matthew-7:21

QUESTION. But cannot Christ be hid? Answer. Not of himself. It is hard to hide a great fire, or to cast a covering upon sweet odours, that they smell not. Christ's name is as a sweet ointment poured out: he is a mountain of spices, and he is a strong savour of heaven, and of the higher paradise. You... Read More

ON THE LATTER PART OF OUR LORD'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT, CONTAINED IN THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH CHAPTERS OF MATTHEW. MATTHEW 6-7 Chapter 1 1. The subject of mercy, with the treatment of which the first book came to a close, is followed by that of the cleansing of the heart, with which the present one begin... Read More

DIRECTION XI.--SECOND GENERAL PART. [How to perform the duty commanded--a directory for prayer.] 'Praying always with all prayer and supplication,' &c. (Eph. 6:18). Having despatched the duty of prayer in general, we now come to give an account of the several branches in the exhortation; which toget... Read More

y the mercy of God I have been a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ since my early youth. Over the years of my earthly pilgrimage I have known what it is like to climb great spiritual mountains and how it feels to fall into chasms of blackness. I have had long seasons of great Christian joy and inten... Read More

Be Separate! George Everard , 1884 "Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 "Come out from them and be separate" is a ... Read More

JEWELS from JAMES (Choice devotional selections from the works of John Angell James) We must learn it by painful experience! The death of Christian friends should impress us with, even as it shows us—the vanity of the world . All that poetry ever wrote, even the most mournful, beautiful, and pensive... Read More

JEWELS from JAMES (Choice devotional selections from the works of John Angell James) One gracious purpose of mercy! "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him , and are called according to His purpose for them." Romans 8:28 Providence is God's governm... Read More

The Footsteps of Jesus Things to be sought — and things to be shunned . By John MacDuff, 1856 PREFACE Whatever things were written aforetime in the sacred volume — were written for our instruction and admonition. The precepts it inculcates, and the diversified incidents it records — were evidently i... Read More

THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS A guide through life — to immortality! By John MacDuff, 1858 "Remember the words I spoke to you." John 15:20 "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him!" Mark 9:7 "O be my Counselor, My Pattern and my Guide; And through this desert land, Still keep me near Your side. O let my ... Read More

What's Wrong with Preaching Today? Albert N. Martin I regret the negative way in which this topic has been cast. I think most of us have enough sense of logic to reason from the topic to ourselves and therefore to conclude that this will be an attempt to expose weaknesses in our own preaching. I wis... Read More