colossians-3:12

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 These verses, like the stairs of Solomon's temple, cause our ascent to the holy of holies. We are now mounting up a step higher. Blessed are the merciful . . '. There was never more need to preach of mercifulness than in these unmerc... Read More

Use III. A Suasive to Contentment. It exhorts us to labour for contentation; this is that which doth beautify and bespangle a Christian, and as a spiritual embroidery, doth set him off in the eyes of the world. But methinks I hear some bitterly complaining, and saying to me, Alas! how is it possible... Read More

Use V. Containing a Christian Directory, or Rules about Contentment. I proceed now to an use of direction, to show Christians how they may attain to this divine art of contentation. Certainly it is feasible, others of God's saints have reached to it. St Paul here had it; and what do we think of thos... Read More

Which Had the Best of It? Francis Bourdillon , 1873 "I can tell you, I gave it to her good! I wasn't going to put up with anything of that sort. She won't ever do it again!" "Ah, you did give it to her good, Mrs. Barnes; why, I could hear you half-way down the street. How you did go on at her, to be... Read More

Thoughts on the Christian Life; or, Leaves from Letters Hetty Bowman, 1872 INTRODUCTORY NOTE Under the touching circumstances of the early and lamented death of her who wrote this volume, I cannot refuse a request made to me, that I should write a few prefatory lines. The name of "Hetty Bowman" is n... Read More

Treasures from J.R. Miller 1840 — 1912 (choice excerpts) "If any 19th century American Christian writer warrants reprinting, it is J. R. Miller! His writing style is delightfully smooth, his insights are spiritual diamonds on every page, and his pastoral applications are delivered with the skill of ... Read More

The Splendor of Kindness J.R. Miller "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 "Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other." 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Kindness has been called the small... Read More

Counsel and Help J. R. Miller, 1907 CHOICE EXCERPTS A living, loving, personal Savior We are in the habit of saying that Christ saved us by dying for us on the Cross. In an important sense this is true. We never could have been saved, if He had not died for us. But we are actually saved by our relat... Read More

The Beauty of Kindness J. R. Miller, 1905 "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness , humility, gentleness and patience." Colossians 3:12 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness ," Galatians 5:22 Nothing else we ca... Read More

The New Life in Christ Colossians 3:1-15 J. R. Miller, 1909 Paul said to The Colossians what to many must have seemed surprising: "If then you were raised together with Christ." How could these Colossian Christians have been raised with Christ? Of course, it was a spiritual rising . The people reall... Read More