1 Corinthians 11:17-34

“Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward” (Job 5:7). How can it be otherwise, living as he is in a world which is under the curse that Adam’s sin entailed, and, what is worse, under God’s judgment because of its casting out of His beloved Son. Yet the subject of “trouble” needs to be “righ... Read More

For almost ten years after his regeneration the writer never doubted that the "body" spoken of in 1 Corinthians 12 had reference to "the Church Universal." This was taught him by those known as "Plymouth Brethren," which is found in the notes of the Scofield Reference Bible, and is widely accepted b... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 27 CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (CONCLUDED) John 7:32-53 The following is a general Outline of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The Pharisees’ attempt to apprehend Christ: verse 32. 2. Christ’s words to their officers: verses 33, 34. 3. The mystification of ... Read More

STUDIES ON SAVING FAITH Part IV 12. ITS NATURE Let us begin by asking the question, Assurance of what? That the Holy Scriptures are the inspired and infallible Word of God? No, that is not our subject. Assured that salvation is by grace alone? No, for neither is that our immediate theme. Rather, the... Read More

THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD 10. THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD Unfaithfulness is one of the most outstanding sins of these evil days. In the business world, a man’s word is, with exceedingly rare exceptions, no longer his bond. In the social world, marital infidelity abounds on every hand, the sacred bonds of we... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION Chapter 3 THE EXISTENCE OF GOD AS SEEN IN HUMAN HISTORY Since God is the Creator of all things, He is their perpetual Preserver and Regulator. And since man is the chief of His earthly creatures, it is unthinkable that God has left him entirely to himself. The same all-mig... Read More

The Redeemer’s Return THE FACT OF THE REDEEMER’S RETURN Chapter 3 "I will come again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am there ye may be also" John 14:3 It has been pointed out by another that the New Testament is concerned mainly with the presentation of three great facts: first, that the ... Read More

THE LAW AND THE SAINT 2. THE NEGATIVE SIDE What is the relation between the Law and the saint? By the Law we refer to the Ten Commandments engraven upon the tables of stone by the finger of God; by the saint we mean, the believer living in the present dispensation. What, then, is the relation betwee... Read More

THE LAW AND THE SAINT 3. THE POSITIVE SIDE What is the relation of the Law (the Ten Commandments) to Christians? In our previous chapter we pointed out how that three radically different answers have been returned to this question. The first, that sinners become saints by obeying the Law. This is Le... Read More

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE SECOND COMMANDMENT "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, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God ... Read More