Holiness

Jonah's Resolve—or, 'Look Again!'

Jonah 2:4

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Then I said, I am cast out of Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy Temple." Jonah 2:4 …

Wakeful and Watchful Eyes

Psalm 121:4

… The Lord will not let even the suburbs of the New Jerusalem be conquered by the foe! He will preserve the holy city, His own Church, until the …

Salvation by Knowing the Truth

1 Timothy 2:3

… MAY GOD THE HOLY GHOST guide our meditations to the best practical result this evening, that sinners may be saved and saints stirred up to diligence. I do …

Psalm 130

Psalm 130

… He who has borne the scourges of the wicked is trained in all patience to wait the dealings of the Holy Lord. We name this the DE PROFUNDIS …

Christ’s Estimate of His People

Solomon 4:10-11

… The words you are not speaking the words you cannot utter, the groans you cannot bring out—these the Holy Spirit utters for you, and these Jesus treasures …

Psalm 124

Psalm 124

… From all confidence in man may we be rescued by a holy reliance upon our God . EXPOSITION Verse 1. If it had not been the Lord who was …

Substitution

2 Corinthians 5:21

… With thy Saviour’s garment on, thou art holy as the holy ones; thou art now justified by faith; thou hast now peace with God. Be of good …

The God of the Aged

Isaiah 46:4

… The perfect robe of righteousness that I wear, will that change by years? The sanctification of the Spirit, will that be destroyed by years? The promises, will they …

Psalm 25

Psalm 25

… of his holiness, so the purity of the creature by a new creation, is a draught of the same perfection. He is called the Holy One of Israel …

Psalm 135

Psalm 135

… The Holy Spirit occasionally repeats himself; not because he has any lack of thoughts or words, but because it is expedient for us that we hear the same …

Psalm 69

Psalm 69

… from being the "Comfort of the Holy Ghost, "wherein and whereby that good Spirit and our Comforter was grieved, and holiness scoffed and laughed at. Anthony Tuckney (1599 …

Psalm 6

Psalm 6

… O Holy Spirit, beget in us the true repentance which needeth not to be repented of. The title of this Psalm is "To the chief Musician on Neginoth …

Psalm 23

Psalm 23

… They are " still waters," for the Holy Ghost loves peace, and sounds no trumpet of ostentation in his operations. He may flow into our soul, but not into …

Individuality, and Its Opposite

… Our own personal justification in the righteousness of Christ, our personal sanctification by the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, our vital union with Christ, and expectancy of …

Psalm 147

Psalm 147

… The holy city surrounds the holy hill, and both are dedicated to the holy God, therefore both should ring with hallelujahs. Verse 13. For he hath strengthened the …

Eccentric Preachers

… Sekmon W.—Tfie Comforter 66 "But the Comforter, which Is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things and …

Later Services at the Music Hall

… The Holy Spirit's work in regeneration, in sanctification, and in preservation, must be always magnified from our pulpit. Without His power, our ministry is a dead letter …

Psalm 139

Psalm 139

… Like a Pharos, this holy song casts a clear light even to the uttermost parts of the sea, and warns us against that practical atheism which ignores the …

Psalm 136

Psalm 136

… his own right hand and his holy arm have wrought for him these great deeds. What have the gods of the heathen done? If the question be settled …

A Peal of Bells

Zechariah 14:20

… Not confined holiness—that is superstition; universal holiness—that is Christianity, not the bowls upon the altar holy—that is Judaism, but the bells upon the horses holy …

Holiness Demanded

Hebrews 12:14

… Holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord." There has been a desperate attempt made by certain Antinomians to get rid of the injunction which the Holy …

Singing Saints

Psalm 30:4

… Now, secondly, dear Friends, notice THE SPECIAL SUITABILITY OF THE SUBJECT FOR OUR MEDITATION—"Give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness." It needs a holy man to …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… the Scripture, and of the supernatural original of true sanctification, to find such a universal enmity between the holy and the serpentine seed, and to find Cain and …

The New Song

Psalm 98:1

… In all this—HOLINESS WILL BE GLORIFIED. Note the adjective,—“His holy arm.” When we contemplate any actions of God, you will notice that the name which cherubs …

April 16 — ALL TURNED TO HOLINESS

Zech. 14:20

… horses' bells shall ring out holiness to the Lord! That day has come to me. Do I not make all things holy to God? These garments, when I …

Imitators of God

Ephesians 5:1

… He will also call in the aid of the Holy Spirit and thus be led into holiness. Moreover, the precept tests us as to our spirit whether it …

The Holy Road

Isaiah 35:8

… I will pray, 'Lord, be my Guide, even unto death.'" Then make the inquiry, "Is this The Way of Holiness? For if it is not the holy way …

Sept. 1 — ABIDING IN OBEDIENCE, IN LOVE

John 15:10

… Without the holiness which pleases God, we cannot please Jesus. He who cares nothing for holiness knows nothing of the love of Jesus. Conscious enjoyment of our Lord …

A Willing People and an Immutable Leader

Psalm 110:3

… the right sort of people; they will be a holy people, arrayed in all “the beauties of holiness.” 5. Now there is a bold metaphor here which we …

Evening, June 12

2Ti 1:9

… God neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but he called them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by his …

Psalm 93

Psalm 93

… Truth changes not in its doctrines, which are very sure, nor holiness in its precepts, which are incorruptible. The teaching and the character of God are both unaltered …

Psalm 96

Psalm 96

… There is a holy separation, a beautiful character of holiness, a separation as to character, feelings, and conduct; these are all the various fruits of grace; and so …

Purging Out the Leaven

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

… Next, the holy duty commended to them, running side by side with their privilege. And thirdly, we shall show how their happiness and holiness, their holiness and happiness …

The Keynote of the Year

Psalm 103:1

… s holiness! Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, we worship You! We bless You! Beloved, do you love a holy God? Do you bless a holy God? While …

A Gospel Promise

Ezekiel 36:27

… This holiness is not the holiness of Christ, as some vainly say, but it is a personal holiness worked in us by the operation of the Holy Spirit …

Prayer 8 — A Prayer for Holiness

… Make us holy, O God. Do this for Christ's sake. Not that we hope to be saved by our own holiness, but that holiness is salvation. Then …

The Law Written in the Heart

Jeremiah 31:33

… blots or mistakes are out of the question! No holiness can excel the holiness produced by the Holy Spirit when His inward work is fully completed! Moreover, He …

Morning, January 8

Ex 28:38

… How cheering is the thought, that when the High Priest bore the iniquity of the holy things he wore upon his brow the words, “ Holiness to the Lord …

Morning, May 12

Jn 14:21

… Especial manifestations of Christ exercise a holy influence on the believer’s heart. One effect will be humility . If a man says, “I have had such-and-such …

Morning, September 18

Ga 5:25

… You will never find true faith unattended by true godliness; on the other hand, you will never discover a truly holy life which has not for its root …