The Bible

The Blessing of the High Priest

Numbers 6:22-27

… Forms of prayer are not in themselves sinful—in some instances forms are given in the Word of God, as in the Book of Psalms and elsewhere. Free …

A Bold Challenge Justified

Romans 8:34

… For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. They did not understand it. Even John himself did not until then …

Justification by Faith—Illustrated by Abram’s Righteousness

Genesis 15:6

… Faith must look to the atonement and work of Jesus, or else she is not the faith of Scripture. Therefore to say that faith in and of itself …

The Whole Band Against Christ

Matthew 27:27

… But an ignorant man cannot do that, so he says that he does not believe in the Bible at all. Here you find a rich man despising Christ …

God Forgiving Sin

Isaiah 55:7-9

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON— Isaiah 55 . HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—537, 512, 202. Permitted to complete 36 years of consecutive sermons, the full heart …

"Christ First, Me Last—Nothing Between But Love"

Galatians 2:20

… And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed. So, then …

The Door

John 10:9

… For the Scripture says, Whoever believes on Him shall not be ashamed. Shall not be ashamed of having done so, and shall not be ashamed of having missed …

The Death of the Christian

Job 5:26

… And, moreover, we are told in Scripture, that there are some who shall be “alive and remain,” when Jesus Christ shall come; and the apostle says, “I tell …

Psalm 149

Psalm 149

… The word of God is all edge; whichever way we turn it, it strikes deadly blows at falsehood and wickedness. If we do not praise we shall grow …

Psalm 89

Psalm 89

… Expositors in their fear of Calvinistic doctrine shake off the fear of adding to the word of God, or else they would not have spent their time in …

Jesus Meeting His Warriors

Genesis 14:18-20

… The Christian is engaged throughout his whole life as a soldier—he is so called in Scripture—"A good soldier of Jesus Christ." And if any of you …

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… I have known some who in their trouble have come to understand the deep doctrines of the Word of God as they never understood them before and could …

A Comprehensive Benediction

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… It has been said that the Pope of Rome is infallible, that his interpretation of Scripture, whatever it may be, is as valid as the Scripture, itself, and …

A Psalm of Remembrance

1 John 4:16

… The man at such a time has a joyous spirit; when he reads the Scripture it is one great transparency from beginning to end; when he meditates upon …

Cheer For The Faint-Hearted

Judges 13:23

… Most of those eminent saints who are mentioned in Scripture as exhibiting faith in its greatness, appear to have sometimes showed the white flag of unbelief. There may …

Alto and Bass

Luke 1:53

… If a man does not really want salvation and he reads the Bible or hears a sermon, he criticizes the style of it When some gentlemen go out …

The Sin of Unbelief

2 Kings 7:19

… you believers in the Bible, or are you not?” They said, “We are Christians of course.” “Then,” said he, “does not the Scripture say, ‘of sin, because they …

Three Texts, But One Subject— Faith

Psalm 57:1

… it with a diamond—so, if you want to explain Scripture, you must explain it with Scripture. I thought, therefore, that I would take three expressions from the …

A Mournful Defection

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 …

The Fourth Beatitude

Matthew 5:6

… In this case a command of Scripture had a human antithesis fitted on to it by depraved minds—and this human addition was mischievous. This is a common …

Pedigree

2 Corinthians 11:22

… What says the Scripture? "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." "The children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the …

The Climax of God's Love No. 2571

Hosea 2:16

… He borrows a name out of the Bible and calls Him, "God." That is, "good" but he does not mean what he says, for if he thought that …

Christ with the Keys of Death and Hell

Revelation 1:18

… That doctrine of the Deity of Christ, how I tremble for those who will not receive it! Brothers and Sisters, if there is anything in the Word of …

Too Little for the Lamb

Exodus 12:3

… In what way can you promote this? There are rules given you in Scripture. You cannot convert your children—to regenerate them is altogether beyond your power. It …

"My Beloved Is Mine"

Solomon 2:16

… Another opens his Bible and he reads a chapter and he says that he has been studying the Scriptures. Perhaps it has been a mere mechanical act and …

Mary's Magnificat

Luke 1:46

… Notice how Mary quotes Scripture. Her mind seems to have been saturated with the Word of God, as though she had learned the Books of Scripture through and …

Christ's Curate In Decapolis

Mark 5:17-19

… You are so happy when you can get alone and read your Bible and meditate, and pray, that you say, "Lord, I wish I could always be like …

Christ's Past and Present Witnesses

John 15:27

… In committing suicide, he gave such witness as "the son of perdition" could that, after all, the Bible was true. His testimony did not, in the least, invalidate …

Psalm 22

Psalm 22

… Condensed from Wood's "Bible Animals," by C. H. S. Whole Psalm. This is a kind of gem among the Psalms, and is peculiarly excellent and remarkable. It …

The Happy Beggar

Psalm 40:17

… s Master has been thinking of you? Then sit down and open the Bible, and you will frequently feel the words to be as much adapted to your …

Good News for the Destitute

Psalm 102:17

… If you have ever read a passage of Scripture like that, I never have—the whole run of the Bible goes the other way. "He shall feed His …

Preparation Necessary for the Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… If all I have must melt away, yet, O Jehovah, I beseech You, deliver my soul!" This is one of the best prayers in the whole Bible. It …

Christ's Loneliness and Ours

John 16:31

… There is a Bible-woman—she is mentioned in the Report as making so many visits a week, but nobody reports all that she is doing for the …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890 (Continued)

… How could you honour Christ, by trusting Him as He is revealed in Scripture, if you were always having new revelations over and above His Word ? Too much …

The Royal Prerogative

Psalm 68:20

… What do we mean by this? The Scripture signifies, first, that salvation is the most glorious of all God's designs. Since this world was made, the working …

The Angelic Life

Matthew 22:30

… First, it is ours, as it was theirs, to declare the Word of God. We read of the Word published by angels. We read of the angels flying …

Guile Forsaken When Guilt Is Forgiven

Psalm 32:2

… Alas for such wretched deceit! One sorry piece of craft which Satan teaches to many is to make them doubt, or pretend to doubt, anything in Scripture which …

The Profit Of Godliness In The Life To Come

1 Timothy 4:8

… And if it all is true as this old Bible, my mother's Bible, tells me—that there is a hereafter. If I have no godliness, then woe …

The Necessity of Increased Faith

Luke 17:5

… A certain somebody drew up five or six doctrines, and said, “There are the doctrines of the Bible,” and ye believe these, but you want to have your …

Good Advice For Troublous Times

Isaiah 26:20

… I love to see a man turning to his Bible, when a trouble is coming, to see what God has to say about such a case as his …