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The Bed and Its Covering

Isaiah 28:20

… Is that a stretch indeed? And that I have, “perfect in Christ Jesus.” I have the promise that “the Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.” Oh! I …

Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6

… Soul! he that trusteth Christ Jesus is saved, and he that believeth on him is not condemned. To every trustful spirit Christ is “the Lord our righteousness.” Call …

The Remembrance of Christ

1 Corinthians 11:24

… The new-born creature must love Christ, it cannot help it. Oh! who can resist the matchless charms of Jesus Christ?—the fairest of ten thousand fairs, the …

The Blood of the Everlasting Covenant

Hebrews 13:20

… Its full accomplishment in every jot and title is sure, and must be fulfilled by Christ Jesus, whether man will or man will not. It is not the …

The Sheep Before the Shearers

… Jesus wept, and Jesus sweat great drops of blood, but he never murmured nor felt rebellion in his heart. Behold your Lord and Saviour lying in passive resignation …

God Justifieth the Ungodly

… Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. It is a very surprising thing--a thing to be marveled at most of all by those who enjoy …

The Uses of the Law

Galatians 3:19

… Apart from the gospel of Jesus Christ, the law is nothing but the condemning voice of God thundering against mankind. “Wherefore then serveth the law?” seems a very …

A Real Hindrance to Faith

… The Lord Jesus has come to save us from sinning; and if we are resolved to go on sinning, Christ and our souls will never agree. If a …

The Great Assize

2Corinthians 5:10

… The way of righteousness by Christ Jesus enables us to submit ourselves to the most tremendous tests which even that burning day can bring forth. We are not …

The Voice of the Blood of Christ

Hebrews 12:24

… And now, beloved, just contrast with this the blood of Christ. That is Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of God; he hangs upon a tree; he is murdered …

Christ's Marvellous Giving

Titus 2:14

… It is "the great God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us." We had offended God; the dignity of divine justice demanded that offenses against …

Holy Violence

Matthew 11:12

… Christ shall come to judge the earth, and sinner where are you? Oh! I beseech you now by the living God, and by his Son Jesus Christ, think …

Particular Election

2 Peter 1:10-11

… For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”— 2 Peter 1:10-11. IT is …

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon

Mark 5:19

… Jesus Christ passed by; he said to the devils, “Come out of him.” The man was healed in a moment; he fell down at Jesus’ feet; he became …

Psalm 61

Psalm 61

… Jesus Christ is a high place; he is as high as heaven. He is the Jacob's ladder that reacheth from earth to heaven. Ge 28:12. He …

I Will Give You Rest

… Justice is honoured, and law is vindicated, in the sacrifice of Christ. Since God is satisfied, I may well be so. Since the Father has raised Jesus from …

Jesus Only

… Oh, the blessedness of faith, because it unites us to God by the Saviour, whom he has appointed, even Jesus Christ! O reader, is there not common-sense …

The Loved Ones Chastened

Revelation 3:19

… When one comes to die and has Jesus with him, even then dying is hard work; but to die without a Saviour! Oh! my friends, are you inclined …

Two Essential Things

Acts 20:21

… He could truly say, "I have repented, and I do repent"; and he could add, "but I believe in Jesus Christ as my Saviour; I am resting upon …

The Destroyer Destroyed

Hebrews 2:14

… Jesus Christ through his death, hath destroyed what power the devil hath over death. Ay, and to add a second truth which shall be our second head, he …

Compel Them to Come In

Luke 14:23

… What will you do in the swellings of Jordan without a Saviour? Death-beds are stony things without the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an awful thing to …

What Have I Done?

Jeremiah 8:6

… If Jesus Christ had one hypocrite in his twelve, how many hypocrites must I have here in nearly twelve hundred? Ah! my hearers, in this age it is …

A Helpful Survey of Christ’s Work

… Accepting Christ Jesus as suffering for me, I have accepted a complete discharge from judicial liability. I have been condemned in Christ, and there is, therefore, now no …

Meal-time in the Cornfields

… Where the doctrines of grace are boldly and plainly delivered to you in connection with the other truths of revelation; where Jesus Christ upon his cross is always …

Christ the End of the Law

Romans 10:4

… Saviour. If your righteousness sufficeth, why did Christ come here to work one out? Will you for a moment compare your righteousness with the righteousness of Jesus Christ …

Sovereign Grace and Man’s Responsibility

Romans 10:20-21

… Jesus Christ and him crucified, and the old fashioned Bible, are our standards. Beloved, let us take God’s Word as it stands. If we find high doctrine …

A Paradox

2 Corinthians 12:10

… For you to put your works in the place of Jesus is a blasphemy against the Saviour's blood and righteousness. Why needed Christ to die if men …

The Barley Field on Fire

2 Samuel 14:29-31

… First of all, brethren, let us use the text WITH REFERENCE TO BELIEVERS IN CHRIST. My beloved brethren and sisters in Jesus Christ, we cannot expect to avoid …

A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

… We worship the Lord Jesus Christ in the unity of his divine Person as the one Saviour of men. Furthermore, in our text we perceive a doctrine about …

What the Farm Laborers Can Do and What They Cannot do

… working, that remains with God; but, when Jesus Christ is formed in them, to discern the image of the Saviour and to say, “Come in, thou blessed of …

Love Thy Neighbour

Matthew 19:19

… OUR SAVIOUR very often preached upon the moral precepts of the law. Many of the sermons of Christ—and what sermons shall compare with them—have not what …

Distinguishing Grace

1 Corinthians 4:7

… No, you cry loudly in your hearts, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again …

A Word From the Beloved's Own Mouth

… they are in Christ Jesus forgiven sinners, and therefore ought to be happy in the Lord. Remember, beloved believer, that, as one with Christ, you are not with …

The Mustard Seed: A Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher

Luke 13:18-19

… He touches upon nothing deep in theology; he only says, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Dear boy, believe in the Lord Jesus and live …

Forgiveness Made Easy

Ephesians 4:82

… It is then because of what Jesus Christ has suffered in our stead that God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven us, The second rendering of the text …

A Typical Week’s Work

… to whom he had to preach the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. Though he had the gift of utterance above many, preaching was to him …

The Warrant of Faith

1 John 3:23

… Furthermore, we must accept this Son of God as “Jesus,” the Saviour. We must believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God, became man out of infinite love …

Just and the Justifier

… It was a miracle of miracles that the Lord Jesus Christ should stand in our stead and Bear that we might never bear His Father's righteous ire …

Psalm 117

Psalm 117

… In Christ Jesus, God has shown mercy mixed with kindness, and that to the very highest degree. We can all join in this grateful acknowledgment, and in the …

The Feast of the Lord

John 2:9-10

… When first the lord Jesus Christ proclaimed a feast for the sons of men, the first cup he set upon the table was but a very little one …