The Bible

That Horrible East Wind!

Colossians 3:15

… You cannot read some passages of Scripture as you did. You cannot look the Well-Beloved in the face, and say, "I am acting in a way that …

"My Times Are In Your Hand"

Psalm 31:15

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Psaalm 31.

Compassion on the Ignorant

Hebrews 5:2

… It is certain that a knowledge of Scripture does not keep pace with the growth of knowledge of other things and that the understanding with regard to eternal …

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

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

A Promise For Us And For Our Children

Isaiah 44:1-5

… But these children have been able to tell me from Scripture— and generally their answers have been quotations of a text—the great plan of salvation and the …

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

… As to the other appellation, The Son of Man, it is one of Christ's most definite titles, being given to him in Scripture no less than seventy …

The Believer in the Body and Out of the Body

2 Corinthians 5:5-10

… Let us, according to Scripture, look forward to a condition in which our perfected spirits shall abide with Christ, "waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of …

Prayer Perfumed with Praise

Philippians 4:6

… When ye pray, believe that ye receive the boons ye ask, and ye shall have them. “Believe that ye have it,” says the Scripture, “and ye shall have …

The Soul-Winner

Proverbs 11:30

… I have tried to move some souls, with all my might, with a certain passage of Scripture, but they have taken it in an opposite light to what …

The Power of Christ's Name

Acts 3:16

… What power there is, then, in that name! We know, besides, dear Friends, from Scripture, that as the name of Jesus had power with devils, so it also …

Faith's Ultimatum

Job 13:15

… THIS is one of the supreme sayings of Scripture. It rises, like an alpine summit, clear above all ordinary heights of speech. It pierces the clouds and glistens …

Brought Up from the Horrible Pit

Psalm 40:1-3

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON’PSALM 40. HYMNS FROM ‘OUR OWN HYMN BOOK’196, 40, 332.

Sweet Savor

Ezekiel 20:41

… We may learn this from the recapitulation of those offenses which we find in the chapter before us and in many other places in Scripture. He looks down …

Deliverance From the Pit

Job 33:24

… But Grace has another meaning in Holy Scripture—it means saving interference—a certain Divine operation by which God works upon the wills and affections of men so …

God Or Self—Which?

Zechariah 7:5

… the deed is done if the Lord has not ordained it in Holy Scripture? To the Law and to the testimony. If you find it not there, though …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… over! Look again, Beloved, at the promises which are given us in holy Scripture. Why, any one promise is more than enough for us. "I will never leave …

The Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4:16

… The man who, despite the teaching of Scripture, tries to pray without a Saviour insults the Deity; and he who imagines that his own natural desires, coming up …

The Great Itinerant

Acts 10:38

… The Scripture says, "Their works do follow them," but not to the grave—their works ascend upward. If our works followed our bodies, they would rot in the …

Heavenly Geometry

Ephesians 3:16-19

… The breadth of Christ's love, dear Friends, we are told in Scripture, is such that it extends to all ranks and races of mankind—not to the …

Varying Voices–Pro and Con

… To insist on the authority of Scripture now, as in past times, it is said, would be in vain. To set forth the doctrines of the gospel now …

Psalm 32

Psalm 32

… Two words in Scripture are chiefly used to denote remission, to expiate, to bear or carry away: the one signifies the manner whereby it is done, namely, atonement …

On the Voice

… It may be illustrated by the following specimen: “He that hath yaws to yaw let him yaw,” which is a remarkable, if not impressive, rendering of a Scripture …

Psalm 121

Psalm 121

… and none of them is lost, but the Son of Perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled." ...From what has been premised, it seems evident, that the keeper …

Psalm 122

Psalm 122

… Dixerunt , "They said it:" and "to say" in Scripture is to resolve. "We will go, "is either a lie, or a resolution. Thirdly, Their agreement and joint consent …

Early Criticisms and Slanders (Continued)

… Eve, and, in short, all the principal personages, human or supernatural, mentioned in Scripture, were brought on the stage. We are liable to entertain shrewd doubts as to …

Swooning and Reviving Christ's Feet

… mean by that?” “Do you not remember how it is said in the Scripture, ‘The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke …

All of Grace

Ephesians 2:8

… What is to become of the past? How can old sins be blotted out? How can the old ruin be retrieved? According to Scripture and according to commonsense …

God's Longsuffering: An Appeal to the Conscience

2 Peter 3:15

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON— 2 Peter 3 . HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—174, 529, 513.

Jesus, The Gread Object of Astonishment

… it is, “Gethsemane.” Betrayed by Judas, His trusted friend, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “He that eateth bread with Me hath lifted up his heel against Me …

Psalm 112

Psalm 112

… This psalm is a banquet of heavenly wisdom; and as Basil speaketh of another part of Scripture, likening it to an apothecary's shop; so may this book …

Jesus, The Substitute For His People

Romans 8:34

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Isaiah 53. HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—329, 404, 299.

Alas! I Can Do Nothing!

… Satan pours into your soul; but yet I would remind you of the Scripture before us--"When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… I could not hold the truth of Scripture if this could be disproved to me, for every page seems to have this upon it, if nothing else, that …

Help for Your Sickness

Matthew 8:16

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON— Isaiah 53 .

Expected Proof of Professed Love

2 Corinthians 8:24

… If you love Him, show it! If you do not love Him, tremble! I will not repeat what the Scripture says, as though it came from myself, but …

An Inscription for the Mausoleum of the Saints

Hebrews 11:13

… I do not know upon what Scripture that statement is based. I do not believe a word of it! "He that believes and is baptized shall be saved …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—Genesis 21:1-21. HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—852, 785. Eyes Opened LETTER FROM MR. SPURGEON: TO MY FRIENDS IN …

The Son Glorified by the Father and the Father Glorified by the Son

John 17:1

… Amen! PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON—John 17. HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"—416, 412, 233. The Colportage Society conducted by Mr. Spurgeon supports 82 men …

Christ Exalted

Hebrews 10:12-13

… I can only repeat the statements of Scripture. There is no room for flights; we must just keep where we ever have been, telling out the story that …

Christ's Marvellous Giving

Titus 2:14

… Remember the words of Scripture, "Scarcely for a righteous man will one die; peradventure, for a good, a generous man, one might even dare to die; but God …