Mark 3

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 25 CHRIST AND THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES John 7:1-13 Below we give a rough Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Jesus walked in Galilee: verse 1. 2. Time: immediately before the Feast of Tabernacles: verse 2. 3. The request of Christ’s brethren... Read More

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (PSALM 116:15). This is one of the many comforting and blessed statements in Holy Scripture concerning that great event from which the flesh so much shrinks. If the Lord's people would more frequently make a prayerful and believing study... Read More

PROFITING FROM THE WORD 10. THE SCRIPTURES AND LOVE In earlier chapters we have sought to point out some of the ways by which we may ascertain whether or not our reading and searching of the Scriptures are really being blessed to our souls. Many are deceived on this matter, mistaking an eagerness to... Read More

THE BEATITUDES CONCLUSION The Beatitudes and Christ meditations upon the Beatitudes would not be complete unless they turned our thoughts to the Person of our blessed Lord. As we have endeavored to show, they describe the character and conduct of a Christian. Since Christian character is formed in u... Read More

Our meditations upon the Beatitudes would not be complete unless they turned our thoughts to the person of our blessed Lord. As we have endeavored to show, they describe the character and conduct of a Christian, and as Christian character is nothing more or less than being experimentally conformed t... Read More

THE HOLY SPIRIT Chapter 4 The Titles of the Holy Spirit Correct views of the Divine character lie at the foundation of all genuine and vital godliness. It should, then, be one of our chief quests to seek after the knowledge of God. Without the true knowledge of God, in His nature and attributes, we ... Read More

THE LIFE OF FAITH Chapter 9 Christian Submission "submitting yourselves one to another, in the fear of God" (Ephesians 5:21). This is a general exhortation which sums up much of what has been set forth in the fourth and fifth chapters of this epistle. It is founded upon the grand truth of the unity ... Read More

THE LORD’S PRAYER Chapter 3 The Second Petition "Thy Kingdom come" Matthew 6:10 The second petition is the most brief and yet the most comprehensive one contained in our Lord’s Prayer. Nevertheless, it is strange and sad that, in some circles, it is the least understood and the most controverted. Th... Read More

In earlier chapters we have sought to point out some of the ways by which we may ascertain whether or not our reading and searching of the Scriptures are really being blessed to our souls. Many are deceived on this matter, mistaking an eagerness to acquire knowledge for a spiritual love of the Truth... Read More

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT "Thou shalt not kill" (Ex. 20:13). In the first five Commandments we have seen how God safeguarded His own glory; in the second five we are to behold how He provides for the security and well-being of men: (1) for the protection of man’s person; (2) for the... Read More