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101.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Chapter 3
      THE HELP AFFORDED BY CHRIST'S PERSON TO A SOUL SEEKING TO KNOW SIN AND THE APPLICATION OF SALVATION. Many of the early fathers use the word "theology," in the sense of "A discoursing upon the Divinity of Christ," and they called the apostle John "the Divine," or the Theologue," because he speaks so fully of the Word made flesh. To these Fathers al ...read more

102.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Chapter 4
      HOW LOOKING TO THE PERSON OF CHRIST TENDS TO PROMOTE THE PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING. No one could be supposed to have seen the Alps, if he tells you that all he saw was some rocky ridges of hills which his eye felt no strain in looking to. The Alps are not such hills; they tower to the clouds. Equally true it is that no one can be considere ...read more

103.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Chapter 5
      HOW LOOKING TO THE PERSON TENDS TO ADVANCE HOLINESS IN THE SOUL. "SANCTIFY them by the truth" was our Lord's prayer; but it is truth in connection with Himself. For, separate from Him, doctrines "have no living power, but are as waters separated from the fountain; they dry up, or become a noisome puddle, or as a beam interrupted from its continuit ...read more

104.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Chapter 6
      HOW THIS LOOKING TO THE PERSON AFFECTS OUR VIEWS OF DEATH AND OUR HOPE OF THE LORD'S SECOND COMING. IN proportion as the soul advances in grace, its state coincides with that of the apostle, 'I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better; nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for yo ...read more

105.) The Gospel pointing to the Person of Christ - Preface
      IN this new Edition no change of any importance has been made beyond the correction of errata, and extending the texts quoted. The object of the book is to draw more attention to the great subject of connecting at all times the Person of Christ with His work. This is a point which the experience of the most solid believers has testified to as of va ...read more

106.) The Holy Spirit convincing.
      'And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:' John 16:8 NOTES OF AN ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE PERTH CONVENTION, 1883. Shall we not honour and bless and adore the Holy Spirit? Surely it might well be expected that our love, our adoring and grateful love, should go forth to Him to whom we owe so muc ...read more

107.) The Hope of the Lord's Return.
      The Importance of the Doctrine of the Second Advent as a Motive and Help to Holiness. NOTES OF AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE EDINBURGH CONFERENCE, 1888. It would be very pleasant and instructive to hear brethren relate incidents connected with this blessed hope, and its effect upon the souls of God's people. There are some very remarkable incidents ...read more

108.) The Jewish People
      "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16 Andrew Bonar had an early interest in the Jews. Being the people of God who generally had failed to see Jesus as the Messiah, they would have fascinated him on that acco ...read more

109.) The Leper drawing forth the Saviour's Grace.
      "And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand and touched him, and saith unto him,I will, be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he st ...read more

110.) The Love of the Father.
      'For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may hav ...read more

111.) The Man who lent Christ the Upper Room.
      Matth. 26: 17-19 THE disciples did not go to look for a room till they had consulted with their Lord. Never do anything without asking counsel of your Master. But why did they need to do this? It was Christ's way to wait till He was asked, and you know it is His way still. 'I will for this be inquired of.' Do you not feel a sort of envy of those ...read more

112.) The Mercy Seat
      "It is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul" (Lev. 17: 11). "There I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat" (Exod. 25: 22). READER! Have you ever felt your need of salvation! Have you ever sought it, as one who must obtain it-or perish? When a sinner is first brought to feel sin to be a burden ...read more

113.) The napkin about Christ's Head.
      'And the napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself ' John 20:7 Why 'wrapped together in a place by itself '? Because Jesus wished to show that He arose calmly: no haste, no hurry, not as if in flight from the tomb, but in solemn triumph and at leisure. So He wishes His people ...read more

114.) The Pins of the Tabernacle.
      Exodus 27:19; 38:31; 39:40. These verses teach us a great deal. I. God's notice of little things.-He takes time to speak about them, and bids Moses write about them. He says as much about the 'pins' in these passages as He does about the work of creation. II. God's notice of those who carried the pins (Num. 3: 36, 37).-The pins and the co ...read more

115.) The resurrection of the Son of the Widow of Sarepta.
      1 Kings 17 'To this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.' (Rom. 14: 9) There never was a resurrection in the world or in the Church of Christ before this one. Yet it is a resurrection in very quiet circumstances. The Lord does not make a work about His wonders, for what are won ...read more

116.) The Scapegoat.
      Published in The Sunday at Home: A Family Magazine for Sabbath Reading 3 March 1866 (No.618) " And Aaron shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scape-goat. And Aaron shall bring th ...read more

117.) The Three Ananiases.
      The Acts of the Apostles, Chapters 23 ; 5 ; 9. It is sometimes useful to put in juxtaposition separate facts and characters. The three Crosses-how instructive! the three Marys, the three Centurions. Here we have the three Ananiases. Their name means 'Jehovah is gracious.' Their parents thought it a lucky name, and all professed to rejoice in what ...read more

118.) The Trial of Faith.
      Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 1 Peter 1:6,7 The prevailing state of ...read more

119.) The Word brought nigh to the sorrowful
      (From The Visitor's Book of Texts. Chapter 4 from Part 3 " The Word brought nigh to the sorrowful") (In a few cases the wording of the Bible text will be found to differ from the Authorised Version. This is how it was printed originally, and is presumably intentional.) Introduction Our errand being one of grace, the Lord will hear us when w ...read more