Proverbs 8:1-21

“Because thine heart was tender” (2 Kings 22:19). We have already considered the circumstances and significance of these words last month. Let us now proffer a few remarks upon how a tender heart may be preserved. This is a matter of great importance, for though such a most desirable possession be o... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 28 CHRIST AND THE ADULTEROUS WOMAN John 8:1-11 We begin with the customary Analysis:— 1. Jesus retires to the mount of Olives: verse 1. 2. Jesus teaching in the temple: verse 2. 3. The Pharisees confront Him with an adulterous woman: verses 3-6. 4. Christ tur... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 50 CHRIST COMFORTING HIS DISCIPLES (CONCLUDED) John 14:21-31 The following is an Analysis of the closing section of John 14: 1. Christ manifested to the believer, verse 21. 2. The quandary of Judas, verse 22. 3. Christ’s explanation, verses 23-25. 4. The mini... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 64 CHRIST BEFORE PILATE (CONCLUDED) John 19:1-11 Below is an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— 1. Christ scourged and mocked, verses 1-3. 2. Pilate re-affirms His innocency, verse 4. 3. Pilate appeals to the Jews’ sympathies, verse 5. 4. The ... Read More

Exposition of the Gospel of John CHAPTER 68 CHRIST APPEARING TO HIS OWN. John 20:11-23 Below is an Analysis of our present passage:— 1. Mary at the sepulcher, verses 11-13. 2. Christ revealing Himself to Mary, verses 14-16. 3. Christ commissioning Mary, verses 17-18. 4. The apostles in the upper roo... Read More

PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Part 3: Authority in Christian Practice Chapter 10 EVANGELICAL OBEDIENCE No matter how cautiously one may deal with obedience, if he is to be of any service to the real people of God, his efforts are sure to be put to a wrong and evil use by hypocrites, for they will "wrest it... 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

The prayer now before us really forms the closing part of the salutation and benediction of verses 4 and 5 of Revelation 1, in which "grace and peace" are sought from the triune God in His distinct persons: (1) "from him which is, and which was, and which is to come," that is, from Jehovah as the se... Read More

PROFITING FROM THE WORD 1. THE SCRIPTURES AND SIN There is grave reason to believe that much Bible reading and Bible study of the last few years has been of no spiritual profit to those who engaged in it. Yea, we go further; we greatly fear that in many instances it has proved a curse rather than a ... Read More

PROFITING FROM THE WORD 2. THE SCRIPTURES AND GOD PROFITING FROM THE WORD The Scriptures and God The Holy Scriptures are wholly supernatural. They are a Divine revelation. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God" (2 Tim. 3:16). It is not merely that God elevated men’s minds, but that He direct... Read More