The Bible

The Necessity of Ministerial Progress

… Let us be throughly well acquainted with the great doctrines of the Word of God, and let us be mighty expounding Scripture. I am sure that no preaching …

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… He teaches us in Holy Scripture, but also for the wonderful manner in which those Truths are balanced. The Word of God never gives us too much of …

Earnest Expostulation

Romans 2:4

… money to buy a Bible. There were times when he could not have earned one even with that toil; now the word of God lies upon your table …

The Royal Pair in Their Glorious Chariot

Song 3:6-11

… I thank God whenever the Bible is attacked; for all those who know the times and seasons, begin to study just that part of Scripture more carefully, and …

The Children and Their Hosannas

Matthew 21:15

… With the children there is no Talmud and much Bible! They just keep to the simple Word of God and what they know is worth the knowing. Whereas …

Christ's Manifestation to Mary Magdalene

John 20:17

… Chapter in the Bible, they will find no Savior there. But if I ask the gracious Robert Hawker to read that same portion of Scripture, he finds in …

Motives for Steadfastness

1 Corinthians 15:58

… The Bible to these gentry is a nose of wax which everybody may shape just as he pleases. Beloved, beware of falling into this state of mind; for …

Pardon for the Greatest Guilt

2 Chronicles 33:2

… in the Word of God. It is a dreary story—a very dreary story—and the sad part of it is given twice in the Bible, while the …

Where Can We Find Anecdotes and Illustrations?

… In my little shilling book, The Bible and the Newspaper , I have given specimens of how this may be done; and when I was preparing the present lecture …

A Psalm For The New Year

2 Peter 3:18

… being unlearned and unstable, should wrest even the Word of God itself to our own destruction. With the Bible before our eyes, we may still commit sin—pondering …

God's Will and Man's Will

Romans 9:16

… I have heard of one man who said he had read the Bible through thirty-four times on his knees, but could not see a word about election …

Lecture IV: Where Can We Find Anecdotes And Illustrations?

… In my little book, "The Bible and the Newspaper," I have given specimens of how this may be done; and when I was preparing the present lecture, I …

The Leading of the Spirit, The Secret Token of the Sons of God

Romans 8:14

… One great instrument which the Holy Spirit uses upon the mind is the Word of God. The Word, as we have it printed in the Bible, is the …

Who Should Be Baptized?

Acts 8:37

… Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. You may begin anywhere in the Bible and preach Jesus. You may …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… What was it? We cannot dare say—where Scripture does not strictly inform us, it is not for us to dogmatize. By some mysterious operation, their eyes, which …

'Nevertheless at Your Word'

Luke 5:5

… It is clearly taught in the Bible and although my reason may find it difficult to explain it, and I may not be able to discover any arguments …

Psalm 29

Psalm 29

… The word of God in the law and gospel is here also depicted in its majesty of power. True ministers are sons of thunder, and the voice of …

Rain and Grace—a Parallel

Job 38:25-27

… lately, have you? Oh, thank God for that! Now I hope that bud of Bible reading will open into the daily habit of feeding upon the Word of …

The Covenant Promise of the Spirit

Ezekiel 36:27

… Turn to the Law of Moses and see if there is any Word of God spoken therein concerning the putting of the Spirit within men to cause them …

Grappling Irons

Psalm 119:88

… This view invests Holy Scripture with an awe and a glory which create in us the deepest reverence and brings us to the most earnest attention. When we …

Strange Dispensations and Matchless Consolations

Hosea 2:14

… THIS is one of the many instances in the Word of God of His free, rich, Sovereign Grace. The Lord has set the children of Israel before us …

On Laying Foundations

Luke 6:46-49

… I build on Scripture—nothing but the warrant of the Word of God will do for me." What God has said is a rock—what man teaches is …

Only Trust Him! Only Trust Him!

Luke 17:12-14

… Scripture is, it is nothing without coming to Christ! You will only read your own condemnation in the Bible if you remain out of Christ. Even the Bible …

By The Fountain

Genesis 49:22

… I desire you to receive it as the Word of God. Go to the Bible for yourself. Seek to be taught by the Spirit of God. Ask to …

The Believer's Present Rest

Hebrews 4:3

… But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the Word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the Truth commending ourselves to …

Sins Of Ignorance

Leviticus 5:17

… But we need not, dear Friends, go to these Scripture references, for we are well assured by our own observation and the verdict of our own experience that …

"Lay Hold on Eternal Life!"

1 Timothy 6:12

… This passage of Scripture, "Lay hold on eternal life," is suggestive from its connection. In the same verse Timothy is told to, "Fight the good fight of faith …

Withholding Corn

Proverbs 11:26

… the Bible, He intends His servants, the preachers of the Word, to expound them. We are, it strikes me, not to preach from selections of Scripture only, but …

The Best Burden for Young Shoulders

Lamentations 3:27

… And if I want to go to Heaven I must follow the Bible. There is another book which people will ask you to attend to. Well, we will …

The Victory of Faith

1 John 5:4

… Well, I suppose it is a new version of the Scripture where you read of that. But I read in my Bible that if true Christians could fall …

A Call To Worship

Zechariah 8:21

… As for the second token, namely, an earnest love for listening to the Word of God, we have that in abundance. See you not how the crowds rush …

The Church of Christ

Ezekiel 34:26

… But certainly, if there is anything promised in the Bible, it is this. I imagine that you cannot read the Bible without seeing clearly that there is to …

Order Is Heaven's First Law

Joel 2:8

… It is a blessed Truth that He isgood and benevolent, and full of compassion—and Holy Scripture tells us that "the Lord is good to all; and His …

The Far-off, Near—the Near, Far Off

Matthew 2:1-4

… the Books of Scripture, and that is an end of the matter so far as you are concerned. Yes, yes, yes, know your Bible, that is good! But …

True and Not True

John 9:31

… That is how many treat the Word of God. For instance, a man may say that he can prove from Scripture that God has forsaken and forgotten His …

Living Temples for the Living God

Isaiah 66:1

… She was being taught her A B Cs, reading her picture books, for she could not as yet read the Word of God, as it were, in letters …

Who Found It Out?

2 Kings 7:3-7

… THE story of four leprous men inserted in the Book of the Kings of Israel—is it not amazing? No, it is not amazing for the Bible. If …

Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man (Concluded)

… Brethren whose time is much occupied with business cares, who nevertheless delight to preach the Word of God, will find these Sermon-Notes to be a great assistance …

The Unbeliever’s Unhappy Condition

John 3:36

… They believe the Bible to be the word of God; they believe there is a God; they believe that Jesus Christ is come into the world as a …

A Visit to Christ's Hospital

Psalm 107:17-22

… have lain fainting a long time! Still, the Word of God in the Bible and the Word of God preached cannot heal the soul unless God shall send …