The Doctrine of Election 5. Its Justice Somewhat against our inclinations we have decided to depart again from the logical method of exposition, and instead of now proceeding with an orderly unfolding of this doctrine, we pause to deal with the principal objection which is made against the same. No ... Read More
What is meant by "the hope of His calling"? This is really a double question: What is meant by the word hope in this passage, and what is meant by His calling? In Scripture hope always respects something future, and signifies far more than a mere wish that it may be realized. It sets forth a confide... Read More
THE LAW AND THE SAINT 1. INTRODUCTION It has been said that every unregenerate sinner has the heart of a Pharisee. This is true; and it is equally true that every unregenerate sinner has the heart of an Antinomian. This is the character which is expressly given to the carnal mind: it is "enmity agai... Read More
We have now arrived at a stage of our subject which we fear is not likely to be of much interest to many of our readers; yet we would ask them to kindly bear with us for the sake of those who are anxious to have a systematic exposition thereof. We write, therefore, for those who desire answers to su... Read More
The Ten Commandments: Exodus 20:3-17 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them,... Read More
Matt 22:34 - 46, And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a ... Read More
John 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkn... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 4—Chapter 6 OF THE LAW OF GOD It appears by what has been observed, that there was an intermixture of law and gospel under the former dispensation, as there also is in the present one; they are interspersed in both testaments; though the law was more largely held fo... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 26 OF THE UNITY OF GOD. Having treated of the attributes of God, I shall now proceed to prove that this God, who is possessed of all these great and glorious perfections, is but "one". This is a first principle, and not to be doubted of; it is a most certa... Read More
THE WORDS OF DAVID, THE WORDS OF JEHOVAH, FATHER, SON, AND SPIRIT. 2 SAMUEL 23:2, 3. The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his Word was in my Tongue: the God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me. Having considered in a former discourse the preceding verse, which contains a line descripti... Read More
The Doctrine of Election 5. Its Justice
The Hope of His Calling
THE LAW AND THE SAINT 1. INTRODUCTION
THE SINAITIC COVENANT
The Ten Commandments
The Law pushes us to Christ
The Word of God
Of the Law of God.
Of the Unity of God.
The Words of David, the Words of Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit.