Holiness

Mercy's Master Motive

Isaiah 48:9-11

… away; shall the holy God have anything to do with such an one as this?' Justice said, 'Put her away, the law demands it.' Holiness said, 'Put her …

Who Is This?

Jeremiah 30:21

… O for the Holy Spirit's own teaching, that I may speak aright to you upon this transcendent subject! I. The question of our text is asked TO …

The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18

… May the Holy Spirit bless the message. II. We have the unpleasant task, in the second place, of listening to THE WORD OF ITS DESPISERS. They call the …

Jonah's Object-lessons

Jonah 4:6-8

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

Intercessory Prayer

Psalm 141:5

… Does not Nature, itself, teach us this? I mean not the old nature, but the new nature created within us by the Holy Spirit. Did you not find …

The Thorn in the Flesh

2 Corinthians 12:7

… Let us read them with a desire to be instructed by them and may the Holy Spirit teach us to profit. This record was not sent to us …

Tell It All

Mark 5:33

… She supposed that the holiness and Divinity of His Nature had communicated a mysterious efficacy to His garments. Just as the bones of Elisha had restored a dead …

Servus Servorum

Luke 22:27

… At any rate, dear Brothers and Sisters, this is a matter of fact in our holy faith, that the best lesson for a Christian to learn is to …

Inexcusable Irreverence and Ingratitude

Romans 1:20

… God has, in great mercy, given us a day—one day in seven, wherein to rest, and to think of holy things. There were seven days that God …

The Best Beloved

Song 5:16

… Is not Christ lovely then? Yes, even there he hears our prayer out of his holy temple, and brings us again from the deep abyss. We shall soon …

Seeing and Testifying

1 John 4:14

… The Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world, for I have felt the matchless power of His Holy Word." Then there are three …

Jesus Calling

Matthew 11:28

… We shall not only rest from the guilt of sin—this He gives us—but we shall rest in the peace of holiness which we find through obedience …

Ask and Have

James 4:2

… MAY these striking words be made profitable to us by the teaching of the Holy Spirit. Man is a creature abounding in needs and ever restless and, therefore …

The Man With The Measuring Line

Zechariah 2:1-5

… Let the Church distinctly recognize that the Holy Spirit is in the midst of the Church now. When we sing—"Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove," we mean rightly …

Micah's Message for Today

Micah 6:8

… These we fulfill perfectly in our desire—we would be holy as God is holy if we could live as our heart aspires to live—we would always …

A Description of Young Men in Christ

1 John 2:13

… May God the Holy spirit bless the word! I. The first thing that John notes about these young men is THEIR POSSESSION OF STRENGTH—"I have written unto …

Buying Without Money

Isaiah 55:1

… if the Lord would pardon all his sins for one sixpenny worth of holiness, he has not so much as that to offer—he has no money! Moreover …

The First Resurrection

Revelation 20:4

… Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection; on such the second death has nopower, but they shall be priests of God, and of …

Grace and Glory

Psalm 84:11

… The soul shall be made like unto the Spirit of God in true holiness and righteousness. The glory of the soul will lie much in its absolute perfection …

The Immovability of the Believer

Psalm 125:1

… Now, this holy boasting sounds well, but it is not to be imitated by every baby in Grace—this man had passed through a preparatory process which brought …

General And Yet Particular

John 17:2

… If I am thought to be inconsistent with myself, I am very glad to be so, so long as I am not inconsistent with Holy Scripture. Sure I …

An Exhortation By Rev. C.H. Spurgeon

2 Samuel 11:1

… THE last sentence informs us of a circumstance so significant that the Holy Spirit has recorded it twice. In the parallel passage in the Chronicles, you will find …

The Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ

2 Corinthians 4:6

… May the Holy Spirit, Himself, take of the things of Christ and show them to you! We will, for a minute or two, consider this glory of God …

A Sight Of Self

Isaiah 64:6

… There is sin in our very holiness! There is unbelief in our faith. There is hatred in our very love. There is the slime of the serpent upon …

Unseasonable Prayer

Exodus 14:15

… O you who are most empty, most guilty, most lost, most ruined, you are the most "fit" for the great Savior to save! May the Holy Spirit enable …

A Great Bargain

Matthew 13:45

… they might find Him who is the Truth and whose doctrine is perfect holiness and everlasting life! It will be more than they ever expected to find! And …

The Moral of a Miracle

Mark 11:22

… Such have been so pure, so white, so spotless, so stainless, so precise, so exact, so velvet-mouthed, so oily, so full of sugar, so hyper-holy in …

A Sermon for the Most Miserable of Men

Psalm 77:2

… Beware of nursing despondency! Does it creep upon you today through unbelief? O shake it off if possible! Cry to the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, to loose you …

Saints Guarded From Stumbling

… Beloved, we need God so to uphold us and guard us that, whatever the teaching of His Holy Word may be, we shall receive it without a doubt …

Faithful Stewardship

1 Corinthians 4:2

… Oh, with what earnestness ought we to guard the Gospel of Christ! With what holy valor ought we to contend earnestly for the faith once and for all …

Life's Need and Maintenance

Psalm 22:29

… That is to be the subject of this morning's meditation and may the Holy Spirit render it profitable to us! I. The first point of consideration out …

Job's Regret and Our Own

Job 29:2

… We may bitterly lament, therefore, if we have lost the Holy Spirit’s light. If now the Lord answereth us not, neither by his word, nor by his …

Faith Versus Sight

2 Corinthians 5:7

… By all means let us have inward experience, but by all means let us also have outward "holiness, without which no man can see the Lord." "We walk …

The Candle

Matthew 5:15

… The unobserved, almost unconscious influence, of a holy life is most effectual to serving society and the prevention of moral putrefaction. May there be salt in every one …

A Sermon Upon One Nothing by Another Nothing

2 Corinthians 12:11

… Zeal and holiness, if they are accompanied with a measure of success, will secure a man that contempt among the envious which is the homage that evil hearts …

The Power of a Sigh

Psalm 12:5

… salvation from sin? If so, you shall have it! God, the Holy One, delights to bestow holiness, and He will speedily hear and answer such a prayer as …

Number One Thousand; Or, “Bread Enough and To Spare”

Luke 15:17

… and thou needest holiness, for both of these are necessary to make thee fit for heaven. Is there a provision for this? The Holy Spirit is provided and …

Love at Its Utmost

John 15:9

… But we greatly need the aid of the Holy Spirit to prepare our minds for the enjoyment of this truth. It is one thing to hear the outward …

The God of Bethel

Genesis 31:13

… But see where it rises, for He is equal with God, co-equal, equal in power, wisdom, dignity and holiness and every glorious attribute, very God of very …

Prayer, The Cure for Care

Philippians 4:6

… It is good for a man to have a holy care and to pay due attention to every item of his life, but, alas, it is very easy …