CCXLI. Demas.
2 TIM. iv. 10. "For Demas hath for- saken me, having loved this present world." WE know very little of Demas, beyond what may be gathered from the brief and…
CCXL. Soldiers of Christ.
2 TIM. ii. 3. "Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." THE question is put, why should I endure hardness? Life has troubles enough in store; why should…
CCXXXIX. The Bounties of Nature.
1 TIM. vi. 7. "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." I. No man has any antecedent claim on the bounties of…
CCXXXVIII. Exercise unto Godliness.
1TIM. iv. 7, 8. "Exercise thyself rather unto Godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and…
CCXXXVII. The Mystery of Godliness.
1 TIM. iii. 16. "And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh." WITHOUT doubt Paul here points to Jesus Christ. We may develop…
CCXXXVI. The Faithful Saying.
1 TIM. i. 15. "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." WE have given us here the…
CCXXXV. The Glorious Gospel.
1 TIM. i. 11. "The glorious gospel of the blessed God." IT should be the gospel of the glory. The word "blessed" expresses the blessedness of the Divine nature in…
CCXXXIV. Everlasting Consolation.
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…
CCXXXIII. Prayer for Missionaries.
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…
CCXXXII. Holding fast the Good.
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.…