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| 1. | Second Coming of Christ, The |
| LUK 12:34-59 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! 51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. (Luke 12:34-59)>THE previous part of the chapter is addressed to the world, as to laying up treasure for themselves. At verse 32 the Lord begins with the -disciples. |
| 2. | Hold That Fast Which Thou Hast |
| REV 3:11 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. (Revelation 3:11)>As those who, have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, and who have before is the prize of our calling on high of God in Christ Jesus, we are but little concerned with the rapid flitting by of the, times and seasons. If it has |
| 3. | Testimony and Its Witnesses, The |
| IT is somewhat embarrassing to saints when subjects of inquiry assume a controversial rather than an edifying character. Now attention has of late been a good deal directed to the Seven churches, and notably Philadelphia, to the unity of the Spirit and to the testimony. |
| 4. | Lord's Table, At the |
| 18 And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. (Exodus 33:18-19)
22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: (Exodus 33:22)
6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. (Exodus 34:6-7)17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. (John 20:17)20 And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. (John 20:20)23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) THERE are times and moments in our history when God, in His grace coming very near to us, makes us sensible of His presence and love, and when the redeemed soul tastes for a moment a sip of that eternal future that is awaiting |
| 5. | God's Provision for the Wilderness |
| WE find blessedly brought out in this epistle God's provision for the little flock passing through the wilderness. In Ephesians all is found in heaven; but as passers through the wilderness, our feet really treading this earth, there is a goodly portion provided for us-all God's stores from everlasting to |
| 6. | Cross of Christ, The |
| " THE cross of Christ" is where everything is morally perfected. There the whole question of good and evil was solved. The world despises the cross, and God meant it to be a despicable thing-a gibbet. " But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the |
| 7. | Unity: What Is It? |
| " HEAR, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah." (Deut. 6:4 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: (Deuteronomy 6:4).) This was the great central truth enforced by the Lawgiver on Israel. Round it circled all other. There could be one object of love alone, this one Jehovah, to whom every affection should flow (v. 5), |
| 8. | Church on Earth, The |
| MYSTERY envelopes many minds as to the book of Revelation, and the interpretation (understanding) of what is recorded there. This would be greatly dispelled by our seeing God's division of this book into three parts: |
| 9. | Laodicea |
| 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:14-22)Two things have to be carefully borne in mind in the attempt to ascertain the true character of Laodicea. The first is, that there was an actual assembly in Laodicea to which, or to the angel of which, this letter was addressed; and the second is, that this actually |
| 10. | First Epistle to Timothy, The |
| THE pastoral epistles of Paul, all three written we may safely affirm after the termination of the apostle's first imprisonment, now claim our attention. In each of them he presents himself in his apostolic character, and that in connection with God and the Lord Jesus Christ, supplying us, by the |
| 11. | Nazarite, The |
| IN the book of Numbers is brought out the great principle of the energy of the Spirit of God in us while passing through the wilderness. Exodus shows us redemption and relationship; Leviticus, the way of a sinner's approach to God; Numbers, priesthood in the tabernacle in the wilderness. lip |
| 12. | Things Which Are, The |
| 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; (Revelation 1:19)" Write therefore what thou hest seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these. The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. The seven stars are angels of the seven |
| 13. | Neighbor Unto Me, A |
| SOME have hastily concluded, in reading the parable of the good Samaritan, that the Lord answered the question, " Who is my neighbor?" by pointing out that wherever there is need we should do our duty towards our neighbor. But it should be observed that the man who fell among |
| 14. | House of God I, The |
| MANY questions having been addressed to us concerning the formation, limits, &c., of the house of God, we propose, if the Lord will, to trace out the subject, in two or three successive papers, from the word of God. There is really no difficulty, if our minds are but subject |
| 15. | Earnest Expectation |
| " Behold, a King shall reign in righteousness."-Isa. 32:1 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. (Isaiah 32:1). |
| 16. | First Epistle to Timothy, The |
| FROM this question of order in a prayer-meeting the apostle passes on to that of office-bearers in the assembly. (3.) There were such duly appointed in apostolic days. There may be persons fitted for that work still. If any one desired to "exercise oversight, he desired a good work. Now |
| 17. | Liberality of Heart |
| IN chap. 6. we have had the Nazarite, entire separation from evil, a separation more of constraint, and therefore in one sense painful; but in this chapter another principle is brought out-voluntary devotedness to God, called liberality of heart. Blessings were to be " on the head of Joseph, and |
| 18. | God and the Witnesses Chosen of Him |
| 41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. (Acts 10:41)
43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. (Acts 10:43)43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. (Acts 10:43)THERE is (as I judge) in the word of God a revelation of Himself and of His counsels, made to us who are called out to be one in Christ above; and there is likewise an unfolding of His mind and of His ways in blessing to |
| 19. | Responsibility |
