The Bible

From The Dunghill To The Throne

Psalm 113:7

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON-1 Samuel 2:1-10; Psalm 113 .

Kicking Against The Pricks

Acts 9:5

… There is no part of Scripture which, rightly understood, is not a goad to the sinner, saying to him unmistakably, "Sinner, turn, turn from your wicked ways, for …

The Unbroken Line Of True Nobles

Psalm 45:16

… If I were addressing the young man who has lately been converted, I would say, "My Son, take this Bible in your hands. It is the best treasure …

The Star and the Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-2

… Chrysostom and the early fathers are wonderfully positive about many things which Scripture leaves in doubt, but as these eminent divines drew upon their imagination for their facts …

Something Done for Jesus

Matthew 26:10

… I should like to put at the bottom of such placards the text of Scripture which commands us to give to him that asks of us! Law or …

The Present Crisis

Hosea 5:15

… Offer no excuses and explanations, but honestly confess the wrong and leave it! Have you restrained prayer? Confess it! Have you neglected the reading of the Word of …

Life More Abundant

John 10:10

… The demoniac in the Scripture burst the chains with which he was bound, for he had unusual strength when the sudden outburst of his rage was on him …

Sin—Its Springhead, Stream and Sea

Psalm 106:7

… A Christian man's life should be like another Bible, another Book of Chronicles. When we come to read through our personal life story, we should say, "Neither …

Done In A Day, But Wondered At Forever

Zechariah 3:9

… In some parts of Scripture we read of sin being "wiped out," and the expression is remarkably expressive. Sometimes the wiping out refers to the housewife's meaning …

The Lord,—the Liberator

Psalm 146:7

… The devil tempted him, he says, to doubt the existence of God; the truth of Scripture; the manhood of Christ; then his deity; and once, he says, he …

The Red Heifer

Numbers 19:2

… Is it not said in Scripture, "If any man sins, we have an Advocate"? Why is Christ an Advocate today? Only because we need an Advocate every day …

Jesus Affirmed To Be Alive

Acts 25:18

… This is the constant assertion of Scripture. There would be no proof of the resurrection of the dead if Jesus had not risen. But as He has risen …

The Old Man's Sermon

Psalm 71:17

… It is very remarkable that all the falls, as far as I remember, recorded in Scripture, are those of old men. This should be a great warning to …

John Ploughman's Pictures

… the Bible suits the Sabbath a deal better. He who tries to make money by betting uses a wrong tool, and is sure to cut his fingers. As …

A TRAITOR SUSPECTED AND CONVICTED

Romans 8:7

… It was not necessary that Scripture should reveal the future existence of the soul. When you miss a clear statement of that Truth of God, you only miss …

God's Glory in Hiding Sin

Proverbs 25:2

… Perhaps we have as much reason to bless the Lord for what is not in the Bible as for what is there—and what He has not revealed …

God’s Barriers Against Man’s Sin

Jeremiah 5:22-23

… We might learn, even without the written oracles of Scripture, that we ought to obey God, if our foolish hearts were not so darkened; thus unbelief of the …

Secret Drawings Graciously Explained

Jeremiah 31:3

… Holy Scripture is strewn with solemn admonitions to flee from the wrath to come. Our dear Redeemer, whose lips are as lilies dropping sweet-smelling myrrh, in great …

The Bed and Its Covering

Isaiah 28:20

… They keep the Sabbath, they frequent the house of God, they read the Bible, they say a form of prayer, and they try to be honest, sober, and …

The First Setting Up of the Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:4-9

… of what God provides in Providence, complaining of what God provides in the Bible, complaining of what the Holy Spirit provides in His Divine operations! We look out …

Up from the Country and Pressed Into Service

Mark 15:21

… Amen and amen! PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Mark 15:1-38.

Forgetting God

Hosea 13:6

… you do not seem to have recollected that there is a text of Scripture which says, 'Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy.'" That short memory concerning the …

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… It is written, "By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities"; and this scripture is fulfilled in all those who believe …

The Lord's Supper—simple But Sublime!

1 Corinthians 11:25

… those that You gave Me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the Scripture might be fulfille . So it is …

What is the Verdict?

1 John 3:21

… That is the voice of Scripture to those who, as yet, are not beloved. The hope is that the Lord will call them beloved who were not beloved …

Faith in Perfection

Psalm 138:8

… not to open till New Year’s day, containing a printed text of Scripture, which he desires to be preserved during the remainder of the year, to act …

Mocked of the Soldiers

Matthew 27:29

… He was pure, entirely without spot before God, Himself, yet, as our Representative, He took our sin upon Himself. "He was made sin for us," says the Scripture …

Abijah, or Some Good Thing Towards the Lord

1 Kings 14:13

… Oh, you who bear good Bible names, see that you do not dishonor them! I. I shall ask you first of all to follow me in studying the …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… O yes, our Catechisms and our creeds, and even our Bible—all these reveal but very little of what we shall discover when we shall see His face …

Clinging to Christ

John 6:67

… say, "If the preacher would confine himself to moral duties, or even to Scripture histories, we would not mind listening to him. But when he talks about feeding …

The Substance Of True Religion

Job 19:28

… You will always understand a passage of Scripture better if you carefully attend to its connection. The habit of picking out portions from the Bible and separating them …

The Righteous Father Known and Loved

John 17:25

… It is this—"O righteous Father." I know of no other place in Scripture where God is called by that name. In this prayer Jesus had not addressed …

Men Without Heart, Sight, or Hearing

Deuteronomy 29:4

… You even believe in all the miracles of Scripture and in the death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus—and yet you do not trust Him! Ah me …

Divine Forgiveness Admired and Imitated

Colossians 3:13

… even as Christ forgave you, so also do you." Note in our text, before we proceed to the full discussion of it, what an honor this Scripture puts …

Public Testimony—a Debt To God and Man

2 Kings 7:9

… They delight to feed on the Word of God and to this I do not object at all. But then, if it is all feeding and nothing comes …

Strange Ways of Love

Hosea 2:14

… It is a Scripture nut which is too hard to be cracked if salvation is by human merit and by human works. "Therefore" is a manifest non sequitur …

The Bride and Her Ornaments—the Sin of Forgetting God

Jeremiah 2:32

… The reading and hearing of the Word of God were gracious refreshments to them, but they are now too rich to care for this light bread! They have …

His Name—Wonderful!

Isaiah 9:6

… The word is sometimes in Scripture translated “marvellous.” Jesus Christ may be called marvellous; and a learned German interpreter says, that without doubt, the meaning of miraculous is …

Paul's Parenthesis

1 Corinthians 15:10

… your so-called sacraments, your confirmation, your private prayers, your family prayers, your Bible readings, your good thoughts, your alms deeds—all these put together have no merit …

Psalm 3

Psalm 3

… Search Scripture through, and you must, if you read it with a candid mind, be persuaded that the doctrine of salvation by grace alone is the great doctrine …