Salvation

The Obedience of Faith

Hebrews 11:8

… God as salvation! The attainment of perfect obedience would mean perfect salvation. We regard sanctification, or obedience, as the great design for which the Savior died. He shed …

"God With Us"

Matthew 1:23

… One actively laborious and another patiently suffering, and yet each man, in studying the history of the Savior, shall be able to say—His pathway ran hard by …

Is It Nothing To You?

Lamentations 1:12

… If Baal is God, serve him! If God is God, serve Him! If Christ is a Savior, have Him—if He is not a Savior, do not pretend …

Motives for Steadfastness

1 Corinthians 15:58

… The martyrs might have saved themselves a world of loss and pain if they had been of this school, and the Reformers might have spared the world all …

A Memorable Visit to Stambourne.–Mr. Knill’s Prophecy

… the more intent upon seeking salvation, and more hopeful of it, and when by grace enabled to cast myself upon the Savior’s love, it was not long …

Love's Law and Life

John 14:15

… Those who know Christ know God, but those who are ignorant of the Savior are ignorant of God, however much they may pride themselves upon their religion! They …

The Sheep and Their Shepherd

John 10:27

… In the face of every saint the Savior sees, as in a glass, the memorial of his bloody sweat in Gethsemane, and his agonies at Golgotha. “Ye are …

"The Ark of His Covenant"

Revelation 11:19

… Blessed be the Holy Spirit that He opens up one Truth after another to us! Our Savior's promise to His disciples was, "When He, the Spirit of …

Two Ancient Proverbs

Proverbs 29:25

… The fear of man led him to slay the Savior! Take care that it does not lead you to do something of the same kind. Long before Pilate …

Jerusalem the Guilty

Luke 13:33

… We grow cold in love to our Savior. Some of you do not love your Savior with the same warmth and devotedness you did at first. There may …

What and Whence Are These?

Revelation 7:13-14

… In palace or in cottage the rod is the sure portion of all the heirs of salvation. Each state to the believer produces bitter herbs peculiar to itself …

Poverty and Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Yet the Savior, out of love of us, stripped Himself of every single vestment of honor that He had a right to wear—and He became despised and …

'A Time to Love'

Ecclesiastes 3:8

… all the shining ranks, nor all of them combined, could have saved a single soul! The Savior who would be sufficient to accomplish this colossal task must be …

Meat Indeed, and Drink Indeed

John 6:55

… Fine confectionery this, but it is all wind! Christ received into the soul and trusted in for salvation, is meat indeed! Some have grown up with false doctrines …

Climbing the Mountain

Psalm 24:3

… I tell you, sirs, that it is so hard a thing, that the righteous scarcely are saved; and where shall the ungodly and the wicked appear? It is …

An Indictment with Four Counts

Zephaniah 3:2

… You knew the plan of salvation very early in life and you know it now, but still you have not obeyed the voice. There is Christ, but you …

Paul—His Cloak And His Books

2 Timothy 4:13

… Remember who it was that said, "They parted My garments among them and upon My vesture did they cast lots." The Savior must die in absolute nakedness and …

The Profit Of Godliness In This Life

1 Timothy 4:8

… Thus we have the root of salvation in free Grace. Next, we have the privileges of that salvation in the life which now is, and in that which …

The Uses of Anecdotes and Illustrations

… After he had been drowned an hour, a man said, “I could have saved him,” and when they asked him how he could have saved him, he described …

A Round of Delights

Romans 15:13

… Before it seemed as if salvation were of the Jews and of the Jews, alone, and we were shut out. But now, on turning to the Old Testament …

Prayer 26 — Prayer Answered and Unanswered

… Then would we pray for our children, that they might be saved. Some of us can no longer pray for our children's conversion, our prayers are heard …

The Orphan's Father

Hosea 14:3

… First, if you want to find salvation, tonight, take the text as a sort of spiritual guidebook and plead your need! Do not say anything about your merits …

The Royal Prerogative

Deuteronomy 32:39

… Never despair of anybody! If salvation were man's work you might despair, but since it is God's work, despair of none! The wretch who is the …

The Dream of the Barley Cake

Judges 7:13

… For souls to be saved is, in itself, remarkable, but for them to be saved by some simple child-like Evangelist who can scarcely speak grammatically—this is …

Prayer 25 — The Washing of Water By The Word

… We would have it true of us as of our Master, "He saved others, Himself He cannot save." Wilt Thou enable us especially to overcome the body with …

The First Appearance of the Risen Lord to the Eleven

Luke 24:36-44

… God helping us! Once again, our Savior, after He had risen from the dead, showed that He was anxious for the salvation of men, for it was at …

The Turning Of Job's Captivity

Job 42:10

… Oh, that you would mind these things and look to Jesus Christ, alone, for your salvation! If you do, He will accept you, for He has promised to …

"Waters To Swim In"

… By our Savior's preaching, a few disciples, some of whom became Apostles, were converted. These were the means of the conversion of a still larger number. But …

Lecture III: The Uses Of Anecdotes And Illustrations.

… After he had been drowned an hour, a man said, "I could have saved him;" and when they asked him how he could have saved him, he described …

A Visit to Bethlehem

Luke 2:15

… for my eyes have seen Your salvation." "Here," says this faithful son of Abraham, "is the fulfillment of a thousand prophecies and promises! The hope, the expectation and …

A Blast of the Trumpet Against False Peace

Jeremiah 6:14

… The preacher does as good as say, if not in so many words: “If you are orthodox, if you believe what I tell you, you are saved; if …

Prayer 20 — The Great Sacrifice

… We come again now to the cross whereon the Savior bled. We give another look of faith to Him. We trust we never take away our eyes off …

Sweet Peace For Tried Believers

John 16:33

… THIS most delightful passage occurs at the close of the last of our Savior's sermons before He went to the Father. Let us treasure it as we …

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees

2 Samuel 5:24

… I do believe that many a sermon that seems nothing but perfect nonsense from beginning to end may be the means of salvation. You and I may have …

Hideous Discovery

Mark 7:20-23

… How weary the Savior must have been of the idle prattle of the scribes and Pharisees! They are forever talking about washing hands before meals and washing pots …

A Feast for the Upright

Psalm 84:11

… Remember how David puts it elsewhere—"The Lord is my light and my salvation." Light first, salvation next! He does not save us in the dark, neither does …

Moses' Decision

Hebrews 11:24

… Moses belonged to the noblest order of men, but he was saved by faith, alone, even by the same faith which saved Rahab! This faith moved him to …

An Urgent Necessity

Hosea 10:12

… then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. Alas, alas! Alas! They set up calves in Bethel. They turned aside to …

The Great Liberator

John 8:36

… Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them! Walk in …

Facts and Inferences

Psalm 37:35-37

… I t is a fact that those who are accounted perfect in the sight of God through the blood and righteousness of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ …