The Bible

A Cheering Incident at Bethabara

John 10:39-42

… Farmer George asked, "What's the book about, Sir?" "Sire, it is an apology for the Bible." "What?" said George, "What? Apology for the Bible? Apology for the …

A Promise for the Blind

Jeremiah 31:8

… Certainly, if I read my Bible aright, I must believe that the downtrodden, despised Jew shall again be glad and poor old Judea, that has been the scoff …

Lessons From Lydia'S Conversion

Acts 16:13

… And as "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God," she must have remained unconverted. But Providence brings her to Philippi at the right time …

The Restoration And Conversion Of The Jews

Ezekiel 37:1-10

… But put it to him as it is in truth—the Word of God. And be not satisfied unless you warn him that it is at his own …

Perseverance Without Presumption

John 10:28

… In ordinary marriage, divorce is possible, and, alas, too common—but when you come to Scripture, you find it written that He hates putting away. He has said …

Zealots

Luke 6:15

… SIMON called the Zealot has apparently two surnames in Scripture but they mean the same thing. He is called Simon the Canaanite in Hebrew—not because he was …

The Life-look

Isaiah 45:22

… Read the Bible, but, if you stop at the Bible, you will no more get to God than if you stop at the crucifix! What you need is …

Turn or Burn

Psalm 7:12

… First we cannot suppose the God of the Bible could suffer sin to be unpunished. Some may suppose it; they may dream their intellects into a state of …

Great Pardon for Great Sin

Psalm 25:11

… Those who have abhorred other parts of Scripture have said, as they read the ten precepts, "These are just and righteous." They are, indeed, the fundamental stones of …

A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

… A father of the church in the first ages was wont to cry, ‘I adore the infinity of Holy Scripture.’ That remark constantly rises from my lips when …

Psalm 8

Psalm 8

… We see not yet all things put under his feet, but we are sure that the Word of God shall be fulfilled, and every enemy, Satan, death, and …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… And you may be glad that from you the Word of God has sounded forth throughout all the region in which you dwell. Thus far we go, but …

'The Lamb of God'

John 1:29

… What a descent it is from, "The Word of God," to the "man sent from God, whose name was John." Jesus Himself said concerning John, "Among them that …

Psalm 94

Psalm 94

… the word of God supplies that need, and makes the fiery trial effectual. After all, the blessing of God belongs far rather to those who suffer under the …

Jesus Christ Immutable

Hebrews 13:8

… Observe the seventh verse, "Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God; whose faith follow considering the end of …

A Proclamation from the King of Kings

Jeremiah 3:12

… Did you lose it by a dusty Bible? Dust that Bible and search its pages till you find it. Did you lose it by neglect of the means …

The Glorious Master and the Swooning Disciple

Revelation 1:17-18

… The word of God, as we find it in this book, is very consoling; the word of God, as we hear it from Christ's ministers, has great …

Good Cause for Great Zeal

Ezra 4:14

… What do you think? Is there no fact? Is there no Truth? Is the Word of God, "yes," and, "no"? Has it come to this, that it is …

The Key-Note of a Choice Sonnet

Luke 1:46

… It is ours to turn into actual, palpable existence among the sons of men the glorious Spirit of grace and truth which we find in the Word of …

Christ's Ambassadors

2 Corinthians 5:20

… Regard not a single syllable that any man, or even an angel from Heaven may say to you if it is not according to Scripture! But when the …

Heaven and Hell

Matthew 8:11-12

… But, as I have told you, what is written in the Bible must be preached, whether it be gloomy or cheerful. There are some ministers who never mention …

'Tempted of the Devil'

Matthew 4:1

… Here He plays with the Word of God, for the devil can quote Scripture when it suits his purpose to do so—"It is written." 6. He shall …

"If You Can"—"If You Can"

Mark 9:22

… No Bible-readings, no sermon-hearings, no, not even prayers, if they are relied upon, can save you! Your reliance must be upon the wonder-working Christ of …

The Plain Man's Pathway To Peace

Matthew 9:27-30

… Ah, the heart loves not God as God, as revealed in Scripture, but makes a god unto itself and cries, "These are your gods, O Israel." In some …

An Awful Contrast

Matthew 26:67

… They break the Sabbath, they neglect the Word of God, they forsake the Mercy Seat—and their last end is worse than their first. When a man forsakes …

The One Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:11

… The hearer of the Word of God who is not a doer, also, comes to a fatal end because, as the Savior says, he has built upon sand …

Good News For Thirsty Souls

Revelation 21:6

… Kindly turn to the Word of God, for we must back up everything with Scripture this morning. Let us read the 17th verse of the 22nd chapter of …

The Perpetuity of the Law of God

Matthew 5:18

… May the Spirit of God be our teacher and the Word of God be our lesson book—and then we shall not err. Very great mistakes have been …

Things Present

1 Corinthians 3:22

… They had many faults, but never covetousness! No heir of Heaven was charged with that in the Word of God—that is the vice of Judas, the Son …

Prayer 16 — He Ever Liveth

… Oh! that the heathen lands may hear the Word of God and live. But first convert the Church and then Thou wilt convert the world. Oh! deal with …

Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings

2 Corinthians 1:5

… If the Bible were not the truth of God—if we could not meet together around his mercy seat, then ye might put your hands upon your loins …

The Faculty of Impromptu Speech

… To you, gentlemen, an intimate acquaintance with the Word of God, with the inward spiritual life, with the great problems of time and eternity will be indispensable. Out …

Coming—Always Coming

1 Peter 2:4

… It comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Draw near, then, to that Word to find faith. Come for everything. "Oh, but I want to …

Psalm 66

Psalm 66

… it is described in the Greek Bible as A Psalm of the Resurrection, and may be understood to refer, in a prophetic sense, to the regeneration of the …

Moving

Exodus 33:15

… We hope to see there vast multitudes attentively listening to the Word of God. We trust that many of these will be converted, that the Church will be …

The Lad's Loaves in the Lord's Hands

John 6:11

… Where could he be found? There was a monk named Luther who, while he was reading his Bible, suddenly stumbled on the doctrine of Justification by Faith— he …

The Mission of the Son of Man

Luke 19:10

… Canst thou imagine that a sweat of blood from the veins of incarnate Deity shall ever fall to the ground and fail? Why, beloved, the word of God …

God's Foreknowledge of Man's Sin

Isaiah 48:8

… As for the Bible, which is open before you and in all your houses, has it not often addressed you with a voice most clear and simple, "Turn …

First, King of Righteousness, and after That, King of Peace

Hebrews 7:2

… I believe in the verbal Inspiration of Scripture and, therefore, I can see how there can be instruction for us even in the proper names of persons and …

The Former and the Latter Rain

Jeremiah 5:24

… You have long been hearers of the Word of God, but you are not converted yet, and perhaps you are sad because, after much seeking, you have not …