The gospel is declared in a sweet manner. 'I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God' (Rom. 12:1). The law comes with curses,  but now in the gospel Christ is preached with sweet alluring. 'We a...  Read More

Because people are in a contrary state to Christ, to preach Christ we must first begin with the law, to show to people their state by nature. Who will marry with Christ, but those that know their own...  Read More

Faith is the issue and fruit of preaching. Christ is first 'preached to the Gentiles' and then 'believed on in the world' (1 Tim. 3:16). All preaching is for 'the obedience of faith' (Rom. 1:5). So, ...  Read More

It should teach us not to despise the meanest Christians, seeing angels do not despise to attend them. Oh, the pride of man's nature! When the more glorious angels disdain not to be our servants, and...  Read More

Let us comfort ourselves in all conditions. Even when the enemies are thousands more than we, many thousands and millions; yet, if we be in the covenant of grace, and in good terms with God, we have ...  Read More

When we look upon all the passages of our life, we see how ready we are to fall into danger. In our infancy, in our tender years, we are committed to their custody. In our dangers, 'the angels of the...  Read More

Let us think and make use of this; that now in Christ we have the attendance of angels. We do not see them, as in former times, before Christ's incarnation. It is true; because now, since Christ has ...  Read More

It is a great comfort to us that Christ was seen, attended on, and admired by angels. For it is the ground of all attendance and comfort that we have from the angels. This is a rule in divinity, that...  Read More

A Christian has angels to remove the hindrances that are between heaven and him, and that keep him from Christ. When Christ rose there were angels who told Mary that he was risen. Then at his ascensi...  Read More

Beloved, it is a great power that must make a true Christian, no less than the same 'power of the Spirit, that raised Christ from the dead' (Eph. 1:20). Paul prays that they might 'feel the power tha...  Read More

True religion is not a matter of form, but of spirit. Let us not show our religion only by word, but by the fruit of the Holy Spirit, by love, mercy, meekness, and zeal.  The whole life of a Christia...  Read More

In this world, when it is for his glory and for our good, he will bring righteousness to light as the noonday (Psa. 37:6). He will free us from the accusations that the world lays on us. Then the wor...  Read More

Some may say, 'How does it appear that Christ is King of the church? We see how the church is trampled on these days. Where is the life and glory of the church? What! The church is his spouse, and th...  Read More

To think of God absolutely, without God in the flesh, he is 'a consuming fire' (Heb. 12:29), every way terrible; but to think of God in our nature, we may, with boldness, securely go to him, as a bro...  Read More

By flesh is meant human nature, the property of human nature, both body and soul. By flesh is also understood the infirmities and weakness of man. So, 'He was manifested in the flesh' (1 Tim. 3:16) m...  Read More

When we have the truths of religion revealed to us by the ministry of others or by reading on our own, let us ask our souls, 'Are these things so or not? Do I believe them to be so or not?' If I do b...  Read More

(4) Take heed of passion and prejudice, of carnal affections that stir up passion; for they will make the soul not able to see the mysteries that are plain in themselves. As we are strong in any pass...  Read More

(2) If we would understand these mysteries, let us labour for humble spirits; for the Spirit works that disposition in the first place: 'The humble, God will teach' (Psa. 25:9). Now this kind of humi...  Read More

How can we come to know the mysteries of God? (1) Whenever we take the Bible in our hands, when we come to hear the word, hear of God the Spirit, we must remember what God said, "My house will be cal...  Read More

In Christ all is mystery. Christ possessing two natures, God and man, in one person; mortal and immortal; greatness and baseness; infiniteness and finiteness, in one person. The church itself is a my...  Read More

Is the doctrine of the gospel the only mystery? No. All the graces are mysteries, every grace. Let a man once know it and he will find that there is mystery in faith; that the earthly soul of man sho...  Read More

The whole evangelical truth is a mystery, for these reasons: (1) It was hidden from all men until God brought it our of his own bosom. First to Adam after the fall; and more clearly later to the Jews...  Read More

What makes a true Christian? When he simply believes the grounds of divine truth, the articles of the faith, when he can recite them over--does that make a true Christian? No! it is when these truths...  Read More

Labour to know the world in truth so that you may detest it. In the things of God, the more we know the more we will love. With worldly things, the more we truly know the less affection we will have ...  Read More