Ecclesiastes 4

THE BAPTISM AND GENEALOGY OF JESUS We see in the passage before us, the high honor the Lord Jesus has put on baptism. We find that among others who came to John the Baptist, the Savior of the world came, and was "baptized." An ordinance which the Son of God was pleased to use, and afterwards to appo... Read More

These verses describe the first sending forth of the apostles to preach. The great Head of the church made proof of His ministers, before He left them alone in the world. He taught them to try their own powers of teaching, and to find out their own weaknesses, while He was yet with them. Thus, on th... Read More

Ver. 16. For all that [is] in the world,.... This is the sum of the evil things in the world; or these following are the objects of sin in the world, or about which wicked men are conversant; even such as are carnal or grateful to the flesh, visible to the eye, and belong to this vain life, or serve... Read More

Occasioned By the Death of Elizabeth Gill Preached June 4, 1738. To which is added, An Account of some of her Choice Experiences. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13, 14. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For ... Read More

DYING THOUGHTS: CONSISTING OF A FEW UNFINISHED HINTS, WRITTEN BY Dr. GILL, A Little Before His Decease. The use our Lord makes of the doctrine of death, is Matthew 24:44. Therefore be ye also ready, for in such hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh: Either to judgment, or by death: and happy t... Read More

THE MUTUAL GAIN OF CHRIST AND CHRISTIANS IN THEIR LIFE AND DEATH. Occasioned By The Death Of The Reverend Joseph Stennet, D. D. Preached February 26, 1758. PHILIPPIANS 1:21. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is Gain. THIS epistle, of which the words of my text are a part, was written by the ap... Read More

“There are some eunuchs…which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it” (Matthew 19:12). One of the major questions to be faced by every disciple is whether God has called him to married life or to celibacy. This is entirely a m... Read More

As for the Rabbis, the leaders of public opinion, their position towards the kingdom was quite different. Although in the rising of Bar Cochab the great Rabbi Akiba acted as the religious standard-bearer, he may be looked upon as almost an exception. His character was that of an enthusiast, his hist... Read More

Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah: ouai autois hoti te hodo tou Kain eporeuthesan (3PAPI) kai te plane tou Balaam misthou executhesan (3PAPI) kai te antilogia tou Kore apol... Read More

Griffith Jones 1683 - 1761 All who thank God for the 18th century revival long to see its flames leap across two centuries and set ablaze today's frozen church and wooden-hearted society. Hoping to gain information and inspiration from our foreparents' awakening in Britain, we immerse ourselves in t... Read More