When the apostle wrote this epistle he expected to die, for he was a prisoner at Rome, and hardly expected to come out of prison. But he speaks of death in a calm way, as only a Christian can. The Christian has no need to fear death, though he often does. The apostle speaks of it as a departure ready…

What  Church is it which does not pray for and desire a spiritual revival? We want it to come down: not get up a revival. Such are very much like a November bonfire; a blaze, a squib or two, and all is over; only a few ashes remain, and the darkness is more dense by reason of the former light…

That every true subject of King Jesus is jealous for His crown right is an undoubted fact. To be careless whether He reigns, or sin and Satan triumph, proves the heart of a traitor, and not a loyal subject. The very mention of His name causes His true followers to cry with united voice, “O King, live for ever." Anything…

“What a gloomy message to bring us," someone exclaims, "cannot you write on a more cheerful subject than death; let us hear of life and pleasure, its pursuits and pastimes." Nevertheless, averse as we may be to listten to such solemn words as "This year thou shalt die," yet it is absolutely certain that some who read these lines will…

Our  text implies that there are difficulties before us, or there would not be such language used. There will be things which will try to wrest our faith from us. That faith which God gave us at the first we are to continue in; and though there is a growth in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, yet we…

This is what a grace-taught soul is anxious to know if he really possesses. He watches his own heart and looks for the evidences of the Spirit's work. He compares his feelings experienced by the Word of God and hopes he has the true marks of one of God's children. Nothing short of this will satisfy him. He is fearful…