Philippians 1:18

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 10 CHRIST MAGNIFIED BY HIS FORERUNNER John 3:22-36 We give first a brief Analysis of the passage which is to occupy our attention. Here we see: 1. The Lord Jesus and His Disciples in Judea, verse 22. 2. John baptizing in Aenon, verses 23, 24. 3. The attempt t... Read More

'Be Ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.' I Corinthians 11. 1 1. Paul was a minister who prayed much for his congregation Let us read his words prayerfully and calmly so that we may hear the voice of the Spirit. 'Night and day praying exceedingly that we ... might perfect that which is l... Read More

My dear friends,—The peaceable truth live in, which you have received from Jesus your saviour, that by the grace and truth that is come by him [John 1:17] into your hearts, you may all abide in Christ, and grow up in him, from whence it comes. For, as Christ saith, ‘Except you abide in me, ye cannot... Read More

Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing. John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized. (For John ... Read More

WHO WILL BE THE GREATEST The verses we have now read contain two most important warnings. They are directed against two of the commonest evils which are to be found in the Church of Christ. He who gave them knew well what was in the heart of man. Well would it have been for the Church of Christ, if ... Read More

We see in these verses, the mind of Christ on the great subject of TOLERATION in religion. The apostle John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn't one of our group." The man was doing a good work without doubt. He was warrin... Read More

Needs of the Times "Men that had understanding of the times" (1 Chron. 12:32). These words were written about the tribe of Issachar, in the days when David first began to reign over Israel. It seems that after Saul’s unhappy death, some of the tribes of Israel were undecided what to do. "Under which... Read More

“He that is not against us is for us.” (Luke 9:49, 50) At first this seems to flatly contradict our previous verse, but there is no contradiction. There the Savior was speaking to the unbelieving Pharisees and saying, “If you aren’t for Me, you’re against Me.” But here it is a different matter. The ... Read More

“…whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea and will rejoice.” (Phil. 1:18) It is a common failing among men to acknowledge no good beyond their own private circle. It is as if they have a monopoly on excellence and refuse to admit that anyone else can be or... Read More

"Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily" (Colossians 1:28,29). Paul is writing to the Colossian Christians. He is writing to brothe... Read More