mark-11:24

We now come to a matter on which there has been some confusion of thought among the Lord's children. It concerns what follows this knowledge. Note again first of all the wording of Romans 6. 6: ---Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him ". The tense of the verb is most precious for it ... Read More

Matthew 19:26 - But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Mark 9:23 - Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth. Mark 10:27 - And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men [it is] im... Read More

John 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Psalms 66:18 - If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]: James 4:3 - Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. 1 Joh... Read More

"I testify the Gospel of the grace of God." ---St. Paul. A philosopher has said, "The experience of one rational being is of interest to all who become cognizant of it." This is because we are so constituted as to be singularly affected by like causes. Let half a dozen persons, far gone with pulmona... Read More

Since I mentioned some of today's reading in my last commentary, I think I'll mention some of our last reading in today's commentary! Specifically, I would like to consider Jesus' words about forgiveness in Mark 11: Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that yo... Read More

It is so obvious only a theologian could miss it! Today we read four major stories about people who were healed by Jesus, and all were healed through faith (Matt. 9:2, 22, 29; Luke 8:50). Apart from faith they would not have been healed, even though it was clearly Jesus' will for them to be healed d... Read More

The New Testament authors, in explaining the gospel, used various terms to describe the benefits that are ours because of Christ's sacrificial death. Each one underscores some blessing that the atonement brings, and together they give us a complete picture of what Christ accomplished for us. The bib... Read More

“Sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it” (Gen. 4:7, emphasis added). As was pointed out in the previous chapter, our sanctification is a joint effort on the part of God and ourselves. We grow to be progressively more like Jesus as we cooperate with the Father... Read More

IT was in the years 1917 and 1918 that the yearnings for revival expressed in these messages were born of God. Nothing of a spectacular nature took place for the work was of a wholly local character, nor did it seem to reach full fruition at the time. It was, however, a wonderful personal preparatio... Read More

"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things s... Read More