Sermons & Devotionals by John Nelson Darby
John Nelson Darby
Letter: 61E 126 G V Wigram, Montpellier, January 11th, 1848
p126 [To the same.] Dearest G V Wigram, - I write a line just to say I am arrived here, but before I can pretend to give much detail on the state of things. I trust the Lord will bless the work, but most of it has to be done here; they are slow, but there is good, which encourages. It appears that i... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Letter: 6E 16 Bro. & Brethren, Ireland, Rec'd April 30th, 1833
p16 BELOVED BROTHER AND BRETHREN, - I waited awhile to write with an object which has partly indeed been attained, but not attained with the same comfort I might have desired, yet still, with the comfort of seeing one's way rather. The Lord favoured me with a most quiet and easy passage for such a t... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Letter: 7E 19 J L Harris, Limerick, Rec'd August 19th, 1833
p19 VERY DEAR BROTHER [J L Harris], - You might think I was a very unfaithful fulfiller of my purpose of writing, but indeed it was much very anxious trouble that came upon me in service, besides my ordinary labour, that precluded me a good deal from carrying my intention into effect, in which I wou... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Letter: 8E 24 Mr H Borlase, Dublin, July 24th, 1834
p24 MY VERY DEAR BROTHER [Mr H Barleage], - I received your letter with great comfort, both as witness of your kind remembrance, and as letting me know of my dear brethren and sisters at Plymouth; though now so much scattered, that I miss so many well-known names, I trust only for a while. How much ... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Letter: 9E 27 Mrs Ord, Hereford, 1838
p27 Dear Mrs. Ord, - With regard to the question of Mr. - 's letter on 1 Corinthians 15:28, I have not myself any difficulty. Any one acquainted with scripture must see that there is a kingdom given to Christ as Man, distinct from His personal glory as God. "And I saw one like unto the Son of man, a... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Letters on certain points in Romanism
1. Rule of Faith. Power in the church is neither more nor less than that of the Holy Ghost. There may be added at the beginning the apostles, as constituted of the Lord Jesus and having directions from Him. But now this is simply the working of the Holy Ghost in the church. This may be in an individ... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Liberality of Heart
{Christian Friend 1893, pages 85-7.} In Num. 6 we have had the Nazarite, entire separation from evil, a separation more of constraint, and therefore in one sense painful; but in this chapter another principle is brought out - voluntary devotedness to God, called liberality of heart. Blessings were t... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Life in Resurrection
LIFE IN RESURRECTION COLOSSIANS 3 : 1-4 THE great principle upon which a Christian stands is as to what is his life, and from whence it flows. The Christian is said to be raised from the dead-to have risen with Christ and whatever is not thus quickened and risen is not of Christ " He that hath the S... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Light, Love and Life
Every one who has any amount of spiritual intelligence remarks the difference between this and the three preceding Gospels. They present Christ, be it as Son of David, or Messiah, or Servant, or Son of Man, as may suit the individual case, and as such to be received by men; but John speaks of the Li... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Like Christ in Glory
(Words in Season Vol. 7, 1893, page 242.) I am going to be like Christ in glory; then I must be as like Him now as ever I can be; of course we shall all fail, but we are to have our hearts full of it. Remember this, that the place you are in is that of the epistle of Christ. We are set for this, tha... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Living Water
THE LIVING WATER JOHN 7 : 37-39 In order fully to understand the meaning of this scripture, and the circumstance for which this feast, to which Jesus went up, is a type, we must, in the first place, see the way in which He is presented to us in Scripture-at present as an absent Lord. Under an antici... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Lost or Saved Acts 26
The peculiarity of the gospel is its activity towards man - dealing with individuals to whom it is addressed, and not merely propagating opinions. It is quite intelligible that a person may like to spread his opinions, but he will soon get tired of it. The gospel deals with man individually, and goe... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Lot's Choice: a word on Present Advantage Genesis 19
There is much profitable instruction in tracing, in contrast, the characters of Lot and Abram. Both were saints of God, yet how different as to their walk! how different also as to their personal experiences in regard of peace, joy, and nearness to God! And there is ever this difference between a wo... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Love is of God," and "God is love." 1 John 4:7-21.
The great subject of this epistle is net the grace manifested towards us as sinners, dealing with us as such, and justifying us; but another side of Christianity, and that is, the life of Christ, "That eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us," that is, in us; and then "wh... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Luke 1
The Saviour is presented to us in Luke in His character as Son of man, displaying the power of Jehovah in grace in the midst of men. At first, doubtless, we find Him in relationship with Israel, to whom He had been promised; but afterwards moral principles are brought out, which apply to man, as suc... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Luke 10
The Lord pursues the subject we have been looking at in the preceding chapter, connected with the change that has taken place in His own position amongst them. It is no longer the Messiah on earth, but the heavenly Christ, they are to look to. There is another thing brought out here in the amazing i... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Luke 11
Verse 1. At the beginning of this chapter we have another instance of our Lord praying, the expression of dependence. And there the disciples ask Him to teach them to pray. They had not learnt the simple confidence in the Father that would go up naturally to Him and tell Him all. There may not alway... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Luke 12
The last section of this gospel (chap. 10:38; 11) shewed the two great means of blessing to the soul - namely the word of God and prayer, the precious gift of God, and the true need of man in the presence of a rejected Messiah. It shewed withal the doom of the people who refused every testimony of G... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Luke 12:35-48 Lecture
This world is in a state of ruin, the result of man having distrusted God and sinned and of his being driven out of Paradise. No one can shut out the fact that the evil is here. Outward things prove it. What is the magistrate for if there is no evil to stop? There it is, and God has dealt with it. H... Read More
John Nelson Darby
Luke 12:35-53 Lecture
The Lord had been Warning the world in the previous part of this chapter. There was the folly of those who sought their pleasure and comfort in it; and He says: "Seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to... Read More
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John Nelson Darby (1800 - 1882)
was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism ("the Rapture" in the English vernacular). Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren, and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible.He produced a translation of the Bible based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. Darby traveled widely in Europe and Britain in the 1830s and 1840s, and established many Brethren assemblies. He gave 11 significant lectures in Geneva in 1840 on the hope of the church (L'attente actuelle de l'église). These established his reputation as a leading interpreter of biblical prophecy.
John Nelson Darby was an Anglo-Irish evangelist, and an influential figure among the original Plymouth Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism. He produced a translation of the Bible based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby.
John Nelson Darby graduated Trinity College, Dublin, in 1819 and was called to the Irish bar about 1825; but soon gave up law practice, took orders, and served a curacy in Wicklow until, in 1827, doubts as to the Scriptural authority for church establishments led him to leave the institutional church altogether and meet with a company of like-minded persons in Dublin.
Darby traveled widely in Europe and Britain in the 1830s and 1840s, and established many Brethren assemblies. These established his reputation as a leading interpreter of biblical prophecy. He was also a Bible Commentator. He declined however to contribute to the compilation of the Revised Version of the King James Bible.