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| 1. | As the Truth Is in Jesus |
| " The truth as it is in Jesus," is here connected with putting off the old man arid putting on the new; for you cannot have the practice of the Christian life, without the life itself. But having life, the commonest duties are connected with this truth of |
| 2. | Body and the Spirit, The |
| The light, in many paths, or currents of it, through scripture, shines brighter and brighter to the perfect day. |
| 3. | Bride of the Lamb, The |
| This bride of the Lamb is to be the convoy of the glory back to the earth, to its place of power and government on the earth. The Lamb's bride is found in heaven, (chap. 19,) but here she is manifested, not only to show us her beauty, but to |
| 4. | Capacity for Knowing Divine Love and How We Know It, The |
| I would add to the paper on 1 John 4, which you have published in the February number, some observations' of a somewhat different character, though partly referring to the same truths. The verses which I would seek in a measure to unfold are from 7 to 19. |
| 5. | Charity |
| "And to brotherly kindness charity." 2 Peter 1:7 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. (2 Peter 1:7). |
| 6. | Christ as Our Food |
| "And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the |
| 7. | Christ the Son Over His Own House |
| The constant tendency of the heart, even when brought up to our privileges in Jesus, is to slip off from them. When Satan finds he cannot resist the introduction of the power of the gospel by false doctrine, he then seeks to get something before the mind, as worldliness, the |
| 8. | Colossians 3 |
| This chapter unfolds, in a very complete manner, the character and fruit of the life of Christ in us. The reader may remark an interesting difference between the Epistle to the Ephesians and that to the Colossians, which in some points have much resemblance to one another. Both connect the |
| 9. | Corrections |
| The reader is requested to correct the following errors in printing, In the last number: |
| 10. | Creation |
| "And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good."-Gen. 1:31 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31). |
| 11. | Daniel 3 |
| In this chapter we have the spirit and character in which the godly remnant will pass through their trials. It is not in that character, however, i.e., not the outward difficulties and deliverances as here referred to, but it is the spirit of the thing that I desire to call |
| 12. | Death Worketh in Us |
| Two things are remarkable in this chapter. 1st, How entirely it is a new power by which we are enabled to glorify God-although we are so apt to mix up with it human energy and strength, and so bring in weakness. And 2ndly, The deep consciousness the apostle had |
| 13. | Deuteronomy 8:3 |
| "And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord |
| 14. | Divine Perfectness of Love |
| The love of God. is presented in two very distinct ways in this chapter: first, in the 9th verse as manifested in giving His Son for us; and then in the 17th verse, in its double fruit of love and life in us. God's love in contrast to |
| 15. | Divine Perfectness of Love |
| " We love him because he first loved us." We now delight in the Lord, but we did not come in in that way, it is a mistake to think so. We do not come in by loving God, we do not love God because He is lovely; we are |
| 16. | Father's House, The |
| Most touching and comforting to the heart of the believer are the communications of the Lord Jesus which are recorded in these four connected chapters of this wondrous gospel.* And there is no fruit of grace more precious, nor any that more endears God to the soul than that which |
| 17. | Fragment |
| "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers." |
| 18. | Fragment |
| There are two things the Spirit witnesses to-as to my sins and as to myself. As to my sins, that they are gone: " Their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." But as to myself, His witness is, "If we say that we have no sin, we |
| 19. | Fragment |
| " Thy kingdom come." This sets everything aside in this world that the kingdom of the Lord may come in. It involves the removing of things that are made that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Let us ask ourselves if we are quite sure that our hearts |
| 20. | Fragment |
| One atom of brokenness of spirit is better than filling all London with miracles. |
| 21. | Fragment |
| "Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: but the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, |
| 22. | Fragment |
| The presence of the Holy Ghost down here, as truly sent from above as the Son, though in a different manner, and consequent on the accomplishment and establishment before God of divine righteousness by Jesus Christ, is the key and center of all that belongs to the christian estate. |
| 23. | Fragment |
| When John was cast into prison Jesus went into Galilee: but when John was beheaded He went into the wilderness. The world had nothing to minister to Him; but He in divine power ministered to all the necessities of poor sinners in these destitute circumstances; and here he showed, " |
| 24. | Fragment |
| We may have the hope of the Lord's coming as being glad to get to the end of the desert, because it is a desert; or we may long to be out of it because Canaan is at the end. If it is not the latter, we shall be in |
| 25. | God's Dwelling Place |
| All the relationships we have with God are founded on these two names -God and Father. I can only know God in the way he has revealed Himself-and that is the way He has revealed Himself, as the God and Father of Jesus. |
| 26. | God's Governmental Dealings |
| In the early days of the Church, the elders were called for, and prayer was made. If the sick man confessed his sin, there was forgiveness; and if thus healed by prayer, and life was spared, it is plainly a question of God's governmental judgment, and not of salvation. "If |
| 27. | God's Grace and Governmental Dealings |
| There are two great principles in God's dealings, in connection with man on the earth, which are developed in the Church of God, as such, and in the government of God. And these two things are very distinct the one from the other. In the Church the riches of God's |
