January 1, 1888

Number Two-thousand; or, Healing by the Stripes of Jesus   “With his stripes we are healed.”— Isaiah liii. 5.   BEING one evening in Exeter Hall, I heard our late beloved brother, Mr. Mackay, of Hull, make a speech, in which he told us of a person who was under very deep concern of soul, and felt that he …

Isaiah:53:5

1875

Jesus, the Substitute for His People   “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” — Romans viii. 34.   THE most dreadful alarm that can disturb a reasonable man is the fear of being condemned …

Romans:8:34

April 15, 1860

Christ—Our Substitute   "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."—2 Corinthians 5:21        Sometime ago an excellent lady sought an interview with me, with the object as she said, of enlisting my sympathy upon the question of "Anti-Capital Punishment." I …

2 Corinthians:5:21

July 19, 1857

Substitution   "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."—2 Corinthians 5:21        A book is the expression of the thoughts of the writer. The book of nature is an expression of the thoughts of God. We have God's terrible …

2 Corinthians:5:21