DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Jesus Invited to a Marriage, vv. 1, 2 What kind of occasion was a marriage in the Holy Land? (Look this up carefully in the Bible.) What idea does it give us of Jesus’ character that He was “bidden to the marriage” and accepted the invitation? Did He look upon the mirth and... Read More
IT IS IMPERATIVE that a believer know he has a spirit, since, as we shall soon learn, every communication of God with man occurs there. If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the spirit. He easily substitutes the thoughts or emotions o... Read More
The Structure Book I (1 - 41) Christ in the counsel of God the source of all blessing for His people (Israel). Book II (42 - 72) Their ruin, but redemption in the latter days. Book III (73 - 89) The holiness of God in His dealings with them. Book IV (90 - 106) The failed first man replaced by the Se... Read More
Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say this." (Psalm 107:1, 2) "All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass--Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners." --Archibald Alexander The word redeemed impl... Read More
Twenty-six times in Psalm 136 we find these beautiful words, "For His mercy endureth forever." One of the most comprehensive statements regarding the nature of God in all the Bible--"For his mercy endureth forever"--26 times it is mentioned in the chapter. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me ... Read More
“I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places.” Isaiah 45:3 “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you.” 1 Pet. 4:12 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light.” Matt. 4:16 To ... Read More
July 22. EVENING. "The wilderness of Sin." Exodus 16:1 My soul! You are still in a wilderness, and have not yet arrived home to your Father's house; and you are frequently exercised with wilderness dispensations. Perhaps, under the Spirit's teaching, an evening's meditation on the wilderness of Sin,... Read More
"Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities." (Isaiah 33:20) Without making any remarks upon the context, I shall immediately begin with the passage read as a text; and in doing so I do not intend to say anything upon Zion literally, but shall speak to you of Zion in a spiritual sense; and I mean, ... Read More
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses. PSALMS 107:5,6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. MATTHEW 5:6 THOU hear'st the hungry ravens when the... Read More
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, a a Or from useless rituals and of faith in God, Instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and etern... Read More
Our Lord’s First Miracle John 2:1–12
Spirit and Soul
The Numerical Structure of the Psalms
Redeemed
FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER
Treasures of darkness
In the Wilderness
Zion, The City of Solemnities
Hungering
God's Vengeance on Evil Spirits