luke-2:14

The Fiery Serpents by Thomas Watson "And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and many people of Israel died. Therefore, the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray unto the Lord that He take away the... Read More

The Loveliness of Christ by Thomas Watson "Yes! He is altogether lovely! This is my Beloved, this my Friend!" Song of Solomon 5:16 In this book, which is a divine marriage song, are all the strains of holy love set forth in the purest allegories and metaphors, such as represent that dear affection a... Read More

A Sermon (No. 168) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 20, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."--Luke 2:14. IT IS SUPERSTITIOUS to worship angels; it is but proper to love them. Although i... Read More

Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom He is well pleased. Luke 2:14 These words constituted the angelic anthem of welcome to the New Race. The angel messenger had told the shepherds of "a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger." In this chorus the angels... Read More

It is therefore surely worth the effort to try and answer the following questions: What attitude is Christian ethics going to adopt towards war? Does war have a place in the Christian world-and-life view? Or must war at all times and in all places be condemned and opposed as a crime? Does war make a... Read More

What is the origin of the modern Christmas tree? This question arises regularly with each return of the holiday season and just as regularly disappears into the silence of uncertainty at the close of the Christmas festivities. While there is no answer of a definite nature, one thing is sure: It has ... Read More

I want to invite your attention to two verses of Scripture found in the Gospel of Luke, the second chapter: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying [not singing], Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men in whom he is well plea... Read More

Introduction. It is the Moral Glory, or, as we speak, the character of the Lord Jesus, on which I meditate in these pages. All went up to God as a sacrifice of sweet savour. Every expression of Himself in every measure, however small, and in whatever relationship it was rendered, was incense. In His... Read More

A meditation on the Lord Jesus Christ, in His varied characters in the four Gospels. I have now passed the time of my meditations on the four Evangelists, noticing the different service committed to each of them by the Spirit of God, in presenting to us the Lord Jesus. The ease with which they fulfi... Read More

A solemn, holy, subject, which the heart would reverence, while the pen traces it for a little through Scripture. Scripture abounds with evidences of the intimacy which God has sought with the works of His hands. He has always been making a habitation for Himself, in some form or another, among His ... Read More