Loading...
Loading...
222 illustrations
Exell's Victorian instruction distinguishes three journals worthy of consideration.
First, it may occur suddenly—a vivid impression of Divine grace received in conversion that never fades.
The Apostle Paul establishes three critical truths about spiritual foundations.
The apostle deliberately substitutes "is known of Him" for "knows Him"—a rhetorical choice that elevates God's initiative above human capability.
Isaiah quotes an ancient prediction (also preserved in Micah iv.
By "plants," we understand three categories: every false doctrine, every corrupt practice, and every unregenerate person who claims membership in the visible Church without transformation by Elohim.
The hand lifts itself to violence, as Cain's did against Abel, or grasps what belongs to others, as Achan seized forbidden spoils.
The scorner dismisses all religious forms as hollow "cant," corrupting the young and weak-minded through cynical manipulation.
He marks authentic ministry by three essential characteristics, each a renunciation of corrupted practice.
— Human conduct divides into two paths, each revealing the heart's orientation toward Elohim.
This is not peculiar to Christianity—the ancient Greeks inscribed "Know thyself" on their noblest public buildings.
But conviction of a man's worth matures slowly through lived experience.
The righteous possess true faith in Christ, consecrate their spirit to Elohim, live a heavenly life on earth, and have been renewed by the Holy Ghost.
Holiness is not something bestowed upon Jehovah—it is eternally, originally, and unchangeably His own.
Many theologians of Exell's era debated whether justice or mercy should prevail in law, education, and doctrine.
Exell's Victorian commentary catalogues six species of this spiritual blindness with surgical precision.
Consider the ivy clinging to wall and tree: it extends innumerable tendrils, each seeking adhesion, each striving to become one with its support.
This Jerusalem "above" is **not** the earthly city of David's throne, but the eternal communion of believers bound by grace.
The Apostle envisions perfection operating at two inseparable levels.
This requirement demands clarification through five moral attributes of Elohim.
God possesses unspeakable glory and greatness—the blessed and only Potentate sustaining all creatures and glorified in every work.
This fast illuminates six crucial truths about temptation and spiritual warfare.
Yet these men possessed extraordinary learning in the law of Moses—literal mastery of Scripture's letter.
Proverbs 10:24 unveils two destinies: "The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted." Who are the wicked?