| A CHRISTIAN, every one will admit, ought to be a Christian in conduct and walk as well as in name; how else is the character which stamps him as such, the life of Christ in him, to be seen? In these days of worldliness and declension we often have |
| 20. | Angel of the Church, The |
| IT may not be out of place to offer a few remarks on the angel of the Church of Rev. 2 and 3., as it is evident that it will be impossible rightly to understand these chapters unless we know who the angel is or represents. |
| 21. | First Epistle to Timothy, The |
| (FROM this point Paul turns to address Timothy more directly, exhorting him, first, as to that which he should avoid; next, what he should cultivate; and then to what he should give himself. He was to avoid profane and old wives' fables; he was to exercise or train himself |
| 22. | Service |
| WE have dwelt on separation from evil in chap. 6., and on willing-heartedness in chap. 7. In this chapter we have the light, and the manner in which it should shine forth. There are little bits of direction in the book of Numbers. Here it is about the candlestick, showing |
| 23. | John, Readings and Meditations on the Gospel of |
| 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:1-5)" In the beginning was the Word." " In the beginning God. created." The first of Genesis is a history of the other day, of yesterday, compared with John 1 In the beginning, which had no beginning (for we are out of our depths here, and |
| 24. | Greatest Trial Often the Greatest Blessing, The |
| " Because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away."-John 16: 6, 7. |
| 25. | Devotedness in Warfare and Worship |
| IN a former paper the circumstances were considered under which the mighty men and their achievements are presented in 2 Sam. 23 David himself was sustained by the everlasting covenant, made with him in grace, as in acknowledgment of his zeal in seeking a habitation for the mighty God |
| 26. | Few Scriptures Connected, A |
| " THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus " (Rom. 8:1 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)); for there is nothing there to condemn. He is glorified (Acts 3:1313 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. (Acts 3:13)), and there abides the blessed and changeless sunshine of God's favor always. And in Him that changeless |
| 27. | Christianity |
| CHRISTIANITY has its realization in us in a conformity of nature to God, with which God cannot dispense, and without which we cannot enjoy or be in communion with Him. |
| 28. | House of God, The |
| THE tabernacle, which had been the house of God in the wilderness, together with its sacred furniture, was carried by the children of Israel into Canaan, and was pitched in Shiloh. (Josh. 18:1 1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. (Joshua 18:1).) It was accordingly to this place that the children of Israel resorted with their yearly sacrifices |
| 29. | Remembrance of Deliverance and Guidance |
| LAPSE of time comes in here; it is a year since their deliverance, and they are still in the wilderness. When the passover is understood, the present power of deliverance is a very intelligible thing. (Ex. 13:3 3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. (Exodus 13:3).) They had been in bondage, but they were out of Egypt and |
| 30. | John, Readings and Meditations on the Gospel of |
| 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (John 1:6-15)VERSES 6, 7. " There was a man sent from God, his name John," He came to bear testimony concerning the light, yet in result of faithful and devoted service obtained such witness himself as had never been rendered to man. John was the burning and shining lamp, Jesus |
| 31. | Yet a Little While |
| HEBREWS. 10:37. |
| 32. | Blessed God, The |
| 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. (1 Timothy 1:11)As we pass through wilderness circumstances on our way (often so painful and trying) to the rest of God, there is nothing that so braces the soul and cheers the heart, imparting a fresh spring of life and energy and joy, as the sense of what God Himself is, |
| 33. | Former and the Latter Rain, The |
| IT is a true saying, " There is no royal road to learning," though some who learn may be more apt scholars than others. Thus is it in the things of God; there is no jumping into the position of a father in Christ, or of a full-grown spiritual man, |
| 34. | John, Readings and Meditations on the Gospel of |
| 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:16-29)VERSE 16. " Of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace." This is the second place where the blessings and privileges of the saints are named. In verse 13 the position of children of God was the blessing conferred on all believers. Here it is that |
| 35. | Lord Is My Portion, The |
| Thou art Thyself my portion, Lord, |
| 36. | Father, Glorify Thy Son, That Thy Son Also May Glorify Thee |
| ASCENSION to the right hand of the majesty in the heavens has carried our Lord another way for us who are united to a rejected Christ above, where higher glories awaited Him, connected with, and necessary to, the hidden purposes and counsels of God from everlasting, and before ever |
| 37. | House of God, The |
| THE temple of Solomon lasted until its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chron. 36); and Ezekiel describes the departing of the glory of the Lord from it, on account of the abominations of His people, ere it was consumed with fire by the Chaldees. (See Ezek. 8-10.) During seventy |
| 38. | Testimony of the Presence of God, the Power of Assembling and Journeying, The |
| IN this chapter we get the first movement of the armies of the Lord; but before anything is set in motion the trumpets are brought into use. They were for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camp; this was their proper but not their only |
| 39. | Christ Is Everything |
| GOD in His grace has centered for us every blessing in Christ. Without Christ we have nothing, nothing but our sins; with Christ we have all things, and therefore want nothing besides Christ. As the apostle says, "All things are yours; for ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's." Hence |
| 40. | Wandering |
| " Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way?"
