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7 illustrations for sermon preparation
Bishop Beveridge identifies the structure with precision: the apostle Paul establishes that holiness is lived *because we are saved*, not *in order to be saved*.
Hope itself consists in three elements: belief in good things to come (1 Pet.
Consider the ivy clinging to wall and tree: it extends innumerable tendrils, each seeking adhesion, each striving to become one with its support.
He is a ruminating animal, forever chewing the cud of private joy or grief.
First, *philostorgos* (kindly affection)—genuine concern born from love of God, not mere worldly sympathy.
Exell's exposition from *The Biblical Illustrator* (1887) distinguishes two interpretations: first, discharge all existing debts faithfully; second, avoid contracting debt altogether.
We must not hate others because they hate us (Matthew 5:44), nor curse them for their curses (2 Samuel 16:10).
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