"Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away." Matt. 5:42 There is evidently some mistake. How can a man do that? If a man should do that he would be a pauper in less than a month. There must be a mistake. Possibly it is a wrong
"And being more in agony, He prayed more earnestly; and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground" (Luke 22:24) Infidels have seized upon certain verses of Scripture and have given as reasons for their unbelief that the statement therein contained did not agree with their opinion. One of
John saw the man on the throne holding a scroll in his right hand. The scroll had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. A mighty angel proclaimed in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” No one in heaven or on earth was worthy
For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." I Cor. 2:2 Let us think about the cross. And when I say "cross " I mean the cross set up on Golgotha. We are in the habit of using the word nowadays with many significations. The cross...what is the cross?
"Rejoice, 0 young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment" (Ecclesiastes 11:9) You can always get the truth
How many sunsets have you seen during this last week, this last month, this last year? How many have you seen in the last ten years, the last twenty, the last thirty? I do not ask how many have you glanced at, but how many have you gazed upon, paid attention to, pondered? On how
"Be thou strong and show thyself a man" (1 Kings 2:2) No one can read the Bible in a thoughtful way without being impressed with the fact that it makes much of manhood, and holds it up as something that should be sought after with diligence and perseverance. In fact the Bible exalts and emphasizes manhood in
"Brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another." Gal. 3:15 The Epistle to the Galatians is of all Paul's letters preeminently the letter of freedom. It is one of the mightiest cries ever uttered on behalf of liberty. It has done
"He repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down."-- I Kings 18:30 There is something more than history in the chapter from which my text is taken, just as there is always more in a picture than is seen at first glance. The state of affairs at this time the chapter opens was as
The following Charles E. Jefferson sermon was delivered before the National Council in Portland, Maine on October 17, 1901. "And I saw a great white throne." Rev. 22:2 The apostle is on Patmos, an island in the Aegean Sea. He is an exile, driven from his country and his work. He is a prisoner. His cell is