1 Timothy 6:18-21

No thorough study of the prayers of the apostles, or of the prayers of the Bible as a whole, would be complete without an examination of the benedictions with which the apostles (James excepted), prefaced their Epistles. Those opening salutations were very different from a mere act of politeness, as... Read More

The Satisfaction of Christ Studies in the Atonement 1. Introduction The death of Christ, the incarnate Son of God, is the most remarkable event in all history. Its uniqueness was demonstrated in various ways. Centuries before it occurred it was foretold with an amazing fullness of detail, by those m... Read More

My dear friends,—Be faithful to the Lord God every one, in the truth and power of God, and his righteousness, that it may flow over all [Amos 5:24], and walk and live in it, that to the Lord God you may be a good savour [2 Cor 2:15], and a blessing in your generation. Look over all sufferings, and t... Read More

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works [Tit 2:14]. Titus ii. 14. The woman wrought a good work upon Christ [Mat 26:10], as he saith. Matt. xxvi. 10. Paul saith to the church of the Colossians, being fruitfu... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 44—1 Timothy 1:19, 20. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away, concerning faith have made shipwreck; of whom is Hymeneus and A1exander. Among the instances of the saints’ apostasy, stand, I. Hymeneus, Alexander,[1] and their associa... Read More

PAUL’S FAREWELL DISCOURSE AT EPHESUS. ACTS 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. This passage is part of the last words of the apostle Paul, to the elders of the c... Read More

The DUTY OF A PASTOR To His People Preached At The Ordination Of The Reverend George Braithwaite, M.A. March 28, 1734. 2 TIMOTHY 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto thy doctrine; for in doing this, thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. The part of the work of this day assigned to ... Read More

Reading: 1 Kings 19:19-21; 2 Kings 2:9-15 (1st part); Acts 1:1-3; John 11:44. These passages of Scripture, taken from the Old and the New Testaments, are a part of a revelation of the Lord's will as to the maintaining of His own testimony on this earth. The Old Testament story of Elijah and Elisha c... Read More

Our final word will be very simple, but I trust vital. I ask you to look again at the Letters to Timothy, with special reference to four very brief series, or groups, of fragments. Here is the first series: 1 Tim. 1:11: "...the gospel... which was committed to my trust." 1 Tim. 1:18: "This charge I ... Read More

We today, as Christians, live in the full development of that which Paul feared. It is very largely - though, thank God, not wholly - present in Christianity today. But it is very necessary to recognise that this is always a persistent tendency in all Christian life. You and I can fall into this per... Read More