The Church

The Infallibility of God’s Purpose

Job 23:13

… Another part of our salvation is, that we should at last be without pain, without sorrow, gathered with the Church of the first-born before the Father’s …

A Home Question

… How very earnestly does the Dissenter exclaim against the sins of the Church of England, and certainly they are neither few nor small. How anxiously does the man …

Fever and Its Cure

Luke 4:38

… Though their souls have been fed and they have declared intense love to the Church and the pastor, they nevertheless go away with a light heart to places …

"There Is Forgiveness"

Psalm 130:4

… So it seems that the one aimed at and made to suffer is the Church of God—"Zion." She has often been scourged and afflicted! Her experience is …

Faith's Dawn and Its Clouds

Mark 9:24

… May the Lord help thee to believe that though no man can do thee good, though all the pastors and bishops of the church, and all the martyrs …

Our Ascended Lord

1 Peter 3:22

… Let not His Church tremble. Let her not think of putting out the hand of unbelief to steady the Ark of the Lord. The history of the Church …

Buying the Truth

Proverbs 23:23

… Some are trusting in their tears, their repentances, their feelings, their church or chapel attendance and I know not what men will not trust in! Give them all …

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Joel 2:25

… They are glad that there is a Sunday school connected with the Church—they do not know what it is doing. They have never entered it. They love …

Cheering Words and Solemn Warnings

Isaiah 3:10

… In our own age, when the Church of God is found among the Gentiles, we see still the broad mark of distinction between men who fear the Lord …

A Life-Long Occupation

Hebrews 13:15

… In this Church let us excel in generous gifts. As the year ripens to its close, see that everything is provided in the house of the Lord and …

Pilate and Ourselves Guilty of the Savior's Death

Matthew 27:24

… Well, suppose everybody acted as you do? Would there be any Christianity in the world? If everybody was cowardly, would there be a Church at all? Are you …

The Profit Of Godliness In The Life To Come

1 Timothy 4:8

… All the chosen of the Father, All for whom the Lamb was slain, All the Church appear together, Washed from every sinful stain. His dear smile the place …

Spices, Flowers, Lilies and Myrrh

Solomon 5:13

… When you get sick, sad and weary of God's people, turn your thoughts to God, Himself, and if ever you see any spots in the Church, Christ …

'Never, No Never, No Never'

Hebrews 13:5

… You have not to build a material temple, but you have, perhaps, to build up a spiritual Church, or to evangelize a wide district, or to gather together …

On the Cross After Death

John 19:31-37

… He had no dreams of Eve being taken from the side of the man and the Church from the side of Jesus. He had never heard that ancient …

Hold Fast Your Shield

Hebrews 10:35

… Never was the victory of patience more complete than in the early Church. The anvil broke the hammer by bearing all the blows that the hammer could place …

The Last Message for the Year

John 6:37

… the builders refused will become the cornerstone in the great Temple of His Church—and also a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to those who …

Hindrances to Prayer

1 Peter 3:7

… This is a matter about which the Church cannot make any inquisitorial inquiry—it must be left to the good sense and the Christian spirit of the heads …

Sovereign Grace and Man’s Responsibility

Romans 10:20-21

… Well said it Church of England divine to some who railed at him, “Look at your own Luther. Do you not consider him to be the teacher of …

Love's Law and Life

John 14:15

… The text does not say, "If the Church loves Me," or, "If such-and-such a minister loves Me," or, "If your brothers love Me." No, but it …

Mealtime In The Corn Fields

Ruth 2:14

… She became converted to God and united with the Church of which that young man ultimately became the minister. How was she converted, do you think? By that …

Ephraim Bemoaning Himself

Jeremiah 31:18

… cage—it is still a raven—and so, if you, join this Church or that Church, unless your nature is changed, you are an unsaved sinner! Let me …

A High Day in Heaven

Luke 15:10

… And I think I know some members of the church who must make a similar confession to mine. Oh, that we were all alive to the real value …

The Strong One Driven Out By A Stronger One

Luke 11:21-26

… There are some persons who appear to be converted who think they are so and therefore make a profession and are cheerfully received into the Christian Church because …

Earthquake But Not Heartquake

Psalm 46:1-3

… I have often stood at the bedsides of dear Brothers and Sisters, members of this Church, when they have come to die, and I have, without exception, always …

Perfect Justification and Perfect Pardon

Jeremiah 50:20

… usually with the Church and the world—the world, because it is on the wrong side, will be sure to cry out to the Church, "What are you …

The Hunger-Bite

Job 18:12

… I never used bad language and I go to Church sometimes." He seemed to be perfectly satisfied and was quite astonished that I did not express my assurance …

The Gentleness Of Jesus

Matthew 12:19

… Never, never, in the Church of God has a true conversion been worked by the use of carnal means—the Lord will not so approve of the power …

God's Memorial Of His People

Isaiah 49:16

… blessed Second Adam fell asleep in death, God took His Church out of His side, and the Church is bone of Christ's bone and flesh of His …

Lessons From Lydia'S Conversion

Acts 16:13

… And when the men are lacking to serve the Lord, then is the Church always in a weak state. While she has her Pauls to preach, she shall …

Sorrow at the Cross Turned into Joy

John 16:20-22

… Christ, Himself! I do not believe that the "three hours' agony," the darkened church, the altar in mourning, the tolling of a bell and all the other mock …

A World Wide Welcome

Matthew 11:28

… But our Master knew better than this and was not to be tempted away from the true method by which His Church is to be set up in …

Saving Faith

Luke 7:50

… I feel, in thinking of her, something like an eminent father of the church who said, ‘This narrative is not one which I can well preach upon; I …

"What Shall the Harvest Be?"

Hosea 8:7

… The whole family has virtually gone to ruin as to any connection with the Christian Church. What shall I say of the old gentleman? He will not say …

Love to Jesus the Great Test

John 8:42

… It is the major excommunication of the Church! It is the most solemn word of denunciation that could have fallen from Apostolic pen—and yet Paul felt that …

Why the Heavenly Robes are White

Revelation 7:14

… There are no untimely births into the Church of the First-Born—each one comes in his season. As to the state and condition of the newly glorified …

The Spirit's Work in the New Creation

Genesis 1:2

… He may have been baptized and joined the Church and partaken of the Lord's Supper—but, for all that, his heart is still without any sort of …

Do You Know Him?

Philippians 3:10

… You are baptized, and you are received into Church-fellowship, and so everybody thinks that von must be a follower of Christ; and yet you may not know …

Startling!

2 Kings 8:12

… In some of those charitable missions in which you, my dear Brothers and Sisters in the Church are daily engaged, take care lest you yourselves, exposed to temptation …

My Solace in My Affliction

… Yet have I set My king upon My holy hill of Zion." The Church, they tell us, is in danger. That depends upon whose church it is! But …