"Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven." -Matthew 9:2 "Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole." -Matthew 9:22 "Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid." -Matthew 14:27 "Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." -John 16:33 "Be of good cheer; for as thou hast testified concerning Me at
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” -John 14:1 If you were asked this morning to name the most comforting passage in the Bible, what would you say? It would be interesting to know what your answer would be. Many in this presence, perhaps, would name the Twenty-third Psalm,
Origen was a Greek scholar and early Christian theologian. He was a prolific writer in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, philosophical theology, preaching, and spirituality written in Greek. De principiis (Our First Principles) is considered on of the first philosophical expositions of Christian doctrine. BOOK III. PREFACE
"When He had heard therefore that Lazarus was sick, He abode two days still in the same place where He was." -John 11:6 The lapse of years made it possible for the beloved evangelist to draw aside the veil which curtained the happy intercourse of our Lord with the home at Bethany. We are thus furnished
“And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another; Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.” Luke 2:15 There is only one object that can satisfy the
"And when He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes." -Luke 19:41,42 And now, as I come to the message of this evening, and
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity." Ecclesiastes 1:2 Thirty-seven times the word "vanity" occurs in the Book of Ecclesiastes. Moreover, vanity is the key word of the Book of Ecclesiastes, the keynote to its dirgelike message. "Vanity of vanities...All is vanity!" Now these words are not due to a fit of temporary depression. They are not given
"Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of His servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God." -Isa. 50:10 The Bible has a message for every life, no matter what its duty or test or need.
Hermogenes taught that matter is eternal and therefore equal to God. In this writing, Tertullian, an early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa, disputes Hermogenes' ideas, particularly with regards to creation of mankind. The granularity of Tertullian's argument makes it apparent that Hermogenes had published work that has since been lost
"And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. And his daughter in law,