CCLXIV. A Living Hope.
1 PET. i. 3. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by…
CCLXIII. The Knowledge of God.
i PET. i. 21. "Who by Him do believe in God, that raised Him up from the dead, and gave Him glory: that your faith and hope might be in…
CCLXII. Our Duty to the Erring.
JAS. v. 19, 20. "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one con- vert him; let him know, that he which converteth a sinner from the…
CCLXI. More and More.
JAS. iv. 6. "But He giveth more grace." I. LOOK at the words in their natural connection. 1. In us there is only ill—in God only good. 2. We see…
CCLX. The Engrafted Word.
JAMES I. 21. "Receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls." ST. JAMES is, by eminence, the apostle of practical Christi- anity. The keynote of…
CCLIX. Sinai and Zion.
HEB. xii. 18, 22. "Ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched; but ye are come unto mount Zion." THERE are several thoughts suggested by the passage…
CCLVIII. Chastening.
HEB xii. 11. "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.''…
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…