a Royal Diary

Psalm 119:132

… If these meditations were written in his pocket-book, day by day, it is noteworthy that although he fervently praises the Word of God, yet he also frequently …

Psalm 105

Psalm 105

… As the Word of God is the salvation of his saints, so is it the destruction of the ungodly: out of his mouth goeth a two edged sword …

Effectual Calling

Luke 19:5

… It was, ” Zaccheus , make haste and come down.” There are other calls mentioned in Scripture. It is said, especially, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Now that …

A Weighty Charge

… Nor are the exhortations of the Word of God couched in guarded language and hedged round with limiting phrases. Holy Scripture seldom guards its own utterances, but speaks …

"My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

Matthew 27:46

… True Sonship is here! The child in the dark is crying after His Father—"My God, My God." Both the Bible and prayer were dear to Jesus in …

First Visit to Scotland

… I then read and expounded a portion of Scripture, and was much pleased to see nearly every one following me most attentively, and very devoutly listening to the …

Coming Judgment of the Secrets of Men

Romans 2:16

… Paul saith of himself and his true brethren, "We are not as many, which corrupt the word of God;" and he cries to those who turned aside from …

Positivism

1 John 5:18-20

… Scripture." And well he might, for there is a mighty fullness in it. I think it was Henry Martin who, when he had to translate the Bible into …

The Two "Comes"

Revelation 22:17

… Portion Of Scripture Read Before Sermon—Revelation 22 HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—917, 345, 509.

Anecdotes from the Pulpit

… Our Bible contains doctrines, promises, and precepts; but these are not left alone, the whole book is vivified and illustrated by marvellous records of things said and done …

The Peace of the Devil and the Peace of God

Luke 11:21

… thing in itself, but if you rest in Scripture reading and do not go to God Himself, your Bible may be made a stumbling stone for your soul …

Faith and Regeneration

1 John 5:1

… Now, observe how opposed this is to Scripture. It is certain from the Word of God that the man who believes in Jesus is not condemned. Read John …

Fathers In Christ

1 John 2:13

… What we have preached, we still preach, for inasmuch as we have preached that which is revealed in Holy Scripture, to that Truth we stand and shall stand …

Appreciative Correspondents, 1855-1890 (Continued)

… The one and only matter of reading, next to the Bible, was Charles H. Spurgeon's sermons ; of these he never tired. Biographies of eminent Scotchmen, like Norman …

Witnessing Better Than Knowing the Future

Acts 1:6-8

… And He began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. That is the way to preach—bring home the Scripture to the …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… Holy Scripture accuses us of a thousand sins which we practically claim to be innocent of, for we flatter ourselves that the Bible puts too harsh a construction …

The Evidence of Our Lord's Wounds

John 20:27

… You believe this Bible to be an inspired volume’the Book of God. The apostle Peter calls it "A more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well …

Christ's Motive and Ours

2 Corinthians 8:9

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—2 Corinthians 8.

Asleep and Yet Awake—a Riddle

Solomon 5:2

… Nor are we only favored with the poetic story of the bride—we have, also, in the Word of God, the biographies of the saints, the memoirs of …

Accepted of the Great Father

Ephesians 1:6

… Thus says the Scripture—"Because he has set His love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high because he has known My …

The History of Little-Faith

Matthew 14:31

… Be diligent in searching Holy Scripture. If you do not know the Lord, nor know His Providence, nor know the Doctrine of the Final Perseverance of the Saints …

Psalm 141

Psalm 141

… Re 5:8 8:3-4.— Patrick Fairbairn, in "The Typology of Scripture." Verse 2. Set forth. Prayer is knowing work, believing work, thinking work, searching work, humbling …

Psalm 44

Psalm 44

… It is clear from Scripture that God sent a plague (so that the land ate up the inhabitants thereof), and also a visitation of hornets against the Canaanites …

Exhortation—"Set Your Heart"

1 Chronicles 22:19

… And you will not come to Me, that you might have life." If you put Bible reading in the place of coming to Christ by faith, you will …

'Magnificat'

Judges 5:12

… If Christ were not a perfect Redeemer; if the Word of God might after all turn out to be untrue; if he had not power to keep his …

Special Thanksgiving to the Father

Colossians 1:12

… When I get a passage of Scripture to meditate upon, I like, if I can, to see its drift, then I like to examine its various parts, and …

The Last Census

Psalm 87:6

… SEVERAL times, according to the record of Scripture, there was a census taken of the people of God. When Jacob went down into Egypt all his offspring were …

Strange Things

Luke 5:26

… But that Scripture must be fulfilled—"You will not leave My soul in Hades; neither will You suffer Your Holy One to see corruption." He must wait there …

The Song of a City, and the Pearl of Peace

Isaiah 26:3

… Not only by the Word of God, and by our meditation thereon, but by His own direct operation, the Lord can create peace within the land-locked sea …

Jesus, The Delight of Heaven

Revelation 5:9

… You surely must be a priest of Baal, for the only mention of the word vestments in Scripture is in connection with the temple of Baal." The priesthood …

The Sealed Hand—a Winter Sermon

Job 37:7

… This Scripture equally applies to THE CASE OF THE STRUGGLING BELIEVER. The man is earnestly striving. Look at him! He is seeking to pray. I sometimes ask young …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… Not as though the Word of God has taken no effect. Paul is always jealous lest anyone should suppose that the Word of God has failed, or that …

God's Will About the Future

James 4:13-17

… Search into those things that are revealed in Holy Scripture and know them, as far as you can, but be not so foolish as to think that any …