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When worldly distractions fade and darkness surrounds us, the soul engages in its most consequential work—calling upon departed friends, recalling the past, foreboding the future, and wrestling with its deepest longing: communion with God.
Not the hermit's withdrawal, nor pride's cold refusal, nor sentiment's complaint of misunderstanding.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord—not because the ritual itself is defective, but because the worshipper lacks consideration.
Yet he frames this through prophecy—Isaiah foretold both the sending and the incredulity.
Speech may set forth: right views of God as revealed in Psalm 40:9 and John 17:25–26; right views of personal experience as in Psalm 66:16; right estimates of character, requiring great caution in testimonials; right statements concerning the value of...
The Jews employed the pipe (*aulos*) for both marriages and funerals—music for joy and mourning alike.
Life and health form the foundation of all other enjoyments.
By virtue of Christ's death and resurrection, Christians obtain the grace of a new life.
He that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done (Philippians 4:25). I. Punishment Threatened. To Masters: Imperious masters wrong their servants by defrauding them of clothing, food, or wages; by imposing labours beyond their strength; by...
He depicts "them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death"—not wanderers moving frantically, but travelers *benighted*, huddled together, afraid to move.
Many people attribute their deliverance to fortune or their own skill, yielding only scattered praise to God.
As Maclaren observes, this Roman official embodied the practical man's contempt for mere ideas, the statesman's faith in visible force and authority alone.
In Ford v Ferrari, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles clash constantly—about design, about driving, about ego. But the clash produces the GT40 that beats Ferrari at Le Mans. Miles pushes Shelby past bureaucracy; Shelby pushes Miles past self-destruction. Iron sharpens iron.
Had the Judaisers prevailed, the faith would have collapsed into merely another Jewish sect.
Many professing Christians require conversion; many churches require Christianization.
Exell identifies three distinct enemies arrayed against the believer's sanctification.
Among the Roman Christians, fierce strife erupted over a trifle: whether believers could eat meat or must subsist on herbs alone.
So too the soul suffers from inherent liability to weakness, weariness, mistrust of God, and inability to rest upon His precious promises.
Ye are of more value.—The worth of human nature flows from four sources, according to Dr. H. W. Williams: First, from the capacities inherent in that nature itself. Second, from the fact that mankind is the object of special regard...
Christ teaches that false messiahs will arise, claiming "Lo, here is Christ" or "There!" yet believers possess sufficient tests to unmask pretenders.
What a remarkable paradox—poverty combined with power that accomplishes almost anything.
Exell observed that sleep's dominion is absolute—even the mightiest minds cannot resist it.
All intelligent creatures act from some consideration—money, pleasure, regard for others—yet Christ calls us to a higher ordering of life itself.
The upright man bequeaths his heirs three precious gifts: (1) His example—a living testimony that sons and daughters may trace throughout their own success.