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April 19—Morning Devotion
"Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."—Romans 4:25 My soul, thou must not yet dismiss—no, nor ever dismiss, the sweet and precious subject of thy Lord's resurrection. One part of it thou hast not yet scarce glanced at; and yet it is such a one as thine everlasting safety, and thy justification before God…
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197 Presbyterians
PRESBYTERIANS The title Presbyterian comes from the Greek word which signifies senior or elder, intimating that the government of the church in the New Testament was by presbyteries, that is, by association by presbyteries, that is, by association of ministers and ruling elders, possessed all of equal powers, without any superiority among them, either in office or order. The Presbyterians…
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Verse 26
“For ye see your calling, brethren, etc.]” That is, those that were called by the grace of God among them; for as circumcision and uncircumcision stand for circumcised and uncircumcised persons, and election for elect persons, and righteousness for righteous persons, (Romans 3:30, 11:7; 2 Peter 3:13) so here “calling” designs men called by grace; the manner of whose calling,…
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April 18—Morning Devotion
"And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead."—Romans 1:4 Do not, my soul, hastily pass away from this most precious subject of thy Lord's resurrection. It is an inexhaustible theme, and will be among thy felicities in eternity. Yesterday, thou didst but barely consider the fact.…
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196 Lutherans
LUTHERANS Those Christians who follow the opinions of Martin Luther, the celebrated reformer of the church, in the sixteenth century. In order that we may trace the rise and progress of Lutheranism, we must here refer to the life of Luther himself. Luther was a native of Eisleben, in Saxony, and born in 1483. Though his parents were poor, he…
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Verse 25
“Because the foolishness of God, etc.]” Not that there is any such thing as “foolishness” in God, nor the least degree of weakness in him; but the apostle means that which the men of the world esteem so, and therefore, by an ironical concession, calls it by those names; by which is intended either Christ, who, as crucified, is counted…