| 28. | How the Lord Gives Strength |
| We are apt to make a mistake in speaking of our weakness and unprofitableness, forgetting that it is when we have done our duty we are unprofitable servants. When we speak of our weakness of spirituality or conduct, we mean our failure. But when Paul speaks of weakness, it is |
| 29. | Indwelling of the Spirit, The |
| Having taken up on other occasions the quickening power of the Spirit and also the Spirit as a well of water springing up to everlasting life, I now desire to look at the further blessing connected with the Spirit of God dwelling in us. |
| 30. | Instruction of Discipline, The |
| The discipline of a soul under the hand of the Lord has many deep lessons in it; lessons such as no theory can teach, and which can only be understood by the light of the infinitely perfect word of God. Without constant self-judgment, it is impossible to say how much |
| 31. | James 1 and 2:1-13, Notes of a Lecture on |
| I would follow with you, beloved, for a few minutes the Spirit's teachings in this Epistle. |
| 32. | John 14 |
| Two things enter specially into the Gospel in our relationship to God, and both of them are needful. First, to have our conscience set at rest, by being in the light; and, secondly, to have the knowledge of God's thoughts and feelings towards us, as both are made known in |
| 33. | Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged |
| These words are often employed to hinder a sound judgment as to the plain path of right and wrong. If a person is walking in that which I know by the Word of God to be wrong, I must judge that he is walking wrong, or give up my |
| 34. | Law of Liberty, The |
| "The law of liberty" is this, when a command is given which it is the greatest desire of the heart to obey. The fulfillment of the "royal law" is when we are free to do nothing but that which belongs to the new nature. We are made "partakers of the |
| 35. | Love to Jesus |
| "Whom have I in heaven but thee?" |
| 36. | Man in Christ, and the Power of Christ in a Man, A |
| We need to be taught of God, what this "man in Christ" means. When we speak of a man in the flesh or a man in the Spirit, we mean his state or position; what characterizes him before God. A man in Christ does not mean what he is |
| 37. | Marriage Supper, The |
| It is a remarkable thing, until we know what man's heart is, that whenever the Lord Himself acts in the world, men call in question the authority by which He acts. |
| 38. | Mind of Christ, The |
| We get here a material help to the judgment of one's own soul as connected with one's walk, because we have the example of our Lord; a course, and a mind displayed in that course; shown to us by the Spirit of God. All the work connected |
| 39. | Paul's Ministry in Acts 13-20 |
| The Apostle Paul, in some sense, may be said to end his ministry in Acts 20. He ceased then, formally, to be the servant, being soon to become the prisoner, of Jesus Christ. It was a transitional moment. His ministry had now continued since the time of |
| 40. | Peace by Jesus Christ |
| In this chapter we have the foundation truth of the reception of the Gentiles into the Church. And one thing very marked in the narrative is, how very present a thing salvation is. Cornelius was an officer, a devout man, who gave alms, &c. God was working graciously in his |
| 41. | Peter's Ministry in Acts 10 |
| In what various forms the grace of God shines on the pages of Scripture! At times the eye catches some fresh image of this, and looks at it with admiration. An instance of the way of grace will be found in this chapter. |
| 42. | Position of the Believer Before God |
| Read Eph. 1 |
| 43. | Power of Redemption, The |
| Read 2 Corinthians 5 |
| 44. | Power Taken by God |
| We are very little conscious of the blessing granted us, in being made acquainted with God's purposes, even those of judgment. The first thing, of course, for the soul to be anxious about, is the possession of peace with God. But then the heart will not be shut |
| 45. | Psalm 133 |
| God of love and consolation, |
| 46. | Psalm 69 |
| There are three states of suffering in which souls may be. First, that which is their portion as sinners under judgment; second, the sufferings of a saint for righteousness, or love's sake; third, suffering as the consequence of sin under the government of God. |
| 47. | Simplicity That Is in Christ, The |
| It is very observable that a man of ordinary capacity, persevering in the pursuit of a single object, generally succeeds; while a much more talented person, pursuing several objects, succeeds in none. The time and bent of the mind when given to one object distracts from another, so as to |
| 48. | Table of the Lord, The |
| The Lord's table is spoken of in this chapter as the CONFESSION of the Lord by those who partake. Various, we know, is the aspect given to this precious legacy left to us of the Lord. Circumstances in the conduct of the Corinthians brought it into another point of view. |
| 49. | Those Who Sleep in Jesus |
| " I am the Resurrection!" |
| 50. | Three Who Are Witnessing, The: The Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood |
| In the preceding verses the question between God and the world is brought to an issue; for the Son of God having been seen in the world, and in the world and by the world crucified-thus putting the world to the test-God could do nothing in the |
| 51. | Versatility of Grace, The |
| "Unto every one of us is given grace."-Eph. 4:7 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. (Ephesians 4:7). |
| 52. | Well of Water, A |
| In the preceding chapter we get the quickening power of the Spirit and the contrast between the old and the new creation here we get another thing- the dwelling of the Spirit in the believer. " The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well |
| 53. | Ziklag |
| In no place, save in the matter of Bathsheba, is David so morally low as in 1 Sam. 27. His loss of confidence in the Lord, and his consequent lies and artifices in the court of the king of Gath, are sad indeed. His heart, it is true, was |