The Bible

'Let Us Pray'

Psalm 73:23

… Depend upon it, that the best commentator upon the Word of God is its author, the Holy Ghost, and if you would know the meaning, you must go …

"Things To Come"

1 Corinthians 3:22

… What cheer is this for the saints of God! Passing on a little further in the Word of God, we have certain dark hints as to the grand …

Psalm 75

Psalm 75

… The Scripture hath dressed the sinner in a fool's coat: and let me tell you, better be a fool void of reason, than a fool void of …

The Fruits of Grace

Isaiah 19:18-25

… few weeks, and I have been surprised that, although they had never been Bible readers, nor received any religious instruction in their youth, when the grace of God …

The Old Man Crucified

Romans 6:6

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON.—Romans 6

The Savior's Precious Blood

1 Peter 1:19

… Man, you can never have seen yourself in the mirror of the Word of God, or you would perceive yourself to be totally defiled and altogether as an …

Psalm 5

Psalm 5

… We have never heard of a reader of the Bible who, after perusing these passages, was made revengeful by reading them, and it is but fair to test …

A Sermon on a Grand Old Text

1 Timothy 1:15

… But this saying you may receive as the Word of God and, having received it as Truth to other men, it will be a happy circumstance if you …

The Life, Walk and Triumph of Faith

Genesis 17:1

… BELOVED, all Scripture is the Word of God but some Scripture is expressly so. Much of its teaching comes through inspired men but some of it was spoken …

Light at Evening Time

Zechariah 14:6-7

… By-and-bye, as years revolved, God lit up another star, and then another and another, till at last Holy Scripture became like our sky at midnight-studded …

Hosanna!

Matthew 2:19

… was the way of the Head—it should also be the way of the members. If the King, Himself, is careful in His walk towards the Word of …

Psalm 146

Psalm 146

… Bring the Bible; turn to David's Psalms, and let us sing a Psalm of praise. Come, let us lift up our voices in the praises of the …

And Why Not Me?

Matthew 8:2

… Conversion by Divine Grace follows the proclamation of the Doctrines of Grace, for the Word of God is with power. Beloved, we have beheld wonders of regenerating power …

A Harp of Ten Strings

Luke 1:46

… It is one of the grandest exercises of the renewed nature! You need not, at such a time, think of the deep questions of Scripture. You may leave …

To Those Who Have Believed

… The super-fine confectionery religion which is only available on Sundays, and in drawing-room meetings and Bible readings, will never take a soul to heaven till life …

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees

2 Samuel 5:24

… blessed path who sees the footsteps of Providence, and reads the map of Scripture, and so discovers, “This is the way wherein I am to walk.” This may …

Constancy And Inconstancy—a Contrast

Hosea 6:3

… a sharp cut which has come from a stinging text of Scripture when that Word of God has searched us through and through and like a strong corrosive …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… We can tell you what we have tasted and handled of the good Word of God and our hope is that, perhaps, you will be influenced by our …

Safe Shelter

Psalm 91:4

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Psalm 91

Never! Never! Never! Never! Never!

Hebrews 13:5

… There may be a potent medicine in the great pharmacopia of Scripture, and you may still remain sick, though there is the precise remedy that would meet your …

The Axe at the Root—A Testimony Against Puseyite Idolatry

John 4:23-24

… It appears from Scripture that worship before the flood was of the very simplest form. The outward ordinances were very few; the chief of them being the offering …

'Who Is This?'

Matthew 21:10

… They get hold of a Word in Scripture, and away they go with it! Here shall be another opportunity for finding fault with all the Church of God …

The Suffering Christ Satisfied

Isaiah 53:11

… It may suffice for us to say that whenever in Holy Scripture a forcible word is needed to express fear, overwhelming pain, distraction and confusion, the word, "travail …

Particular Election

2 Peter 1:10-11

… Holy Scripture teaches us that God hath from the beginning chosen us who are saved unto holiness through Jesus Christ. We are told that as many as are …

The History of Sundry Fools

Psalm 107:17-20

… I find it forbidden in Scripture for any man to call his brother "fool," but I do not find him forbidden to call himself so. Look well to …

The Holy Spirit in the Covenant

Ezekiel 36:27

… But soon some text of Scripture, like a mighty fiat from the lips of Jesus, has stilled your troubled breast and immediately there has been a great calm …

Psalm 35

Psalm 35

… Scripture; if they want a little diversion, the saints must be the subject of their discourse! they can vent their profane jests upon the word of God; this …

Absconding and Apostasy

John 6:67

… That which is transparent on the face of Scripture, he will cordially accept, as he says, "To the Law and to the testimony! If they speak not according …

A Jealous God

Exodus 34:14

… Renounce, my brethren, every ceremony which has not Scripture for its warrant, and every doctrine which is not established by the plain testimony of the Word of God …

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Matthew 6:13

… I have heard of one who was custom always to say, "Leave us not in temptation"—a most unwarrantable and unjustifiable alteration of Holy Scripture. Because sometimes a …

Psalm 87

Psalm 87

… The same word signifies "fierceness, insolence, pride"; if Hebrew when applied to Egypt, it would indicate the national character of the inhabitants.— Smith's Dictionary of the Bible …

The Gracious Lips of Jesus

Psalm 45:2

… Scripture on purpose to make us honor the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ as a Preacher—so far as we can judge from the Word of God—was …

Where to Find Fruit

Hosea 14:8

… The Word of God does say “It is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his own good pleasure,” but it does not stop …

Elijah’s Appeal to the Undecided

1 Kings 18:21

… I took up my Bible, and I could not see any thing about babes being baptized. I picked up a little Greek; and I could not discover that …

First Outlines of Sermons, 1851-1852

… Two instances in Scripture, — Moses and Esther. Adoption differs from Justification and Regeneration. I. THE SENSE IN WHICH BELIEVERS ARE SONS OF GOD. Not as Jesus. More so …

None But Jesus

John 3:18

… SPURGEON, At Exeter Hall, Strand “He that believeth on him is not condemned” — John 3:18 THE way of salvation is stated in Scripture in the very plainest …

The Blood of Sprinkling and the Children

Exodus 12:21-27

… In Switzerland, in the Protestant villages, you have seen texts of Scripture upon the doorposts. I half wish we had that custom in England. How much of Gospel …

Human Depravity And Divine Mercy

Genesis 8:21

… used in the Bible, or elsewhere, are sufficient to do it. I might challenge any man to produce any one paragraph in the Scripture, from the beginning to …

Trust In God—True Wisdom

Proverbs 16:20

… She, good soul, had read nothing but the Bible, and her dreams and thoughts were all of heavenly things, and she dreamed thus—that she was walking along …

Saving Faith

Luke 7:50

… I do not remember that this expression is found anywhere else in the Word of God. It is found in these two places in the Gospel by Luke …