The Bible

Seeing Christ's Day

John 8:56

… There were not so many made to him as we have now with our larger Revelation in the entire Bible, but, still, there were sufficient promises to be …

Zechariah'S Vision Of Joshua The High Priest

Zechariah 3:1-5

… Jerusalem rebuke you!" When I am bowed down under sin, next to my Bible I love such books as "Elisha Coles on Divine Sovereignty," or "Dr. Crisp's …

Jesus and His Forerunner

John 10:39-42

… should last." I will preach new doctrine when I find it in the Bible—till then, I will keep to the old! The State of Massachusetts passed a …

Paul Apprehended and Apprehending

Philippians 3:12

… Go, city missionaries and Bible-women, to your holy and righteous toil. Go, each one of you, to the work for which God has apprehended you, for as …

Later Services at the Music Hall

… I shall not be afraid to propound the great truth of the final perseverance of the saints ; I shall not withhold that undoubted teaching of Scripture, the effectual …

The Great Sin Of Doing Nothing

Numbers 32:23

… wines on the lees well refined—spiritual festivals are their delight! Sermons, conferences, Bible reading, and so forth, are sought after, but regular service in ordinary ways is …

The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Spirit

Proverbs 18:14

… Study your Bible more! Listen to plain preaching of the Gospel. Let this be to you the mark of true Gospel preaching—where Christ is everything and the …

Psalm 74

Psalm 74

… But how rare the book of the law was through all Judaea, before the Babylonish captivity, many texts of Scripture tell us. When Jehoshaphat sent teachers through all …

The Joy of Redemption

Isaiah 44:23

… By means of a tract, or a quotation from the Bible, or something of that sort, the heart is turned! Any instrument in the hand of God, though …

The Lamentations of Jesus

Luke 19:41

… It stands alone, the smallest and yet, in some respects, the greatest verse in the whole Bible! It shines as a diamond of the first water. It contains …

Comfort From Christ's Omniscience

John 21:17

… Then I know you do not love the Christ of the Bible—the Christ of Calvary. You may love a sort of antichrist of your own inventing, but …

All the Promises

2 Corinthians 1:20

… There is another right at the end of the Revelation. "Surely I come quickly." The Bible is a Book of precious promises! All the way we have to …

Without Christ—Nothing

John 15:5

… if you are without Christ, what is the use of carrying on that Bible class, for you can do nothing? What is the use of my coming to …

"Dare To Be a Daniel"

Daniel 1:8

… this flimsy stuff, or he who, believing in his God, and in his Bible, falls back upon the blood and righteousness of Jesus Christ? Finally, Brothers and Sisters …

'Non Nobis, Domine!'

Psalm 115:1

… to learn what is to be my creed—even before I open my Bible, it is a good thing to say—"Not unto us, O Lord, not unto …

God's Advocates Breaking Silence

Job 36:2

… Whatever my lot, condition, or occupation, I have a witness to bear, for those who never read the Bible may read me and those who never think of …

The Swift Camels

1 Kings 4:20-28

… If you are called to visit from house to house, or to act as a City Missionary, or a Bible Woman, you have work to do and you …

A Procession of Cross-bearers

Mark 10:21

… Whenever he reads the Bible, he always likes to read about the pouring out of the vials and he is particularly fond of the star called Wormwood. And …

Concerning Death

Job 30:23

… Her eyes, after being helped with more powerful glasses, are, at length, unable to read that dear old Bible which remained her sole solace when she could not …

Feeble Faith Appealing to a Strong Savior

Mark 9:24

… the saving of your souls, yet you say, "Oh, yes, we believe the Bible! We believe in God. We believe in Jesus Christ." You stand up in church …

The Best Friend

Proverbs 27:10

… words—Jesus is my Friend? There is one we read of in the Bible who was David's captain of the host, and there was another who was …

The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice

Leviticus 4:6

… She was a well-instructed person and knew the Bible thoroughly, so that he was in a little difficulty what to say to her, as she was so …

"Knock!"

Matthew 7:12

… going to the House of God every time I could, and reading the Bible, daily, with a burning desire to know the right way. I did not enter …

Refusing to Be Comforted

Psalm 77:2

… They shut up the Bible and do not read it, being afraid that every Word should turn out to be a curse that will only make their sorrow …

The King Feasting in his Garden

Solomon 5:1

… Our translators, in dividing the Bible into chapters, seem to have utterly disregarded the connection or the sense, so that they brought down their guillotine between two verses …

The Prodigal's Climax

Luke 15:17

… rail at the ministers of the Gospel and try to tear God's Bible to pieces! Poor mad souls, they think all are mad except themselves! We, with …

The Sine Qua Non

John 13:8

… Men have tried to contort this Bible and make it say something that might encourage a soul to reject Christ. But there is here nothing but a fearful …

Knowing and Doing

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Have you talked about Jesus Christ today? Have you spoken to anybody about His soul today? "I have been in the Bible class, Sir, studying the Word." That …

Characteristics of Christ's Disciples

Luke 14:26

… What a blessed thing it is for the Bible class teacher who has a large company around him, to find another Brother raised up who gets a better …

Prayer, The Cure for Care

Philippians 4:6

… The word, "careful," does not now mean exactly what it did when the Bible was translated. At least it conveys a different meaning to me from what it …

David's Prayer in the Cave

… A woman who cannot pray and yet is noted for the conducting of Bible classes, has already come to a bad end. If you can be great without …

The Backslider'S Way Hedged Up

Hosea 2:5-7

… If you had any trouble, you opened your Bible and there was a passage to cheer you. When you had losses, the cheering words exactly met your case …

Questions and Answers Concerning Zion

Isaiah 14:32

… Zion, we mean to cleave to her That is to say, if this Bible is God's Book, we believe in it from cover to cover. If any …

A Lecture for Little-Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… forget it; set it down in your book; make a mark in your Bible against it. Do as the old woman did, who put T and P against …

Salvation All of Grace

Ephesians 2:8

… If He will save by the Bible, without ministers, we will be glad to hold our tongues. And if He will save souls by one of our Brothers …

The Marvelous Magnet

John 12:32

… When I was looking through all the Bible commentaries in the English language, I found one with a title page attributing it to Dr. Coke. But on further …

Luminous Words

1 Peter 4:1-3

… As truthfully, carefully, solemnly, as the Bible, itself, speaks. "If any man speaks, let him speak as the Oracles of God." 11. If any man ministers, let him …

Confession With The Mouth

Romans 10:10

… Again, in the days of the glorious Covenant, when Cargill and Campbell opened the Bible and read by the lightning's flash, while the dragoons of Claverhouse were …

A Heavenly Pattern for Our Earthly Life

Matthew 6:10

… we are in a state of probation.’ Did you read that in the Bible? for I never did. A believer is in no state of probation; he has …

Reasons for Turning to the Lord

Hosea 6:1

… up that our fathers knew not and who is quite unknown to the Bible—as false a god as Apollo or Baal! The God of Abraham, Isaac and …