CCLVII. The Holy War.
HEB. xii. 4. "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin." THIS is the culminating point of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The richness and depth of its…
CCLVI. The Joy before Christ.
HEB. xii. 2. “Who for the joy that was set before Him." EVERY rational being has an object set before it. The creatures that are not rational live and exist…
CCLV. The Pleasures of Sin.
HEB. xi. 25. "The pleasures of sin." SlN has pleasures. This must be true, otherwise men would not commit it. Sin is at first indulged in for pleasure. But my…
CCLIV. The Faith of Abraham.
HEB xi. 17, 18. "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, of whom it…
CCLIII. Desire of the Better Country.
HEB. x. 16. "They desire a better country, that is an heavenly." I. LOOK at the state of the soul here specified. "They desire." This desire is positive. It is…
CCLII. A Notable Warning.
HEB. xi. 7. "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by the…
CCLI. The House of God.
HEB. x. 25. "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is." THE passage speaks to us concerning the house of God; it points out also…
CCL. Falling into the Hands of the Living God.
HEB. x. 31. "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." THE text is a sudden exclamation of fear and almost of pain forced…
CCXLIX. The Expectation of Christ.
HEB. x. 13. "From henceforth expecting." THESE words proclaimed the attitude and occupation of our risen Lord. The world is full of thoughts about the Christ of the past and…
CCXLVIII. The one Sacrifice.
HEB. x. 12. "One sacrifice for sins for ever." THE efficacy of Christ's sacrifice can never cease, it can never be repeated, it can never wear out, it is for…