Hebrews 2:13-14

"Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord nor faint when thou are rebuked of him" (HEBREWS 12:5). It is of first importance that we learn to draw a sharp distinction between Divine punishment and Divine chastisement - important for maintaining the honour and glory of God, and for the peace of min... 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 30 CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (CONCLUDED) John 8:33-59 The passage for our present consideration continues and completes the portion studied in our last chapter. It brings before us Christ as the Light revealing the hidden things of darkness, exposing the... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 43 CHRIST SOUGHT BY GENTILES John 12:20-36 The following is a suggested Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The desire of the Greeks to see Jesus, verses 20-23. 2. Christ’s response, verses 24-26. 3. Christ’s prayer and the Father’s answer, ... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 47 CHRIST’S WARNINGS John 13:21-38 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. The betrayer and his identification, verses 21-26. 2. The departure of Judas and the thoughts of the Eleven, verses 27-30. 3. A threefold glorification, verse... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 58 CHRIST INTERCEDING (CONTINUED) John 17:6-12 The following is an Analysis of the second section of John 17: — 1. What Christ had done for God’s elect, verse 6. 2. The response of the elect, verses 6, 7. 3. The consequent assurance of the elect, verse 8. 4. ... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 65 CHRIST CONDEMNED TO DEATH John 19:12-24 The following is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Pilate’s effort foiled, verse 12. 2. Pilate on the Bench, verse 12. 3. The Jews’ rejection of their Messiah, verse 15. 4. Christ delivered to ... Read More

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling." In further consideration of the connection of this prayer, the following question is crucial: who are the ones that the Lord Jesus thus preserves? Not everyone who professes to believe and to be a follower of His, as is clear from the case of Jud... Read More

REGENERATION OR THE NEW BIRTH Chapter 1 ITS NECESSITY 1. The need for regeneration lies in our natural degeneration. In consequence of the fall of our first parents, all of us were born alienated from the Divine life and holiness, despoiled of all those perfections wherewith man’s nature was at firs... Read More

The Doctrine of Election 3. Its Grand Original The decrees of God, His eternal purpose, the inscrutable counsels of His will, are indeed a great deep; yet this we know, that from first to last they have a definite relation to Christ, for He is the Alpha and the Omega in all covenant transactions. Be... Read More