May 5, 1889

The Bible Tried and Proved   “The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tiled in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”— Psalm xii. 6.   IN this psalm our text stands in contrast with the evil of the age. The Psalmist complains that the “godly man ceaseth; the faithful fail from among the children of …

Psalms:12:6

March 11, 1888

The Infallibility of Scripture   “The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.”— Isaiah i. 20.   WHAT Isaiah said was, therefore, spoken by Jehovah. It was audibly the utterance of a man; but, really, it was the utterance of the Lord himself. The lips which delivered the words were those of Isaiah, but yet it was the very …

Isaiah:1:20

October 18, 1885

The Sunday-School and the Scriptures   “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”— 2 Timothy iii. 15.   How very remarkably the times repeat themselves! As I said just now, in the reading of the chapter, the warning which …

2 Timothy:3:15