CXXXVII. Not ashamed of the Gospel.
ROM. i. 16. "I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.” IN the Apostle's days there were some things about the Gospel which might seem things to be ashamed…
CXXXVI. Paul a Debtor.
ROM. i. 14. "l am debtor both to the Greeks, and barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise." PAUL was a teacher from the supreme conception which he had…
CXXXV. Providence in the life of Paul.
ACTS xxviii. 14. "And so we went toward Rome." THESE words are connected with a wonderful chapter of providences in the history of Paul. I. We have the accomplishment of…
CXXXIV. What it is to be a Christian.
ACTS xxvi. 19. "Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not dis- obedient unto the heavenly vision." THESE words are truly noble and triumphant. St. Paul is looking back and remembering…
CXXXIII. Paul’s Conviction.
ACTS xxvi. 9. "I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.'' SINCERITY is nothing in itself, though it…
CXXXII. Paul’s Preaching.
ACTS xxiv. 24. "Concerning the faith in Christ." THIS was Paul's one subject. When did he discourse upon any other? How did Paul treat his subject? Did it contract or…
CXXXI. The Sorrow that arises at the Departure of a Christian Minister.
ACTS xx. 38. "Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship." THESE words…
CXXX. Christ and Evil Spirits.
ACTS xix. 15. "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?" I. THE character of Christ is studied by evil spirits. The apathy of men respecting the…
CXXIX. A Call to Repentance.
ACTS xvii. 30 "God now commandeth all men everywhere to repent." GOD gives us, to begin with, some simple test by which to learn how far we have mastered the…
CXXVIII. The Unknown God.
ACTS xvii. 23. "To the unknown God." I. HEATHENDOM'S confession of the unknown God. What- ever the human intellect could do for man had been done in that proud city.…