Author: glen

2 THESS. ii. 16, 17. "Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us ever- lasting consolation and good hope…

1 THESS. v. 25. "Brethren, pray for us." OUR object is to turn our impression of the difficulty of missionary work into this particular channel of prayer. I. Consider the…

1 THESS. v. 21. "Hold fast that which is good." THE religion of Jesus Christ is good, and it is our duty to hold it fast. Religion is not theology.…

1. THESS. v. 21. "Prove all things; holdfast that which is good." AFTER Jesus Christ, the most prominent figure in the New Testament is the Apostle Paul. There are many…

1 THESS. v. 2. "The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night." IF Scripture did not warrant this figure, in which the second coming of…

COL. iii. 2, 3, 4. "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.…

COL. i. 15. "The image of the invisible God." IT is quite clear that without a great effort, both of the heart and the intellect, we can never attain a…

COL. i. 12, 13. "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from…

COL. i. 10. "Fruitful in every good work." GOD has given to human nature the capacity to work—a power which becomes a blessing or a curse according to the heart…

PHIL. iv. 4. "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice." OF all the Epistles of St. Paul, this to the Philippians is the brightest. There is throughout…