Christ's ascension is a comfort in our sins and infirmities. When we have to deal with God the Father, whom we have offended with our sins, let us receive comfort from this: Christ is ascended into h...  Read More

It is a great comfort knowing that Christ ascended for us. It is a singular comfort that Christ ascended as a public person, on our behalf, in our nature, for our good. When we think of Christ in hea...  Read More

(3) Consider the truth that they taught which was contrary to the nature and affections of man. To enforce self-denial to men who are naturally full of self-love, who make an idol of their wisdom and...  Read More

(1) Consider what the world was, an enemy to Christ; being slaves to Satan, being idolaters in love with their own inventions. Here was the wonder of God's love, mercy, and condescension that he shou...  Read More

There are several degrees of the dispensation of salvation. There is first the ordaining of salvation. That took place before the creation of the worlds. Then the promise of salvation. That was when ...  Read More

Preaching must be of Christ. Some may question, 'But must nothing be preached but Christ?' Yes, nothing but Christ, or that which tends to Christ. Whatever is done in preaching to humble men, it is t...  Read More

Some may object that preaching is only for the laying of the foundation of the church; it is not for the church when it is built. Then other disciplines like prayer help and we can do without preachi...  Read More

The gospel is declared in a sweet manner. 'I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God' (Rom. 12:1). The law comes with curses,  but now in the gospel Christ is preached with sweet alluring. 'We a...  Read More

Because people are in a contrary state to Christ, to preach Christ we must first begin with the law, to show to people their state by nature. Who will marry with Christ, but those that know their own...  Read More

Faith is the issue and fruit of preaching. Christ is first 'preached to the Gentiles' and then 'believed on in the world' (1 Tim. 3:16). All preaching is for 'the obedience of faith' (Rom. 1:5). So, ...  Read More

It should teach us not to despise the meanest Christians, seeing angels do not despise to attend them. Oh, the pride of man's nature! When the more glorious angels disdain not to be our servants, and...  Read More

Let us comfort ourselves in all conditions. Even when the enemies are thousands more than we, many thousands and millions; yet, if we be in the covenant of grace, and in good terms with God, we have ...  Read More

When we look upon all the passages of our life, we see how ready we are to fall into danger. In our infancy, in our tender years, we are committed to their custody. In our dangers, 'the angels of the...  Read More

Let us think and make use of this; that now in Christ we have the attendance of angels. We do not see them, as in former times, before Christ's incarnation. It is true; because now, since Christ has ...  Read More

It is a great comfort to us that Christ was seen, attended on, and admired by angels. For it is the ground of all attendance and comfort that we have from the angels. This is a rule in divinity, that...  Read More

A Christian has angels to remove the hindrances that are between heaven and him, and that keep him from Christ. When Christ rose there were angels who told Mary that he was risen. Then at his ascensi...  Read More

Beloved, it is a great power that must make a true Christian, no less than the same 'power of the Spirit, that raised Christ from the dead' (Eph. 1:20). Paul prays that they might 'feel the power tha...  Read More

True religion is not a matter of form, but of spirit. Let us not show our religion only by word, but by the fruit of the Holy Spirit, by love, mercy, meekness, and zeal.  The whole life of a Christia...  Read More

In this world, when it is for his glory and for our good, he will bring righteousness to light as the noonday (Psa. 37:6). He will free us from the accusations that the world lays on us. Then the wor...  Read More

Some may say, 'How does it appear that Christ is King of the church? We see how the church is trampled on these days. Where is the life and glory of the church? What! The church is his spouse, and th...  Read More

To think of God absolutely, without God in the flesh, he is 'a consuming fire' (Heb. 12:29), every way terrible; but to think of God in our nature, we may, with boldness, securely go to him, as a bro...  Read More

By flesh is meant human nature, the property of human nature, both body and soul. By flesh is also understood the infirmities and weakness of man. So, 'He was manifested in the flesh' (1 Tim. 3:16) m...  Read More

When we have the truths of religion revealed to us by the ministry of others or by reading on our own, let us ask our souls, 'Are these things so or not? Do I believe them to be so or not?' If I do b...  Read More

(4) Take heed of passion and prejudice, of carnal affections that stir up passion; for they will make the soul not able to see the mysteries that are plain in themselves. As we are strong in any pass...  Read More