Holiness

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… and goodness of the Lord, even as before with trembling we adored his holiness . EXPOSITION Verse 1. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. This …

Psalm 42

Psalm 42

… shrine of sacrifice, the dear abode of peace and holiness. Far away from such goodly company the holy man pictures the sacred scene and dwells upon the details …

Communion With Christ And His People

… In meditation and its attendant thanksgiving we speak with our risen Lord, and by His Holy Spirit He answers us by creating fresh thought and emotion in our …

Following Christ

2 Samuel 15:21

… their own strength; it was the Holy Spirit, who day by day preserved them, led them in knowledge and true holiness, purged them from sin, and at last …

Psalm 63

Psalm 63

… In Ps 63:1-8 verses the writer expresses his holy desires after God, and his confidence in him, and then in Ps 63:9-11 remaining three …

The Guilt and the Cleansing

Psalm 51:7

… Had God passed by human sin without a substitutionary Sacrifice, the seraphim would have Suspended their song, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts." The judge who …

First Literary Friends (Continued)

… from the truth, or never known it, have been raised or restored to holiness, happiness, and God. ' This is the Lord's doing ; it is marvellous in our …

Threshing

… The complete removal of our connection with sin is a work demanding the divine skill and power of the Holy Ghost, and by him only will it be …

The Use of the Bow

2 Samuel 1:17

… Many a man has grown rich through poverty, healthy through sickness and holy by being made conscious of sin! When he has been struck down, then has he …

Psalm 52

Psalm 52

… They claim that they are jealous for the right, but the truth is they are determined to put down truth and holiness, and craftily go about it under …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… No! every day the Holy Ghost must continue to work upon us, and in us, to will and to do according to God's good pleasure. And if …

Psalm 75

Psalm 75

… Here, in holy faith, the sucking child plays at the hole of the asp, and the weaned child puts his hand on the cockatrice den. A Psalm or …

Expected Proof of Professed Love

2 Corinthians 8:24

… As all the Law is fulfilled in one word which is, "love," so the outcome of our holy faith is also contained in that one word, "love." Oh …

An Inscription for the Mausoleum of the Saints

Hebrews 11:13

… The Holy Spirit puts Believers by themselves and speaks of them as, "These." Believers are a class by themselves, even when they die. It is idle to think …

Psalm 64

Psalm 64

… good and a holy exemplary life, to occasion others to set a right value upon holiness, and to give a due respect for holy men... Shall glory. It …

An Indictment with Four Counts

Zephaniah 3:2

… all our sister Churches may walk before the Lord with holy jealousy as to doctrinal correctness, practical holiness and inner spiritual life! But, if not, our end will …

The Miracles of Our Lord's Death

Matthew 27:50-53

… into the holy city." Exactly so. And he that has felt the power of the Cross may well make the best of his way to holiness. He will …

Taught That We May Teach

Ezekiel 40:4

… will save you, but it is looking into Christ that gives joy, peace, holiness, Heaven! Look into the Gospel—let your eyes be intent and steadfastly fixed upon …

The Lord’s Hand behind the Maid’s Mistake

… I believe that, in a man’s life, the great secret of strength, and holiness, and righteousness, is the acknowledgment of Goal. When a man has no fear …

Jesus, The Stumbling Stone Of Unbelievers

1 Peter 2:7

… Moreover, they refused to keep the holy days of the gods, nor would they worship the images of the emperors, either departed or living. Everybody else paid homage …

To Workers with Slender Apparatus

… It was one of the fortes of that singular genius, William Huntington (whom I will not now either condemn or commend), that in preaching he incessantly quoted Holy …

The Dual Nature and the Duel Within

Romans 7:23

… That is the life which aspires after holiness and delights in the Law of God. This is the new-born principle which will not permit you to be …

"Living, Loving, Lasting Union"

Ephesians 5:30

… A new life, a life of holiness, a life of service, a life of communion with God began in him by oneness with Christ—and it was continued …

The Covenant Pleaded

Psalm 74:20

… The worship of God had ceased and idolatrous emblems stood in the Holy Place where once the Glory of God shone forth! The plea is, "Do not suffer …

The Special Call And The Unfailing Result

1 Corinthians 1:9

… These hands have baptized them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. And so far there appears reasonable evidence that …

My Comfort In Affliction

Psalm 119:50

… One like unto the Son of God was with the three holy children in the fire, but He was not with them till they were in the fire …

Our Glorious Transforming

Ephesians 2:13

… A holy God could not wink at sin, and you, an unholy being, could not have fellowship with the thrice Holy God. What a distance!—an impassable mountain …

The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit

… What, not with all that holy living? No. What, not by that matchless teaching? No. Not one among us could have been saved from eternal death except an …

The History of Sundry Fools

Psalm 107:17-20

… He sends us the word in the shape of the Holy Scriptures; he sends us the word in the preaching of his servants; but what we want most …

Early Wedded Life (Continued)

… 3 : "Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning : Thou hast the dew of …

The Long Pastorate Commenced, 1854

… Immersion in suffering has preceded the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Fasting gives an appetite for the banquet. The Lord is revealed in the backside of the desert …

Deacons and Elders; Pastors and Teachers (Continued)

… Our Pastor also remarked that, when the Holy Spirit manifestly made a man useful in the church, and bestowed on him the real qualifications for an office, it …

Christ's Finished Work

John 19:30

… of God poured out His holy Soul unto death—oh, my Brothers and Sisters, it was to harmonize Justice and Mercy, Holiness and Truth, to blend in one …

Seekers Directed and Encouraged

Jeremiah 29:13

… I pray the Holy Spirit to help me and I ask the prayers of those who have power with God, that the Word may be as a goad …

Psalm 32

Psalm 32

… The Lord himself deigns to teach his children to walk in the way of integrity, his holy word and the monitions of the Holy Spirit are the directors …

Israel in Egypt

Revelation 15:3

… If you will turn to holy Scripture you will find that my text was sung by the holy spirits who had been preserved from sin and from the …

Two Good Things

Psalm 119:71

… holiness and, therefore, He sends us trials that we may see the mischief which lurks in our hearts—and that we may be driven to the Holy Spirit …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890

… Praying that the Lord may give you health and strength, continued usefulness, and increasing holiness, and asking your pardon, if intrusive, " Yours very sincerely, "Vicar of Christ Church …

The Way of Salvation

Acts 4:12

… Another says, “But how about the heathen? They know not Christ; are any of the heathen saved?” Mark, Holy Scripture saith but very little concerning the salvation of …

Manoah's Wife and Her Excellent Argument

Judges 13:22

… You have been entreating very much for growth in holiness. Do you know, Brother, that in almost every case, that means increased affliction? We do not make much …