Daniel 5

The Fear of God by Wilhelmus A'Brakel The Word Fear Defined Fear is either expressive of reverence or terror . Fear as terror is generally expressed by the Hebrew words magor, and pacadh, and by the Greek word phobos. Fear as being reverence is denominated in Hebrew as yirah, and in Greek as eulabei... Read More

A Plea for the Godly by Thomas Watson "The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor." Proverbs 12:26 Solomon was a man of renown. He was the world's wonder; he discoursed on trees from the cedar-tree in Lebanon, to the hyssop which springs out of the wall. The Proverbs are profound and holy aph... Read More

Wise as Serpents — Harmless as Doves by Thomas Watson "Be wise as serpents—and harmless as doves." Matthew 10:16 The Apostle says, "All Scripture is given by inspiration," 2 Timothy 3:16. God's Word is compared to a lamp for its enlightening quality, Psalm 119:105, and to refined silver for its enri... Read More

The Righteous Man's Weal; and the Wicked Man's Woe by Thomas Watson "Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked ! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done." Isaiah 3:10-11 This text is like Israel'... Read More

THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD From Thomas Watson's "Body of Divinity" The OMNIPRESENCE of God God is infinite . All created beings are finite. The Greek word for "infinite" signifies "without bounds or limits." God is not confined to any place . He is infinite, and so is present in all places at once. His c... Read More

Winter Before Harvest, or The Soul's Growth in Grace By Joseph Philpot, 1837 "For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches. They shall be left together unto ... Read More

Blessed are the poor in spirit. Matthew 5:3 Having done with the occasion, I come now to the sermon itself. Blessed are the poor in spirit'. Christ does not begin his Sermon on the Mount as the Law was delivered on the mount, with commands and threatenings, the trumpet sounding, the fire flaming, th... Read More

'Thy kingdom come.' Matt 6: 10. A soul truly devoted to God, joins heartily in this petition, adveniat regnum tuum, thy kingdom come.' In these words it is implied that God is a king, for he who has a kingdom, can be no less than a king. God is the King of all the earth.' Psa 47: 7. He is a King upo... Read More

The Christian In Complete Armour Volume Two A Treatise of The Whole Armour of God "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. "Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplat... Read More

All the difficulties found in the Bible can be included under ten general headings: 1. The text from which our English Bible was translated. No one, as far as I know, holds that the English translation of the Bible is absolutely infallible and inerrant. The doctrine held by many is that the Scriptur... Read More