Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Ephesians 6:10
DISCOURSE: 2125THE CHRISTIAN’S STRENGTHEphesians 6:10. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.THE Christian’s life is frequently represented in the Scriptures under the metaphor of a warfare. Christ is called “the Captain of his salvation [Note: Hebrews 2:10.];” and they who have enlisted under his banners, and “quit themselves like men,” “fighting the good fight of faith [Note: 1 Corinthians 16:13. 1 Timothy 6:12.],” and enduring cheerfully all the hardships... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 6:10
Ephesians 6:10 Weakness. I. To the Christian human nature is not a poor, but an infinitely grand, thing; something from which not a little, but everything, may be expected; something which was made in the image of God, was assumed and glorified by God's own Son, has been the tabernacle of untold heroisms and saintly sufferings, and shall in the end be "renewed in knowledge and majesty after the image of Him who created it." So grand a thing as this can never find safety in weakness. It is a... read more