The Bible

Religion—a Reality

Deuteronomy 32:47

… I know there are certain shadows of it which do not carry such a reality as this with them, but I say that the religion of the Bible …

The Ethiopian

Jeremiah 13:23

… Ah, he is hardening himself! As for his Bible—alas, he never reads that. If there is a word spoken to him by some kind friend who takes …

A Feast For Faith

Isaiah 28:29

… try it! I must confess that I like to see a well-thumbed Bible better than more dainty copies because I see that it has been used. When …

"Goodness, as a Morning Cloud"

2 Chronicles 24:2

… have been diligent in going up to God's house, apparently devout in Bible reading and prayer, willing to assist in holy work in the Sunday school and …

Pray For Jesus

Psalm 72:15

… not try to reconcile it! Believe it because you find it in the Bible and, believing it, pray that you may see it. Do not indulge the thought …

Perfect Cleansing

Joel 3:21

… fell into that iniquity! Was Peter a lad? Was Judas a child? No. Bible history goes to show this, that if there is one period of human life …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… The two members of the sentence before us convey the same idea; but there are no idle words in Scripture, the reduplication is the fitting expression of fervency …

The Blind Man's Eyes Opened—or, Practical Christianity

John 9:3

… That man's opened eyes are enlightening our eyes at this hour! The Bible would not have been complete without this touching and teaching narrative—if this man …

The Power Of Aaron'S Rod

Exodus 7:12

… Go to popish countries—spread the Bible—let the name of Jesus Christ be proclaimed and there is no lie of the Pope which the Cross cannot overcome …

Abram And The Ravenous Birds

Genesis 15:11

… the ledger should lie there in front of the pew instead of the Bible—and that at times the day-book should come in when your hand holds …

He Ran, and He Ran

Mark 5:6

… has provided for the sons of men! You hear them railing against the Bible and in almost every case the railer has never read the Book! You hear …

Remember Lot's Wife

Luke 17:32

… A very little reading of the Bible contents them. They do not quite give up the appearance of prayer, but still there is very little of it. They …

Mutual Love Between Pastor and People

… Bartlett’s class, and bid the Heavenly wind breathe upon all the Bible-classes! May the saints be fed with manna, and have the appetite to enjoy it …

Life by Faith

Galatians 3:11

… Speculation is not the life of the Christian Church, but faith, a reception of the Bible Truth in its sublimity and authority—an obedient belief in Revelation, not …

A Free Salvation

Isaiah 55:1

… Now is this wise? Is there anything in religion? If not, it will be consistent in you to deny it; but if this Bible is true, if you …

The “Down-grade” Controversy Foreshadowed

… doctrines are dear to us as epitomising and concentrating the theology of the Bible, and as constituting, through the presence and power of the Christian Comforter, the spiritual …

Psalm 10

Psalm 10

… He is not able to comprehend the things of God; a swine may sooner look through a telescope at the stars than this man study the Word of …

Psalm 91

Psalm 91

… That which we must oppose to all perils is the truth, or Word of God; so long as we keep that, and ward off darts and swords by …

Psalm 30

Psalm 30

… whatsoever things God appoints for our use, are still "sanctified by the word of God and prayer." 1Ti 4:4-5. John Calvin . Whole Psalm. Calmet supposes it …

The Beauty Of The Olive Tree

Hosea 14:6

… There is a Methodist type, a Particular Baptist type, a Bible Christian type, a Church of England type and many others. Somehow or other, they are cut and …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… He shall come down, dry There is a fourfold descending of Christ which the Scripture mentions. 1. His incarnation, the manifestation of himself in the flesh. 2. The …

Notable Lectures and Addresses, 1857-1878 (Continued)

… He opened his Bible on Sunday, and read to them, selecting the simple words of Christ, and seeking to instil into their ears, if he could not into …

Spiritual Transformations

Isaiah 4:13

… every opportunity you can get of letting men know, by the Inspired Word of God, or by the written or spoken message, all that you can about "the …

Psalm 23

Psalm 23

… And to comfort all Christian persons herein, holy Scripture calleth this bodily death a sleep, wherein man's senses be, as it were, taken from him for a …

Psalm 27

Psalm 27

… The plenitude of Scripture will thus appear the more wonderful. DIVISION. The poet first sounds forth his sure confidence in his God, Ps 27:1-3, and his …

Psalm 103

Psalm 103

… There is too much in the Psalm, for a thousand pens to write, it is one of those all-comprehending Scriptures which is a Bible in itself, and …

Psalm 73

Psalm 73

… Among the many arguments to prove the penman of the Scripture inspired by the Spirit of God, this is not the last and least—that the penmen of …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… But what else can we make of such strong language? Truly this is one of the hard places of Scripture, a passage which the soul trembles to read …

Psalm 130

Psalm 130

… Bachelor of Divinity and Preacher of the Word of God at Kings Lind in Norfolk. London...1610. 4to. David's Tears . By Sir John Hayward, Knight, Doctor of …

Psalm 71

Psalm 71

… The Amalekite in the Bible history left his Egyptian servant to famish when he grew old and sick, but not so the Lord of saints; even to hoar …

Psalm 84

Psalm 84

… This particular form of expression, El Chay, occurs but twice beside in the Bible, Jos 3:10 Ho 1:10. J. J. Stewart Perowne. Verse 3. The sparrow …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

… Deuteronomy 18:1, 2.— "Critical and Explanatory Pocket Bible." By A. R. Fausset and B. M. Smith, 1867. Verses 5, 6. "The Lord is the portion of mine …

The New Park Street Pulpit

Ephesians 1:5

… It is at once a Doctrine of Scripture and of common sense, that whatever God does in time He predestined to do in eternity. Some men find fault …

Consolation For The Despairing

Psalm 31:22

… Indeed, the whole of Scripture condemns unbelief. Faith is the Grace which Scripture commends—it never urges men to despair. It is full of promises to the most …

Evening, October 29

Lu 24:16

… He is accustomed to walk through the glades of Scripture, and to commune with his people, as the Father did with Adam in the cool of the day …

A Lesson from the Life of King Asa

2 Chronicles 16:9

… Remember that the historical books were almost the only Scripture possessed by the early saints and from those they learned the mind of God. David sang the blessedness …

To Sunday School Teachers And Other Soul-winners

James 5:19

… But eternal life in Scripture means a very different thing to eternal existence. It means existing with all the faculties developed in fullness of joy—existing not as …

The Shortest of the Seven Cries

John 19:28

… SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”— John 19:28 …

Free Will—A Slave

John 5:40

… The greatest absurdity in the world is to want to have a wider gospel than that recorded in Scripture. I preach that every man who believes shall be …

The Annual Atonement

Leviticus 16:30

… It would be very wrong to prefer any one passage of Scripture beyond another, for all Scripture is given by Inspiration. But if we might do so, we …