THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE THIRD COMMANDMENT "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain" (Ex. 20:7). As the second commandment concerns the manner in which God is to be worshipped (namely, according to His revealed w... Read More
Friends,—Dwell all in the immortal seed [1 Pet 1:23] of God, which is heir of the promise [Gal 3:29] of God, and doth inherit the same; so every one of you know the promise of God your portion, and the power of God your portion, and the kingdom of God, that is everlasting, without end, and the power... Read More
The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 4 Chapter 1—Of Predestination Section 12—Hilarius Pictaviensis. A.D. 360. Hilary, bishop of Poictiers, in France, was banished for his orthodoxy, A.D. 354, and died A.D. 371. It[1] appears from his writings which remain, that he held that there is an election of part... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 1 OF CREATION IN GENERAL. Having considered the internal and eternal acts of the divine mind, and the transactions of the divine Persons with each other in eternity; I proceed to consider the external acts and works of God, or his goings forth out of himse... Read More
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 1—Chapter 3 OF THE NAMES OF GOD Being about to treat of God, and of the things of God, it may be proper to begin with his names: the names of persons and things are usually the first that are known of them; and if these are not known, it cannot be thought that much,... Read More
The Prophecies Respecting the Messiah CHAPTER II. Shewing that the Messiah was promised to Abraham, and what advantages the nations of the world were to receive by him. The next prophecy, respecting the Messiah, or discovery that was made of him to the sons of men, was made to Abraham, (Gen. 22:18).... Read More
"John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence" (Acts 1:5). "They were all filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:4). "There is one body, and one Spirit... one Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephesians 4:4). The Holy Spirit is, of course, the Spirit of... Read More
Most of us, as the Lord’s people, would probably agree that there is at the present day a very great need for the Lord to show His power. That might be a personal confession: we would each say, individually, ‘There is a great need for the Lord to do something in my life—to do some new thing, some mi... 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
Paradise and hell were supposed to be contiguous, only separated--it was said, perhaps allegorically--by an handbreadth. But although we may here find some slight resemblance to the localisation of the history of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:25,26), only those acquainted with the theological th... Read More
The Third Commandment
Epistle 61
Hilarius Pictaviensis
Of Creation in General.
Of the Names of God.
Shewing that the Messiah was Promised to Abraham, and what Advantages the Nations of the World were to Receive by Him.
The Spirit of Christ's Character
"To Whom is the Arm of the Lord Revealed?" The Cross
Sketches of Jewish Social Life - Part 2
Sketches of Jewish Social Life - Part 3