May 6, 1877

Ecce Rex   “He saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!” — John xix. 14.   PILATE said much more than he meant, and, therefore, we shall not restrict our consideration of his words to what he intended. John tells us considering Caiaphas, “and this spake he not of himself,” and we may say the same of Pilate. Everything …

John:19:14

April 29, 1877

Strong Consolation for the Lord's Refugees   “That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.”— Hebrews vi. 18.   WHEN we read such a choice verse as this we are apt at once …

Hebrews:6:18

April 22, 1877

The Divine Call for Missionaries   “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”— Isaiah vi. 8.   BRETHREN, the heathen are perishing, and there is but one way of salvation for them, for there is but one name given …

Isaiah:6:8

April 22, 1877

The Disowned     “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? …

Matthew:7:21-23

April 15, 1877

Faith Purifying the Heart   “Purifying their hearts by faith.”— Acts xv. 9.   THE Jewish or Pharisaic party violently opposed the gospel from without. Wherever the apostles went, the Jews who believed not, being moved with envy, stirred up the people against them. They could not endure to hear of the salvation of the Gentiles by grace through …

Acts:15:9

April 8, 1877

The Great House and The Vessels in it   “But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet …

2 Timothy:2:20

April 1, 1877

 How is Salvation Received?   “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all.”— Romans iv. …

Romans:4:16

April 1, 1877

Jesus our Lord.   “Jesus our Lord.” — Romans iv. 24.   “JESUS our Lord” is a somewhat unusual form of expression to be used in the Scriptures. We have many references to “Jesus Christ”, and to “our Lord Jesus Christ but there is only one other passage in which it occurs. Yet, to me, it seems to be …

Romans:4:24

March 25, 1877

For Whom is the Gospel Meant?   “They that are whole have no need of the physician, hut they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”— Mark ii. 17. Christ died for the ungodly.”— Romans v. 6. “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, …

Mark:2:17

March 25, 1877

Guile Forsaken when Guilt is Forgiven   “Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity; and in whole spirit there is no guile.”— Psalm xxxii. 2.   THE only blessing, the law can give it bestows on those who do no iniquity, and walk perfectly in God’s ways: the gospel alone has a blessing for the …

Psalms:32:2