The Bible

Before Daybreak with Christ

Mark 1:35-39

… Suppose I confess that we are a set of fools? This is nothing remark-able—we have always been so! But it still remains written in Scripture, "It …

The Errand of Mercy

Luke 19:10

… No, my dear Friends, both Scripture and experience teach us otherwise! We are born with natures that incline towards that which is evil and never of themselves tend …

'A Prepared Place for a Prepared People'

John 14:2

… MY real text is not in the Bible—it is one of those Christian proverbs which are not Inspired in words, but the spirit of which is Inspired …

The Heart Of Jesus

Matthew 11:29

… O Sinners, Sinners! There is never a sweeter word in all Scripture than this, "I am meek and lowly in heart." Nothing should charm you and encourage you …

Moses' Dying Charge to Israel

Deuteronomy 8:2

… Oh, I wish we would believe in the sanctifying power of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit—and have no confidence in self at all— but …

Inexcusable Irreverence and Ingratitude

Romans 1:20

… THIS first chapter of the Epistle to the Romans is a dreadful portion of the Word of God. I should hardly like to read it all through aloud …

The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church

Solomon 3:4-5

… Where that place is we know from Scripture, for he sitteth at the right hand of God, expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. Unless you are …

'Jesus Our Lord'

Romans 4:24

… You may put some other interpretation upon the title, but if it means what is meant, in Scripture, by the term, "the Head of the Church," it is …

God Our Continual Resort

Psalm 71:3

… When my ears shall grow dull of hearing and I shall not enjoy the preaching of the Word of God—even then I shall hear the still small …

An Earnest Warning about Lukewarmness

… 3:14-21 No Scripture ever wears out. The epistle to the church of Laodicea is not an old letter which may be put into the waste basket …

The Wondrous Covenant

Hebrews 8:10

… I am persuaded that most of the mistakes which men make concerning the Doctrines of Scripture are based upon fundamental errors with regard to the Covenants of Law …

Enquirers and Converts

… There are some passages of Scripture which have been more abundantly blessed to the conversion of souls than others have ; they may be called salvation texts. We may …

Fellowship With God

1 John 1:3

… the Great Arbiter of right and wrong; we have formed our opinion of Scripture; we hope, as in the sight of God, and as before the Most High …

Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font

Mark 10:13-16

… The Scripture before us is by several of the champions on the other side exhibited to the people as a rebuke to me. Their reasoning is rather ingenious …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… Be eager to hear the Word of God and endeavor both to understand and practice it. Gather with God's people in their many spiritual meetings, when they …

Marah; or, The Bitter Waters Sweetened

Exodus 15:23-25

… It is always a blessing to remember that for every affliction there is a promise in the word of God; a promise which meets the case, and was …

The Power of a Sigh

Psalm 12:5

… The Word of God is not only true, that is its quality—but it is the Truth of God, that is its essence. It is the cream of …

"Clear Shining After Rain"

2 Samuel 23:4

… And yet I am now going to turn prophet, taking my prophecy out of the Word of God. And, first, times of gloom are to be expected. There …

The Redeemer Described by Himself

Isaiah 50:2-6

… And this Sufferer, on whom men spat, was the Eternal God! Scripture sometimes speaks concerning Christ in such a way that fastidious critics seek to correct it. There …

Am I Clear Of His Blood?

Genesis 4:10

… He takes Scripture to make it the subject of unhallowed jest. He makes religion a theme for comedy. Take heed, Sir, there will be a tragedy by-and …

Girding on the Harness

1 Kings 20:11

… it in the records of the Bible. The falls are mostly of middle-aged or elderly people. We have hardly in Scripture an instance of any young professor …

Nathanael—Or, the Ready Believer and His Reward

John 1:50

… You should read for yourself and judge by Scripture." Oh, no—they do not want to read! They have made up their minds—not that they have much …

The Three Whats

Ephesians 1:18-20

… We speak of it by the name of, "effectual calling." The Spirit of God personally applies the Truth of Scripture to the heart and makes the chosen man …

Christ the Cause of Division

John 7:43

… He that believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his belly— Or, "out of the very midst of him" 38, Shall flow rivers of living …

David's First Victory

1 Samuel 17:50

… Within certain limits, then— limits, we suppose, which there is little danger of transgressing in these mechanical, dry times—the types and the allegories of Holy Scripture may …

The Shame and Spitting

Isaiah 50:6

… When our parents broke the command of their Maker, obeying the advice of the devil rather than the Word of God, and preferring a poor apple to the …

'Heirs of God'

Romans 8:17

… Again, we know, from Scripture, that all the children of God are favored with the same promise. If you turn to the 6th chapter of the Epistle to …

God's Work Upon Minister and Convert

Acts 26:16-20

… Jesus came on purpose to give eyes to the blind and by a single word of the preacher, or a text of Scripture, or a verse of a …

The Chief Physician and the Centurion's Servant

Matthew 8:7

… the common course of Nature teems with them! The power of the Word of God in answer to the prayer of faith is now our Lord's way …

Supposing Him to be the Gardener

John 20:15

… for our vines have tender grapes.” Neither nature, nor Scripture, nor type, nor song forbids us to think of our adorable Lord Jesus as one that careth for …

Memory—The Handmaid Of Hope

Lamentations 3:21

… Throw the idea overboard because it is a very wicked one and is not to be found in Scripture! There could not be a Hell inside the man …

Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit

John 19:30

… It is translated in our version "accomplished," but there it stands—"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, says …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 17:7

… The Bible, besides all its other excellences, is a great and universal Prayer Book, and has in it petitions suited to all classes and conditions of men at …

Nearness To God

Ephesians 2:13

… Ever in Scripture when covenants are made, victims are offered and the victim becomes the place and ground of approach between the two covenanting parties. The blood of …

The Free-agency of Christ

Mark 8:22-26

… The preaching of the Gospel is the great means of the salvation of sinners, for "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." But if …

The Lord Chiding His People

Psalm 103:9

… Even the Bible is not so comforting as before. The joyous assemblies are now sorrowful, the feasts are turned to fasts, the Bethels to Bochims, the hymns to …

The King and His Court

Psalm 101:6

… Be a follower of Christ in every respect as far as the Word of God and your own conscience lead you. I found that the habit of beginning …

Praises and Vows Accepted in Zion

Psalm 65:1-2

… Gill tells us, that in the King of Spain’s Bible, it runs “The praise of angels is only silence before thee, O Jehovah,” so that when we …

Alive or Dead—Which?

1 John 5:12

… The Word of God is to be taken and not theirs, and that word saith, “He that hath not the Son hath not life.” Out on these false …

Israel And Britain. A Note of Warning

John 12:37-41

… Does this nation really intend to cast off the fear of God and the doctrines of Holy Scripture to follow the vain imaginings of the sophists and the …