The Bible

A Promise and a Providence

Ezekiel 34:15

… Take the "shalls" and "wills" out of the Bible and put in conditional "ifs" and "buts" and "perhaps," in their place—what a desolate appearance it would present …

God's Innumerable Mercies

Psalm 71:15

… Take your Bible and put a pencil mark in the margin for each one that has been proved true to you. Your task will be blessed to your …

Five Divine Declarations

Isaiah 45:24

… The bulk of men stop short of coming to God in Christ Jesus—and content themselves with reading the Bible, or saying prayers, or attending places of worship …

Christ and His Hearers

Luke 15:1

… them the existence of God, the Divinity of Christ, the truth of the Bible and all such things—and they are not led by our dogmatism! That is …

Job's Sure Knowledge

Job 19:25

… being found in what is, probably, one of the oldest Books of the Bible. Besides that, different persons have tried to translate it according to their own varying …

"Herein Is Love"

1 John 4:10

… And when you find it so, you will say to your children, "There is no text in the Bible more beautiful to me than this one, 'Herein is …

The Christian's Manifestation

1 John 3:2

… The Bible, itself, is another of these glasses. It is only a partial reflection of Christ that we get from all these glasses yet, as we look at …

Thrice Happy Day!

Haggai 2:19

… you the traitorous thought that there is some efficacy, some usefulness in your Bible reading, in your tears and repentance—or something else that comes from you. Now …

Christ’s People—Imitators of Him

Acts 4:13

… This poor Bible is become an almost obsolete book, even with some Christians. There are so many magazines, periodicals, and such like ephemeral productions, that we are in …

The Drought of Nature, the Rain of Grace and the Lesson Therefrom

Jeremiah 14:3

… To close the Bible and sigh, "I find no comfort here, I must return with my vessel empty." When the ordinances and the Word yield us no Divine …

Fourfold Satisfaction

Jeremiah 31:14

… Are you not also satisfied with the goodness of God in His promises?Take your Bible—is it not a galaxy of stars— everyone of them infinitely more …

Attention!

… yours is a large Bible; permit the people to enjoy its length and breadth. And, brethren, do not think it necessary or important every time you preach to …

Messages to Sinners and Saints

Isaiah 30:15

… You will not save souls by stamping your foot, thumping your Bible and shouting at the top of your voice. From the very bottom of your heart, in …

'Yet There Is Room'

Luke 14:22

… There is that young man over there in the gallery, who used to be at every Prayer Meeting and used to attend one of the Bible classes and …

A Triumphal Entrance

Psalm 24:9

… I do not like that." Refer to the Bible—that is the Master's Book. As it is written there, so let your life and actions be ruled …

Believers Tested by Trials

Job 23:8-10

… He reads his Bible, too, as he has not read it for months. You will also find him listening to the Gospel with the utmost eagerness and nothing …

Good Cheer for the Needy

Psalm 9:18

… In fact, as you turn over the pages of your Bible, you find bitter things recorded there, as if they were written against you. But read on! Read …

The Jeer Of Sarcasm, And The Retort Of Piety

2 Samuel 6:20-22

… with five or six jolly companions, are put away! And there is the Bible, and there is prayer now, and now the oath is not heard as before …

New Tokens of Ancient Love

Jeremiah 31:3

… and Sisters, is not this sometimes our complaint—that we read in the Bible of what God did of old, but we see nothing like that nowadays? Indeed …

The Poor Man's Friend

Psalm 10:14

… After having read this Bible, they wish they could re-read it with greater profit. And when they weep oven sin, they feel their sin in their very …

Moses—His Faith and Decision

Hebrews 11:24-26

… As an unbeliever, how shall I regard wasted Sabbaths, rejected entreaties, a neglected Bible, a disregarded Mercy Seat? If we could only view things in that clear light …

Pilate and Ourselves Guilty of the Savior's Death

Matthew 27:24

… Is it not so? And then all the week long have you not preferred anyone to Jesus? Any book to the Bible? Any exercise to prayer? Any enjoyment …

Landlord and Tenant

Isaiah 38:1

… yet the ink upon the pages of the ledger is wet and the Bible, as yet unstudied! Set your house in order, for your Great Landlord may serve …

The Blind Man'S Earnest Cries

Mark 10:47

… The world will tell him that he is crying out about a matter that does not matter, for the Bible is not true—there is no God, no …

One Trophy for Two Exploits

Psalm 18:29

… You do not read much in the Bible about running with God, but you do read a good deal about walking with God. That expression means that you …

The Lions' Den

Daniel 6:20

… wanting"! If you want to find a counterpart of John Knox in the Bible, I do not know, leaving out Elijah, where you will find a rival to …

Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1

… You go walking up to your pew with your Bible and your hymn book, and everybody says, “There is an exemplary character;” and they pat their little boys …

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

… This song of praise bears no title or indication of authorship; to teach us, says Dickson, "to look upon Holy Scripture as altogether inspired of God, and not …

Soul-threshing

Isaiah 28:27

… Is not that a very blessed and admirable way of enduring slander—simply to take your Bible and read a little more than usual? You will cure it …

Love's Law and Life

John 14:15

… The preacher needs to be thus questioned—he gets into the habit of reading his Bible for other people. The Sunday school teacher needs this enquiry—he, also …

The Christian's Helmet

1 Thessalonians 5:8

… He cannot give up the Bible, then, because it is a broad land of wealth to him! He cannot give up Christ, for He is his Savior, his …

Christian Sympathy

Job 30:25

… You street-preachers, City missionaries, Bible women, and tract distributors, you who in any way seek to serve our Lord—a heart, a heart, a heart, a tender …

“Alas For Us, If Thou Wert All, and Nought Beyond, O Earth”

1 Corinthians 15:19

… the source of his consolation, for just in front of him lay the Bible upon a pillow, his wife having left it open at some choice Psalm of …

A Home Mission Sermon

Ecclesiastes 9:10

… If ye do not believe this Bible, I care not what you are—earnest or dull. But if ye do believe it, act as ye believe; if ye …

Heaven Below

Revelation 7:16

… No, but Jesus will lead you to it! "Oh, but I read my Bible this morning and I did not get anything from it." That may be, but …

Scales Taken From the Eyes

Acts 11:18

… They do not come to the Bible to obtain their views of religion, but they open that Book to find texts to suit the opinions which they bring …

Magdalene at the Sepulcher—an Instructive Scene

John 20:10-16

… One saint is noted for Bible reading and nothing will attract her from it. Another abounds in private prayer and is mighty on her knees. Another feels bound …

Breakfast With Jesus

John 21:12

… a man at the equator is bitten by frost. "I believe in the Bible," said one. "How can you do that?" sneered another. "Because I know the Author …

"Feed My Lambs"—a Sunday School Sermon

John 21:15

… It is of little use to stand and thump the Bible and call out, "Believe, believe, believe!" when nobody knows what is to believe! I see no use …

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Psalm 60:4

… Young men, save your spare hours to study the Bible. Steal them from your sleep if you cannot get them any other way. Sunday school teachers, be diligent …