Holiness

Question 78: How is baptism rightly administered?

Mt 3:16; Joh 3:23; Mt 28:19; Mt 28:20; Joh 4:1; Joh 4:2; Ac 8:38; Ac 8:39

… in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, according to Christ's institution, and the practice of the apostles, # Mt 28 …

Jesus, The Substitute For His People

Romans 8:34

… May the Holy Spirit apply them to your souls and give you rest. I. And first you, as a Believer, cannot be condemned because CHRIST HAS DIED. The …

How to Read the Bible

… O! it is a blessed thing to read an illuminated Bible lit up by the radiance of the Holy Ghost. Hast thou read the Bible, and yet have …

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

… This song of praise bears no title or indication of authorship; to teach us, says Dickson, "to look upon Holy Scripture as altogether inspired of God, and not …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… You, by God’s blessing, prepared the way for the preached Word, and for that holy book, The Rise and Progress. If I have any courage, if I …

Faith Illustrated

… They have learned that their most holy acts are full of sin, that their most faithful service falls short of the demands of the law; they have relinquished …

A Vision of the Latter-Day Glories

Isaiah 2:2

… He saw the holy city burned with fire and utterly destroyed. His spirit was almost melted in him. But once more he flew through time with eagle wing …

Psalm 55

Psalm 55

… In confession, when the soul melts into a holy shame and sorrow for the sins he spreads before the Lord, he feels a holy smart and pain within …

Little Sins

Genesis 19:20

… The holy martyrs of God have been ready to endure the most terrible torments rather than step so much as one inch aside from the road of truth …

C.H. Spurgeon's Communion Hymn

… face to face! Our former transports we recount, When with Him in the holy mount, These cause our souls to thirst anew, His marr’d but lovely face …

Samuel—an Example of Intercession

1 Samuel 12:23

… The old man had been, from his youth up, an intercessor and he never ceased from the holy exercise till his lips were closed in death. Now, Beloved …

The Bed and Its Covering

Isaiah 28:20

… I cannot resist quoting that verse of the hymn,— “With thy Saviour’s garment on, Thou’rt holy as the Holy One.” That is the sum and substance …

Notable Lectures and Addresses, 1857-1878

… If we became more holy by being more Puritanic and precise, both the Church of Christ and the world at large would have good reason to rejoice.” The …

A Song, A solace, A Sermon and a Summons

Psalm 136:1

… and all that is within me, bless His holy name!" Further on our poet invites the experienced Believer to join in the Psalm. Just as some among us …

Elijah’s Appeal to the Undecided

1 Kings 18:21

… Let your conduct be consistent with your opinions; if you believe the Lord to be God, carry it out in your daily life; be holy, be prayerful, trust …

The Sin of Unbelief

… That can be no light sin which makes God a liar; and yet unbelief does in effect cast foul and slanderous suspicion upon the veracity of the Holy …

Absconding and Apostasy

John 6:67

… Put what goods you please into your shop window, but do not put a canting, hypocritical expression on your face, or "wear a holy look," with a view …

Man Humbled, God Exalted

Isaiah 2:17

… When the Holy Spirit gives faith—joy and peace come immediately. But I believe that, as a general rule, God strips before He clothes, and when He means …

Questions Which Ought To Be Asked

Job 35:10-11

… May the Holy Ghost use this little sermon as a short sword to slay your indifference; for Christ’s sake. PORTIONS OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON’Psalms 42 …

A Threefold Slogan

Luke 10:44

… There are three pithy passages of Holy Scripture which I shall endeavor to press home on your heart and conscience. I. ONE THING NECESSARY. Our first text is …

The Smoke Of Their Torments

Genesis 19:27

… I think a glance of the eye towards the smoke of Gehenna would always prompt a holy jealousy over one's own heart and a diligent watchfulness of …

The Amen

Revelation 3:14

… That was a very solemn Amen which God gave on the top of Sinai when He came with ten thousand of His holy ones, and the mountain smoked …

Jan. 24 — CARE OF OUR FEET

I Sam. 2:9

… If we give ourselves up by obedient faith to be His holy ones, He will Himself be our guardian. Not only will He charge His angels to keep …

Feb. 15 — EVER MINDFUL

Ps. 115:12

… we have it on the Holy Ghost's authority -- "HE WILL BLESS US." This means great things and unsearchable. The very indistinctness of the promise indicates its infinite …

Justification by Grace

… Can you believe such a doctrine as that? Does it not pass all thought? Well, it is a doctrine of the Holy Spirit; the doctrine whereby we must …

July 8 — AN ANGEL ENCAMPMENT

Ps. 34:7

… He has a host of holy ones under Him, and He causes these to be watchers over His saints and to guard them from all ill. If devils …

Feb. 2 — GROW UP

Mal. 4:2

… Even thus, when we have conscious fellowship with our Lord, we leave the stall of despondency, and walk abroad in the fields of holy confidence. We ascend to …

March 5 — HOME BLESSINGS

Prov. 3:33

… His home is an abode of love, a school of holy training, and a place of heavenly light. In it there is a family altar where the name …

A Merry Christmas

Job 1:4

… I think I see the happy group, so happy and holy that surely if David had been there, he would have said, "Behold how good and pleasant a …

March 14 — TENDER COMFORT

Isa. 66:13

… We readily perceive how He is a father; but will He be as a mother also? Does not this invite us to holy familiarity, to unreserved confidence, to …

Aug. 29 — PLENTIFUL REFRESHMENT

Jer. 31:12

… Oh, to have one's soul watered by the Holy Spirit uniformly -- every part of the garden having its own stream; plentifully -- a sufficient refreshment coming to every …

Dec. 23 — PRECIOUS THINGS

Deut. 33:13

… the Lord's own right hand planting, we need the dew of His Holy Spirit. "The deep that coucheth beneath." Surely this refers to that unseen ocean underground …

July 19 — HEAVY DUTY SHOES

Deut. 33:25

… Let us rise to the holy boldness which it is calculated to create within the believing heart.

Feb. 21 — BLESSING ON LITTLENESS

Ps. 115:13

… Every grace of the Holy Spirit, even though it be only in the bud, bears a blessing within it. Moreover, the Lord Jesus bought both the small and …

April 6 — ONE KING, ONE LORD

Zech. 14:9

… So surely as the Holy Ghost spake by His prophets, so surely shall the whole earth be filled with the glory of the Lord. Jesus did not die …

June 6 — HE ALWAYS LISTENS

Ps. 6:9

… Blessed be His holy name! What then? Why, for certain the promise which lies sleeping in the Psalmist's believing confidence is also mine. Let me grasp it …

Dec. 12 — A QUIET HEART

Isa. 30:15

… Oh, to be still and know that Jehovah is God! Oh, for grace to be confident in God! The Holy One of Israel must defend and deliver His …

April 4 — GOD'S HORNETS

Exod. 23:28

… before us, and prepared the way; so that in the end we shall joyfully confess, "His own right hand, and his holy arm, have gotten him the victory."

July 23 — ABSOLUTELY NO REMEMBRANCE

Heb. 10:17

… See! He puts us among the children; He accepts us as righteous; He takes delight in us as if we were perfectly holy. He even puts us into …

Lovest Thou Me?

John 21:15-17

… But thou, O sincere Christian, thou canst welcome thy Lord’s question, and answer it with holy fear and gracious confidence. Yes, thou mayest welcome the question. Such …