Holiness

“Through Much Tribulation”

… Often, in the deep anguish of my spirit, did I stay my petitions, because I thought them hopeless; and when again the Holy Spirit drew me to the …

Christ and His Table-Companions

… Let us daily learn of Jesus, let us search the Bible to see what it was that He taught us, and then by the aid of His Holy …

The Fainting Soul Revived

Jonah 2:7

… Man is wicked; he turns his back upon supreme holiness. Man is worldly: he forgets the kingdom of God and the world to come. Man is wilful; he …

Coming to Christ

1 Peter 2:4

… of holiness as when he first commenced that life; as much when he has been blessed with much spiritual nearness of access to God, and a holy, heavenly …

Public Testimony—a Debt To God and Man

2 Kings 7:9

… The Lord had done it! His own right hand and His holy arm had gotten Him the victory and had provided for Israel's needs though they did …

The Bride and Her Ornaments—the Sin of Forgetting God

Jeremiah 2:32

… forget God! He is our diadem of Glory—He is our beauty of holiness! In Christ we are arrayed in raiment of needlework and our garments are of …

Psalm 145

Psalm 145

… Specially should his holiness be adored: this is the crown, and in a certain sense the sum, of all his attributes. Only holy hearts will praise the holy …

A Woman of a Sorrowful Spirit

1 Samuel 1:15

… Him." Next, she had also discovered the Lord's glorious holiness, for she sang, "There is none holy as the Lord." The wholeness of His perfect Character charmed …

Rahab's Faith

Hebrews 11:31

… To believe is to be holy. The two things must go together. That faith is a dead faith, a corrupt faith, which lives in sin that grace may …

Patient Job and the Baffled Enemy

Job 1:22

… Because he is not of the world, the world will hate him! The blessed and holy Lord Jesus was slandered to the utmost. God, the Ever-Blessed, was …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… Why does God give to one man a special call by the Holy Ghost, to be a minister, and pass by another? There is another man more gifted …

The Tomb of Jesus

Matthew 28:6

… By faith we discern Joseph of Arimathea, and the timid Nicodemus, assisted by those holy women, drawing out the nails and taking down the mangled body; we behold …

The Plea of Faith

2 Samuel 7:25

… he has promised? Do you think he will be any the less holy for giving holiness to you? Do you think he will be any the less pure …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… I would stake what reputation I may have in spiritual things upon this—that a man cannot, under God’s Holy Spirit, contemplate the cross of Christ without …

His Name—the Mighty God

Isaiah 9:6

… have the omni-radient purity, the immaculate holiness of Him before whom angels veil their faces, and cry, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.” But these proofs …

'Do I Love the Lord or Not?'

John 21:17

… of the subtleties of the adversary, yet you have an unction from the Holy One! Your love approves you, your faith has saved you and He whom your …

A Solemn Embassy

2 Corinthians 5:20

… It is the Holy Spirit's work to impress the Word on the conscience, and to arouse the conscience by the Word. As for us, we are willing …

The Truly Blessed Man

Psalm 1:1-3

… If we hear of a person greatly blessed by the sense of Christ's Presence and so enabled to walk in holiness and much usefulness, we cherish the …

A Memorable Interview

John 20:27

… He that is in his best estate, today, may be in spiritual poverty tomorrow! He who rejoices in God and walks in holy consistency may, before another sun …

Why Are Men Saved?

Psalm 106:8

… Jesus Christ is the Saviour; but not more so than God the Father, or God the Holy Ghost. Some persons who are ignorant of the system of divine …

The Battle of Life

… The Holy Ghost can give the man that is prone to idleness such an intense apprehension of the value of time that he shall be more industrious than …

Little, But Lovely

Luke 12:32

… In the power of the Holy Spirit, then, let us talk with one another concerning these words, "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good …

Negotiations For Peace

Acts 10:36

… If the angels of Heaven were opposed to us it would have an ill look, even those holy beings would not needlessly take offense. But when it comes …

My Last Letters from Mentone

… Oh, for more holiness for myself in the new year, and more health for my beloved spouse ! I think I shall get home for February i, or first …

The Angelic Life

Matthew 22:30

… A false church has commanded its votaries to pay religious homage to angels, contrary both to the example and the express precept of Holy Writ. The angels are …

The Great Need—Or, The Great Salvation

Isaiah 48:18

… I was born in sin and shapen in iniquity, but Christ is called, "that holy Thing" which is born of the Virgin and the holiness of Christ's …

Expiation

Isaiah 53:10

… And are we ever in our right senses, brethren, till the Holy Spirit really brings us into them? May it not be said of each of us as …

The Church of Christ

Ezekiel 34:26

… Plenteous grace! Ah! we shall want plenteous grace, my friends; plenteous grace to keep us humble, plenteous grace to make us prayerful, plenteous grace to make us holy …

Our Magnificent Savior

Isaiah 53:11

… The prince of this world searched Him, but he found nothing in Him—He was without the slightest offense—"holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners." Christ, then …

The “Down-grade” Controversy, from Mr. Spurgeon’s Standpoint

… I feel as if I must not write about anything else upon these two sheets. ' Holiness unto the Lord,' is written on them ; and the domestic matters must …

A Serious Reprimand

2 Kings 5:13

… I have seen many of those who hope to be saved by ceremonies, by prayers and by holy services, as they think them to be, but I am …

Strangers and Sojourners

Psalm 39:12

… Martin Luther was a great master of this holy art of arguing with God in prayer, as was the Apostle Paul and, therefore, their supplications were not presented …

Good Cheer From Christ's Victory Over the World

John 16:33

… They sin against their own souls—and this is a tribulation which bruises every holy heart and causes every loving spirit to bleed. This calls for constant watchfulness …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… I could have wished to have been with Mary and the holy women, and Joseph, and Nicodemus when they took His blessed body from the Cross and laid …

Trust In God—True Wisdom

Proverbs 16:20

… One must come to depend upon the Eternal One, because the Eternal One has enabled him to use this Christian Grace which is the fruit of the Holy …

The New Wine of the Kingdom

Matthew 26:29

… That is, when the mind lies still and God the Holy Spirit writes His will upon it, He also writes God's will. Hence such prayers are sure …

Discipline in Christ's Army

Joshua 1:11

… As many of us as believe in Him and have obtained eternal life through Him, are now enlisted beneath His banner to fight the battles of holiness against …

Daniel Facing the Lions' Den

Daniel 6:10

… Oh that we may learn to sell it at no price, but to stand fast like pillars of iron for God, for Christ, for truth, for every holy …

The Wall Daubed with Untempered Mortar

Ezekiel 13:10-12

… To walk before God in holiness—this is acceptable to Him. Not the visible, not the symbolical, not the outward, but the inward, the spiritual, the heart worship …

Love's Commendation

Romans 5:8

… remember, it is no fawning words, uttered either in prayer or praise, but it is the pious deed, the holy act, which is the justification of thy faith …