“Thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.” Matthew "16":23 Jesus had scarcely told His disciples of His approaching rendezvous with the cross than Peter burst in out of his intense love for Him with the cry, “Lord, pity yourself.” The Lord’s answer could only be a stern rebuke. Self-pity, Jesus […]
“The king hath brought me into his "chambers": we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will make mention of thy love more than of "wine": rightly do they love thee.” Song of Songs "1":4 A better rendering of the last clause would be “In uprightness they love thee”; that is, “they love thee
“Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.” 1 Peter "2":17 For the Christian taken up with the joy of fellowship alone with God, the great temptation is to want to do nothing else but remain there, basking in His presence. He is in no hurry to return to his former employment
“Let love of the brethren continue.” Hebrews "13":1 God’s heart is great, and so should ours be. We must learn to have a love large enough to embrace all God’s children. If a man is born of the Spirit, then he is a brother. He is a brother if he understands divine truth clearly, and
“The time of my departure is come . . . I have finished the course.” 2 Timothy "4":6-7 On at least three occasions, Jesus evaded the jaws of death. He did this because He knew that His time had not yet come. The Father had appointed Him an hour, and He knew He should not
“That he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing.” Ephesians "5":27 Children and young people have no wrinkles. When wrinkles appear, it means that age is creeping on. But the Lord plans for His Church a condition of unaging life where there is nothing
“David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them.” 1 Samuel "17":39 There is no spiritual value conferred by office. Wearing the king’s armor does not give a man kingly qualities. It is striking to remember that David already knew himself to be the anointed king of Israel. What
“And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came.” Matthew "25":10 Wherein did the wisdom of the one group and the foolishness of the other lie? Not in the matter of oil, because the lamps of the foolish were still burning, though their oil was low. Their lamps were “going out,” that is, not
“Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.” John "9":37 This man had had his eyes wonderfully opened to see Jesus. Truly to see Him, and not merely to judge Him by outward appearance, is nothing short of a divine miracle. Some in Galilee wrongly took
“He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life.” John "5":24 The Epistle to the Romans tells us in much detail about the way of salvation, and from a study of it we can learn a great deal about the doctrine of redemption; and yet it was written for the
