Holiness

Number Two-thousand—Healing by the Stripes of Jesus

Isaiah 53:5

… Neither did the holy histories yield him comfort, nor the Book of Job. He passed through the Psalms, but did not find His Savior there. And the same …

The Soul's Food and Drink

John 6:55

… Have you experienced that exhilaration, my Brother? Do you know what this holy excitement is, my Sister? Have you, beloved Friends, ever thought of Christ dying on the …

The Necessity of Growing Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… LAST Lord's-Day I tried to say cheering and encouraging words to "Little-Faith." I trust that the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, did thereby strengthen some to …

Christ's Testimony Received

John 3:33

… Between you and God there will be, from now on, a holy confidence—and what will that lead to? It will lead to holiness of life and earnest …

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… If it is recorded here, it is of the Holy Spirit. Whether the Holy Spirit speaks by Isaiah, or Jeremiah, or John, or James, or Paul, the authority …

The Form and Spirit of Religion

1 Samuel 4:3

… There were many other things which he held holy: but this ark always stood in the most holy place, and it was rendered doubly sacred, because, between the …

A TRAITOR SUSPECTED AND CONVICTED

Romans 8:7

… And then, thirdly, may God the Holy Spirit be pleased to deliver you from it and deliver you from it even while we are talking about it! O …

Idols Abolished

Hosea 14:8

… Anything, however holy, which comes between us and the personal dealing of our soul with God, as He is revealed in Christ Jesus by faith and love and …

The Right Kind of Fear

Proverbs 28:14

… May God graciously grant to us much of this kind of fear! Then there is a holy fear of ourselves which makes us shun the very thought of …

Bringing Sinners to the Savior

Mark 9:17-20

… To my mind, the first thing that we have to strive after, in the name of God, and by the help of the Holy Spirit, is to bring …

Dying Daily

1 Corinthians 15:31

… you have a glorious Helper—the Holy Spirit shall enable you—and by His power you may accomplish miracles of holiness. To die daily a Christian man should …

A Traveller’s Letters Home (Continued)

… To-morrow will be the Sabbath, and in this I rejoice, for rest is sweet, and sweetest when made “holiness to the Lord.” I send tons of love …

"I Thought"

2 Kings 5:11

… Holy Spirit? Faith is the spring which moves all our nature. He who believes learns to love and, learning to love, he is changed from sin to holiness …

Holding Fast the Faith

Revelation 2:12

… And if we have already earned it, may we be helped by the Holy Spirit to hold it fast, so that no man take our crown! I. The …

A Great Sermon by the Greatest Preacher

Matthew 3:17

… Can you picture that wondrous scene when He shall come in His Glory and all the holy angels with Him—He that once was spat upon, crucified, dead …

A Prince and a Savior

Acts 5:31

… He comes to make you holy, yes, to make you perfect! Will you yield yourself to His gentle purpose? Are you ready to obey His precepts by means …

God's Glory in Hiding Sin

Proverbs 25:2

… If I were to take, for instance, the mysterious Doctrine of the Eternal Filiation of the Lord Jesus Christ, or the procession of the Holy Spirit from the …

A Home Question and a Right Answer

John 6:66-69

… Yet we know that if any man draws back, the Lord will have no pleasure in him, and we are sure that, "without holiness no man shall see …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 13:20-21

… I invite those who would understand the deep things of God to ask the Holy Spirit’s assistance while we follow the apostle in this his covenant prayer …

An Epistle Illustrated by a Psalm

Psalm 118:13

… Truth must always strive against error and holiness must battle against sin. Do not expect to be wafted to Heaven on the wings of fame—you may have …

The Well-beloved's Vineyard

Isaiah 5:1

… Unbelief instead of faith? Indifference instead of love? Idleness instead of holy industry? Impurity instead of holiness? Is that my case? Is it your case, dear Friends? Has …

Migratory Birds

Jeremiah 8:7

… faith help his faith! May your holiness check him from sin! May your consecration to God, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, induce him to give his …

Blinded By Satan

2 Corinthians 4:4

… And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Hosts: the whole earth is full of His Glory. And the posts of the …

A Lost Christ Found

Luke 2:44-46

… For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place with him, also, that is …

Gathering to the Center

Mark 1:45

… I gather from this, dear Friends, that notwithstanding the holiness of our Lord's doctrine and the way in which it runs counter to the desires of the …

The Superlative Excellence Of The Holy Spirit

John 16:7

… You must repent, you must be holy, but the man who trusts Christ shall repent and shall be made holy. The germs of repentance and holiness are in …

The Unbeliever’s Unhappy Condition

John 3:36

… When the Holy Spirit comes to convince men of sin, the especial sin which he brings to light is thus described: “Of sin, because they believed not on …

Jesus, the Judge

Acts 10:42

… May the Holy Spirit, who in Peter's day fell on all those who heard his word, fall, also, upon you as you are led to believe in …

Is It True?

Daniel 3:14

… We need that the Revelation of God should be a revelation to us—that repentance, faith, hope, love, holiness should be our own private possessions, our own inheritance …

A Discourse Upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter

James 1:12

… It is the end of all holy teaching. "Happiness" is the earthly word. "Blessedness" is the heavenly one. Happiness may prove to be a superficial appearance, but blessedness …

The Headstone of the Corner

Psalm 118:22-25

… who had the Law and the Prophets, but they were deaf to all holy testimonies and disowned Him! Alas, for the blindness of men's hearts! His rejection …

Untitled Sermon

Psalm 119:144

… Breathe, then, the prayer to your heavenly Father— "Give me understanding and I shall live." Divine Grace can make us live like the three holy children in the …

Man's Extremity, God's Opportunity

Deuteronomy 32:36

… Saints, also, are led into trying circumstances, for the utmost holiness will not preserve any man from trial. But what a difference there is between the downfall of …

"The Offense of the Cross"

Galatians 5:11

… Every conviction must, in some way or other, come from the Holy Spirit. Even if it is a temporary one, it must be traced to Him if it …

Jesus!

Matthew 1:21

… But soon He came forth, having been born of Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit! A matchless Man, He bears our nature, but not our corruption …

The Choice Of A Leader

Luke 6:39

… You will do best not even to follow the sheep, but to follow the Shepherd, only, and to do that even if you walk alone! May the Holy …

Life In Christ

John 14:19

… One thing we know of it, namely, that the spiritual life is intimately connected with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the soul. When he comes we …

A Caution for Sin-sick Souls

Hosea 5:13

… Look at it—shrink, tremble and despair! Behold, the mountain is altogether on a smoke while God proclaims His holy Law! If it melted like wax of old …

All-Sufficiency Magnified

Philippians 4:13

… How is it that Christ strengthens His people? None of us can explain the mysterious operations of the Holy Spirit; we can only explain one effect by another …

Solemn Pleadings for Revival

Isaiah 41:1

… He bids us consider and then draw near to Him with holy boldness and plead with Him. He bids us produce our cause and bring forth our strong …