The Bible

For or Against?

Matthew 28:4-6

… also true concerning all the mysterious doctrines of Scripture. "Well," says someone, "there are many doctrines in the Bible that I cannot understand." That is quite likely, for …

Election-its Defenses and Evidences

1 Thessalonians 1:4-6

… for so it seemed good in Your sight," and there we stop—for beyond that no philosophy and no Scripture can take us. As it is Sovereign and …

Our Youth Renewed

Psalm 103:5

… for my persuasion is the more I look into the Bible, though some have said that the Bible was only meant to teach us religion and that we …

Sow To Yourselves

Hosea 10:12

… It must be sown with the good seed of the Word of God, even the precious Truths of Scripture, that from its soil there may be produced a …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… We say, with regard to infants, Scripture saith but little, and, therefore, where Scripture is confessedly scant, it is for no man to determine dogmatically. But I think …

Baptism Essential To Obedience

Mark 16:16

… far beyond what Scripture has ever accorded to it—yet the Lord's Supper has never had given to it in the Word of God the position of …

Man Humbled, God Exalted

Isaiah 2:17

… If there is anybody here that is not a sinner, there is nothing in the Bible for him! As old Wilcox well observes, "Christ can save everybody except …

The Hope Laid Up In Heaven

Colossians 1:5

… Now, then, before your God-created hope can fail, the Word of God will have to be broken! But the Word of God cannot be broken! The Truth …

Lessons From a Dovecot

Isaiah 60:8

… For the Scripture says, Whoever believes on Him shall not be ashamed. He shall never be ashamed of having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ! If he really …

The Scarlet Line in the Window

Joshua 2:21

… Do not be as your fathers were, for the generation which is now going off the stage neither reads its Bible nor cares to know the Lord's …

My Solace in My Affliction

… The third thing is the faithfulness of the fulfillment of that Word of God. "Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in Heaven. Your faithfulness is unto all …

Great Joy In the City

Acts 8:8

… Now when the Apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: who, when they were …

A Memorable Milestone

Psalm 40:9-11

… say, "I adore the infinity of Holy Scripture." And well he might. I would like you to look at my Bible at home which is marked with all …

Strong Consolation

Hebrews 6:17

… THE Lord's transactions with the Patriarch Abraham are frequently used in Scripture as types of His dealings with all the heirs of promise. The Lord found him …

The Holdfast

Proverbs 4:13

… Bible under heaps of rubbish, but he who means to be a man of God to the fullness of his manhood will feed upon the Word of God …

On Whose Side Are You?

Exodus 32:26

… All through the Word of God there is no preparation made for a third party. There is a very numerous body of people who try to inhabit the …

A View of God's Glory

Exodus 33:18

… I know some people, when they hear about Sovereignty, say, "Oh, we are going to have some terrible high Doctrine!" But as it is in the Bible, that …

The Proof of Our Ministry

2 Corinthians 13:3

… I am not aware of any other passage of Scripture where weakness is, in so many words, ascribed to the Lord Jesus Christ. This makes the text the …

Good Cheer for Christians

Isaiah 25:6

… We are plainly taught in the Word of God that as many as have believed are one with Christ—they are married to Him—there is a conjugal …

Hope, Yet No Hope—No Hope, Yet Hope

Isaiah 57:10

… The way of salvation by works is totally contrary to that revealed in the Bible. If there is anything plain there, this is plain, "By the works of …

Iconoclast

2 Kings 18:4

… Our sires said, "This is not of Scripture, therefore it is of man, therefore it is will-worship, and idolatrous." And they showed their contempt of the commandments …

“Forward!”

… Study the Bible, dear brethren, through and through, with all helps that you can possibly obtain. Remember that the appliances now within the reach of ordinary Christians are …

Spring

Isaiah 61:11

… The Word of God was in those days hidden away like a buried thing, concealed like the seed-corn beneath the clods. The Church parted with her holiest …

Everlasting Love Revealed

Jeremiah 31:3

… for me! What a discovery! This Bible is God's letter of love to me! No promise of the Word of God is for one individual only. Though …

Meal-time in the Cornfields

… The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain was wont to say that when he was lonely, and his wallet was empty, his Bible was to him meat and drink, and …

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… Although we cannot cleanse our heart, the Word of God contains the plain command. "Wash you, make you clean," so that the responsibility still rests upon us, although …

Jesus, the Judge

Acts 10:42

… He must speak what he is commanded to speak and he must be prepared to fall back upon the authority of the Word of God continually. "If they …

The Whole Gospel In A Single Verse

1 Timothy 1:15

… The essence of the whole Bible is here— "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners …

General And Yet Particular

John 17:2

… Therefore those Brethren who are sounder than the Bible abhor me as much as if I were an Arminian. And on the other side, the enemies of the …

Thoughts on the Last Battle

1 Corinthians 15:56-57

… While the Bible is one of the most poetical of books, though its language is unutterably sublime, yet we must remark how constantly it is true to nature …

Spiritual Sight and Eternal Life

John 14:19

… beam of sunlight throughout the whole of Scripture! If that is not true, there is nothing at all in the Bible that is true, for that Truth of …

Our Lord's Last Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:46

… the Bible! He was not one of those who think little of the Word of God. He was saturated with it. He was as full of Scripture as …

Lecture V: The Sciences As Sources Of Illustration.

… The knowledge of the gospel, as it is revealed to us in the Word of God, makes it true to us; and oftentimes the Bible is to us …

Christ and His Table-Companions

… of the Word of God, and you have entered upon a dangerous course, and unless the grace of God prevent, boundless mischief may ensue. The Bible is our …

The Two Guards Praying and Watching

Nehemiah 4:9

… In your reading of the Bible, if the Holy Spirit applies a text of Scripture to you with special force, regard it as a hint from your heavenly …

The Master Key—Opening the Gate of Heaven

Genesis 32:12

… No good can come of irreverence towards Scripture—we ought to cherish it in our heart of hearts. We ought to do this, first, with regard to what …

Today! Today! Today!

Psalm 95:7

… And in that spirit I beg of you to hear the Word of God today. If saints are thus moved to pity sinners and to pray for them …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… You have been under a sermon, or at a gospel ordinance, or in reading the word of God, for a while delighted, exhilarated, lifted up to the sublimer …

The Dew of Christ's Youth

Psalm 110:3

… But read the Bible and, strange to say, the more you read it, the more satisfied you will be with it. When you begin to read the Bible …

The Perpetuity of the Gospel

Luke 21:33

… I am very glad to find something in the Bible which I cannot comprehend, but which I may believe, for I do not call that faith which limits …