Hebrews 12:1-17

Forty Scripture Directions John Willison, 1680-1750 1. Never let the world come into God's place. (1 John 2:15) 2. Keep up the same opinion now of things of the world, that you will have when you come to die. (Matthew 16:26) 3. Be not strangers to yourselves , but often commune with your own hearts.... Read More

The Present and Future Rest of True Believers by John Newton "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and heavy burdened—and I will give you rest !" Matthew 11:28 The learned have a variety of arguments whereby to prove the Scripture to be the Word of God. But though that kind of proof, which may be br... Read More

The Benefits of Sanctified Afflictions (New England Tract Society, 1820) Apostate man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. This is the language of inspiration , and it is the language of experience . While God is daily conferring favors upon us, he is at the same time bearing constant tes... Read More

Looking Unto Jesus! Theodore Monod, 1874 "Looking unto Jesus!" Hebrews 12:2 Only three words, but in these three words is the whole secret of spiritual life. Look unto Jesus in the Scriptures —to learn there . . . what He is, what He has done, what He gives, what He desires. Looking unto Jesus in th... Read More

Frequent Change of Ministers James Knowles, 1836 It need not be said to any careful observer of the signs of the times, that a frequent change of ministers has become a great evil. The pastoral relation is, often, as transient in its duration, as the summer flowers. Ministers have become, to a great... Read More

A Door Unto Everlasting Life, Containing Several Arguments For Leaving Sin and Living Holily by Andrew Gray (1634—1656) Reader, I have always thought that good books (being silent teachers of goodness) are the best part of a man's furniture in his house, and the choicest goods of a country. Yet, man... Read More

HELL John Dagg, 1794-1884 DOCTRINE: The wicked will be cast into Hell, where they will suffer everlasting punishment for their sins. Natural religion teaches the doctrine of future retribution; and even the heathen had their notions of punishment to be endured in another world, for crimes committed ... Read More

Hypocritical Religion! David Clarkson, 1622-1686 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done m... Read More

A Discourse on Afflictions Stephen Charnock, 1628-1680 Hebrews 12:5-11 "You have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: 'My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every son w... Read More

How to Bear Afflictions William Bates "My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives." Hebrews 12:5-6 I shall proceed to prove that it is the best wisdom not to despise G... Read More