JER. 2:36; 236 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. (Jeremiah 2:36) CHRON, 28:16-23. |
| 41. | John, Readings and Meditations on the Gospel of |
| 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. (John 1:29-42)IN verses 14, 29 we have the testimonies of the evangelist and of the Baptist respectively. " We have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father." " Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." These testimonies of the |
| 42. | Father, Glorify Thy Son, That Thy Son Also May Glorify Thee |
| By this hidden wisdom, and through the might of His power, God has raised up His Son Jesus, as the beginning of the creation of God, to make in Himself of twain one new man, and seated Him where man never was before, " a glorious Christ," " in whom |
| 43. | Deuteronomy 26 |
| THIS chapter gives a kind of epitome of the book of Deuteronomy. This book is totally different to all the other books in the Pentateuch; for the people are viewed as in the land, and it is the ordering of them in the land. In the tabernacle service the question |
| 44. | Titus, The Epistle to |
| THE second in order of the pastoral epistles was written to Titus, Paul's own child, according to the common faith, a Greek by birth (Gal. 2:3 3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: (Galatians 2:3)), who accompanied Paul to Jerusalem on the occasion of the conference, at which the freedom for all who had been Gentiles from subjection |
| 45. | Failure of the Flesh, The |
| NOTES OF A READING. |
| 46. | Corn, the Wine, and the Oil, The: The Divine Delight in Blessing |
| IT should ever be a joy to our hearts to observe the manifest delight that God has in blessing His people. Did he do it coldly, sparely, or grudgingly, the blessing would be divested of that which constitutes its highest luster, and illuminates it with its brightest charm. But He |
| 47. | Extract From an Unpublished Letter |
| "I SEE in my late affliction no defeat from Satan in anywise.—Contrary to that, I had been asking the Lord, and earnestly, for more practical separateness to Christ in heaven for myself and His people. And in taking from me to Himself her whom He had given me as a |
| 48. | Your Father Knoweth |
| PRECIOUS thought, My Father knoweth, |
| 49. | Fragment |
| THE apostle Paul expects that every individual saint in the little assembly at Thessalonica will register a distinct disapproval of a persistent, disorderly course in one among them by his or her CONDUCT towards such an one: (2 Thess. 3:6-15 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. (2 Thessalonians 3:6-15).) |
| 50. | Power for Conflict |
| THIS chapter begins the testimony about the work of power which the book of Joshua presents to us. The books of the Old Testament bring before our souls certain features or characters of the dealings of God with us. In Genesis we have all the great fundamental principles brought out, |
| 51. | In Christ |
| As there seems to be some confusion abroad in regard to the standing of the believer, we purpose briefly to examine it, in the hope of establishing some of our readers in the truth. |
| 52. | Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also |
| 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. (John 14:19)IT is of vast importance-whether for our fellowship with God in the gospel of His Son, or for our service to Christ in the Spirit, or in hope of the coming glory of the Lord-to see that the confidence and assurance of the apostles for each of these objects |
| 53. | House of God, The |
| WE have already traced the history of God's house from Exodus until the close of the Mosaic dispensation. During the life of our Lord on the earth there were, however, premonitions of the coming change. Speaking to the Jews He said, " Destroy this temple, and in three days I |
| 54. | House of God, The |
| 1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. (1 Corinthians 3:1-17)Tins scripture demands the most careful consideration, as it occupies an important place in respect of the truth of the Church of God. As is so often the case in the epistles, the Holy Spirit uses the condition of the saints as the occasion for the unfolding of a |
| 55. | Comforter, The: His Objects and His Instruments |
| WHATEVER means may be used to minister comfort to us as we pass along, it is well always to bear in mind that God is its source; and though He takes knowledge of the sorrows of all human kind, and alleviates them as it pleases Him, yet His own |
| 56. | New Creation as Distinguished From Justification* |
| THIS is a distinction which it is impossible to ignore without doing violence to dispensational truth, and losing the blessing to our own souls of the knowledge of what our wonderfully elevated portion is "in Christ" -a portion unique and incomparable. |
| 57. | Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also |
| THE Evangelists in their ministry preached "the kingdom of heaven as at hand," when Jesus as the prophet and teacher of Israel was in their midst, and presented it to them as the promised Messiah. By its rejection through their testimony, He made Peter and James and John acquainted with |
| 58. | House of God, The |
| (Concluded) |
| 59. | Fragment |
| " IN whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins." I take this as the very starting-point-the forgiveness of sins. We get the blessed truth, this first truth if you please, of grace, and joy, and peace; complete forgiveness through the blood of Christ. He has |
| 60. | Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also |
| (A SIMILAR opportunity waited him at Philippi; indeed the path was one and the same to him who trod it with the Lord, whatever the variations were. This "demonstration of the Spirit" had also its deeper voice of instruction, by its divine mode of conquest over men and |
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