Acts 2:37-41

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteausiess with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" (2 Cor. 6:14-18) This passage gives utterance to a Divine exhortation for those belonging to Christ to hold aloof from all intimate associa... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 22 CHRIST, THE BREAD OF LIFE John 6:28-40 Below we give an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The Inquiry of the legalistic heart: verse 28. 2. The Divine answer thereto: verse 29. 3. The Scepticism of the natural heart: verses 30, 31. 4. C... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 25 CHRIST AND THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES John 7:1-13 Below we give a rough Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Jesus walked in Galilee: verse 1. 2. Time: immediately before the Feast of Tabernacles: verse 2. 3. The request of Christ’s brethren... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 57 CHRIST INTERCEDING John 17:1-5 The following is an Analysis of the first section of John 17: 1. The Son praying, verse 1. 2. His desire for the Father’s glory, verse 1. 3. His own glory subsidiary, verse 1. 4. The consequences of His glorification, verse 2... Read More

PROFITING FROM THE WORD 1. THE SCRIPTURES AND SIN There is grave reason to believe that much Bible reading and Bible study of the last few years has been of no spiritual profit to those who engaged in it. Yea, we go further; we greatly fear that in many instances it has proved a curse rather than a ... Read More

The Doctrine of Election 9. Its Perception Thus far we have dwelt mainly upon the doctrinal side of election; now we turn more directly to its experimental and practical aspect. The entire doctrine of Scripture is a perfect and harmonious unit, yet for our clearer apprehension thereof it may be cons... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF MAN’S IMPOTENCE Chapter 7 COMPLEMENT Let us begin by defining our term. The "complement" of a thing is that which gives it completeness. In contemplating the natural condition of Adam’s children we obtain a one-sided and misleading view if we confine our attention to their spiritual ... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF RECONCILIATION Chapter 22 Its Reception This brings us to the manward side of the subject, and that will present more or less a difficulty unto some of our readers; not because of its abstruseness, but in seeking to ascertain its consistency and harmony with some other aspects presen... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF RECONCILIATION Chapter 9 Its Arrangement-Concluded Consider now Christ’s relation to the covenant. 1. He is the very substance of it. "I will give Him for a covenant of the people" (Isa. 49:8): as He is our "propitiation" (1 John 2:1) and "peace" (Eph. 2:14) so He is our covenant. 2.... Read More

THE DOCTRINE OF REVELATION Chapter 15 GOD’S SUBJECTIVE REVELATION IS ESSENTIAL Our urgent need for something more than an external revelation from God, even though it be a written communication from Him, inspired and inerrant, was intimated in our last chapter in a general way. Now to be more specif... Read More