Holiness

Satan's Punctuality, Power and Purpose

Luke 8:12

… He is more than a match for preacher and hearer united if the Holy Spirit is not there to baffle him. He has also acquired fresh cunning by …

Redeeming the Unclean

Exodus 13:13

… Sinner, you cannot serve God—you are too sinful! Your heart too evil—your service too impure! But still, God's claim upon you for a perfectly holy …

A Proclamation from the King of Kings

Jeremiah 3:12

… Pray for me, that I may speak in the power of the Holy Spirit, so as to lead back benighted ones who are now stumbling upon the dark …

Presumptuous Sins

Psalm 19:13

… There is enough corruption, depravity, and wickedness in the heart of the most holy man that is now alive to damn his soul to all eternity, if free …

Blessings Manifold and Marvelous

Psalm 18:19

… You will be able to lay hold of this sentence, full many of you, I hope, with the hands of appropriation and be enabled, by God the Holy …

The First and the Second

Hebrews 10:9

… I can un- derstand how David enjoyed the ceremonies of the holy place in his day and how, when he was obliged to be absent, he longed once …

God Alone the Salvation of his People

Psalm 92:2

… Do I preach his word? It is not I, but grace that is in me? Do I live to God a holy life? It is not I, but …

Religion a Present Concern

… Heaven and hell are, after all, but the developments of our present character, for is it not written, “he that is holy, let him be holy still; he …

God's Glory and His Goodness

Exodus 33:18-23

… That He should plan a scheme of redemption, that He should give His Son to carry out that purpose, that His Holy Spirit should bow the heavens and …

A Visit to Christ's Hospital

Psalm 107:17-22

… To keep them is to keep ourselves in holy happiness—to break them is to bring evil of all kinds upon ourselves in soul and body. Why should …

'The Lamb of God'

John 1:29

… Christ's light shines more brightly now, but the dark, benighted soul of man perceives not the brightness of our spiritual Lord until the Holy Spirit works the …

The Right Keynote for the New Year

Psalm 115:18

… I shall but, as it were, give the word of command in my Master's name—and I trust that the Holy Spirit will be working in all …

Consolation From Resurrection

Hosea 13:14

… I am quite content to accept the united authority of the Authorized and the Revised Versions, and to believe that the mind of the Holy Spirit is fairly …

The Church of God and the Truth of God

1 Timothy 3:15

… No, by no means! They are either initiated by the Holy Spirit into God's Church, or they are not. If they are not one with Christ, if …

The Nail in a Sure Place

Isaiah 22:23-25

… Those who trust in Jesus have this promise that the Holy Spirit shall dwell in them and walk in them—writing a law upon their hearts making their …

The Bellows Burned

Jeremiah 6:29

… You were sustained in the past by the Holy Spirit. If the Holy Spirit has grown old and His power is palsied, I can understand your zeal becoming …

Marvellous Increase of the Church

Isaiah 60:8

… Is not the blood of Jesus sufficient? Is not the Holy Ghost powerful enough? and is not the mighty Three-one God “able to do for us exceeding …

"Forever With The Lord"

1 Thessalonians 4:17

… For us to live is Christ—we have no other aim! He is with us by the continued indwelling of the Holy Spirit who is with us and …

Consolation In The Furnace

Daniel 3:25

… THE narrative of the glorious boldness and marvelous deliverance of the three holy children, or rather champions, is well calculated to excite, in the minds of Believers, firmness …

Christ's Curate In Decapolis

Mark 5:17-19

… A holy man of God was once asked by a fellow servant of Christ. "Brother So-and-So, do you not want to go Home?" He said, "I …

Lydia, the First European Convert

Acts 16:14

… And when this is the case, it will be the greatest barrier against priestcraft and the idolatry of holy places. Family prayer and the pulpit are the bulwarks …

"He Comes With Clouds"

Revelation 1:7

… As our hymn puts it, "The holy to the holiest leads." They that are good at blessing men will be quick at blessing God. It is a wonderful …

Justice Vindicated And Righteousness Exemplified

Romans 3:24-26

… The holy soul is parted from the pure and blessed body. He suffers the very pangs of death. He yields up the ghost. Though Immortal, He dies! Brightness …

Sudden Sorrow

Jeremiah 4:20

… May the Holy Spirit bless our meditations upon the instability of all earth-born things so that we may despise the things which are seen and temporal, and …

'Christ Is All'

Colossians 3:11

… I wish I could put this thought into the heart of everyone here who is without Christ—no, I pray the Holy Spirit to impress this thought upon …

The Lord No More Angry with His People

Isaiah 54:9

… Man has cause to be afraid of the rebuke of God which is named in our text—that stern rebuke of the Holy One which is the prelude …

Distinguishing Grace

1 Corinthians 4:7

… Therefore must thou give all the glory to his holy name, and cry—“Not unto us, not unto us, but unto thy name be all the praise.” Even …

A Question for Communicants

Exodus 12:26

… Cultivate in your children a desire to understand everything connected with our holy faith! In this chapter, from which I culled my text, the parents are taught how …

Fever and Its Cure

Luke 4:38

… On the other hand, when we are exceedingly sorrowful, the Lord, by His Holy Spirit, causes a sense of peace and rest to steal over us and sustain …

Pride the Destroyer

Habakkuk 2:4

… And if I could grow as holy as the archangel, I would still delight to sit at Jesus' feet and hear what He has to reveal to me …

Awake! Awake!

1 Thessalonians 5:6

… Fire is a rich picture of the divine influences of the Spirit, a holy emblem of the zeal of the Christian; but, alas! sin hath touched this, and …

Jesus, The King of Truth

John 18:37

… THE season is almost arrived when by the custom of our fellow citizens we are led to remember the birth of the holy child Jesus who was born …

Psalm 146

Psalm 146

… It is "one pearl", a sacred censer of holy incense, pouring forth one sweet perfume . EXPOSITION Verse 1. Praise ye the LORD , or, Hallelujah. It is saddening to …

The Greatest Gift in Time or Eternity

Isaiah 55:4-6

… Shall call a nation that You know not, and nations that knew not You shall run unto You because of the Lord Your God, and for the Holy …

Opening the Mouth

Psalm 81:10

… Or when he feels that the Church must have the anointing of the Holy One and that the world needs a visitation from God—when any of these …

Hold Fast Your Shield

Hebrews 10:35

… For us, then, our only defense is holy confidence—the confidence which sustained the martyrs—and to us Paul speaks as well as unto them. "Cast not away …

Nevertheless, Hereafter

Matthew 26:64

… See, then, dear Brothers and Sisters, in a few words, the great Truths of our holy religion clearly set forth by our Lord Jesus! He claimed to be …

Christ's Sympathy With His People

Hebrews 2:18

… If the Lord sends you much, you shall have nothing beyond what you can use for Him though, blessed be His holy name, if you have but little …

David's Dying Song

2 Samuel 23:5

… Well, it is a delightful extravagance, it is the extravagance of God’s Word; and I would to God more of us could indulge in that holy, blessed …

Tokens For Good

Psalm 86:17

… Kindly read the second verse—"Preserve my soul, for I am holy." I know I am speaking in these dark and troubled times to many of God's …