Expositions of
章节目录
共 309 题- EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
- EPHESIANS
- CONTENTS
- GOD'S INHERITANCE AND OURS (Eph. i. 11, 14) 35
- THE EARNEST AND THE INHERITANCE (Eph. i. 14) 43
- THE HOPE OF THE CALLING (Eph. i. 18) 52
- GOD'S INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS (Eph. i. 18) 62
- THE MEASURE OF IMMEASURABLE POWER (Eph. i. 19, 20) 72
- THE RESURRECTION OF DEAD SOULS (Eph. ii. 4, 5) 81
- SALVATION: GRACE: FAITH (Eph. ii. 8, R.V.) 98
- GOD'S WORKMANSHIP AND OUR WORKS (Eph. ii. 10) 108
- THE CHIEF CORNER-STONE (Eph. ii. 20, R.V.) 118
- STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT (Eph. iii. 10) 132
- THE INDWELLING CHRIST (Eph. iii. 17) 142
- LOVE UNKNOWABLE AND KNOWN (Eph. iii. 18, 19) 151
- THE PARADOX OF LOVE'S MEASURE (Eph. iii. 18) 162
- THE CLIMAX OF ALL PRAYER (Eph. iii. 19) 171
- MEASURELESS POWER AND ENDLESS GLORY (Eph. iii. 20, 21) 180
- THE CALLING AND THE KINGDOM (Eph. iv. 1; Rev. iii. 4) 194
- THE GOAL OF PROGRESS (Eph. iv. 13, R.V.) 216
- CHRIST OUR LESSON AND OUR TEACHER (Eph. iv. 20, 21) 224
- A DARK PICTURE AND A BRIGHT HOPE (Eph. iv. 22) 233
- THE NEW MAN (Eph. iv. 24) 247
- GRIEVING THE SPIRIT (Eph. iv. 30) 262
- GOD'S IMITATORS (Eph. v. 1) 270
- WHAT CHILDREN OF LIGHT SHOULD BE (Eph. v. 8) 277
- THE FRUIT OF THE LIGHT (Eph. v. 9, R.V.) 286
- PLEASING CHRIST (Eph. v. 10) 295
- UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS (Eph. v. 11) 303
- PAUL'S REASONS FOR TEMPERANCE (Eph. v. 11-21) 313
- SLEEPERS AT NOONDAY (Eph. v. 14) 318
- REDEEMING THE TIME (Eph. v. 15, 16) 327
- A SOLDIER'S SHOES (Eph. vi. 15) 353
- THE SHIELD OF FAITH (Eph. vi. 16) 361
- PEACE, LOVE, AND FAITH (Eph. vi. 23) 381
- THE WIDE RANGE OF GOD'S GRACE (Eph. vi. 24) 391
- SAINTS AND FAITHFUL
- I. A Christian is a saint.
- II. Further, Christian men are saints because they are believers.
- I. The measure of our possible attainments is the whole wealth of God.
- GOD'S INHERITANCE AND OURS
- I. Now, then, let me ask you to look first at this mutual possession.
- THE EARNEST AND THE INHERITANCE
- III. And so, lastly, a word about the completion of the possession.
- THE HOPE OF THE CALLING
- IV. Lastly, this hope needs enlightened eyes.
- GOD'S INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS
- I. First, then, note the inheritance.
- II. Now notice, secondly, the heirs.
- THE MEASURE OF IMMEASURABLE POWER
- II. Secondly, notice the knowledge of the unknowable power.
- III. Lastly, notice the conditions for the operations of the power.
- THE RESURRECTION OF DEAD SOULS
- I. The purpose of God in Christ is the display of His grace.
- II. The great manifestation of grace is God's kindness to us in Christ.
- III. The manifestation of God through men 'in Christ' is for all ages.
- SALVATION: GRACE: FAITH
- II. Here we have the Christian unfolding of the source of salvation.
- GOD'S WORKMANSHIP AND OUR WORKS
- I. The process of building.
- II. The foundation on which the building rests.
- III. The corner-stone which underlies and unites the whole.
- II. The Lord's Supper as a prophecy of the family at home above.
- III. The Lord's Supper is a token of the present union of the two.
- STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT
- THE INDWELLING CHRIST
- LOVE UNKNOWABLE AND KNOWN
- THE PARADOX OF LOVE'S MEASURE
- I. What, then, is the breadth of that love?
- II. Then, in the next place, what is the length of the love of Christ?
- III. Then again, what is the depth of that love?
- IV. And lastly, what is the height of the love of Christ?
- THE CLIMAX OF ALL PRAYER
- I. First of all, think with me of the significance of this prayer.
- MEASURELESS POWER AND ENDLESS GLORY
- I. The measure of the power to which we trust.
- III. The glory that springs from the divine work.
- IV. The eternity of the work and of the praise.
- THE CALLING AND THE KINGDOM
- I. The Christian calling and the life that is worthy of it.
- THE THREEFOLD UNITY
- I. The one Lord.
- II. One faith.
- III. One baptism.
- I. Each Christian soul receives grace through Christ.
- II. The gift of this grace is in itself unlimited.
- THE GOAL OF PROGRESS
- I. The true unity is oneness of relation to Christ.
- II. Oneness in faith and knowledge knits all into a 'perfect man.'
- III. This perfect manhood is the possession of all who are in Christ.
- CHRIST OUR LESSON AND OUR TEACHER
- I. First, Christ our Lesson and Christ our Teacher.
- A DARK PICTURE AND A BRIGHT HOPE
- III. The possibility of fulfilling the command.
- THE NEW MAN
- In accordance with this--
- GRIEVING THE SPIRIT
- Now let us look briefly at these four thoughts: Here we have--
- I. A wonderful revelation.
- I said, in the second place, there was--
- We have here--
- And so, lastly, we have here--
- GOD'S IMITATORS
- I. First, then, this sublime precept.
- WHAT CHILDREN OF LIGHT SHOULD BE
- THE FRUIT OF THE LIGHT
- II. Now, secondly, notice the fruitfulness of this indwelling light.
- PLEASING CHRIST
- UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS
- II. And now, secondly, notice the plain Christian duty of abstinence.
- III. Lastly, note the still harder Christian duty of vigorous protest.
- PAUL'S REASONS FOR TEMPERANCE
- SLEEPERS AT NOONDAY
- I. First of all, then, the condition of the persons addressed.
- II. Secondly, let me ask you to look at the summons to awake.
- REDEEMING THE TIME
- I. We have, first, what we ought to think about 'the time.'
- II. Now, note secondly, how to make the most of the season.
- III. Lastly, note the motives for this course.
- THE PANOPLY OF GOD
- I. We must be ready for times of special assaults from evil.
- II. To withstand these we must be armed against them before they come.
- III. To be armed with this armour, we must get it from God.
- IV. The issue of successful resistance is increased firmness of footing.
- I. We must be braced up if we are to fight.
- II. The girdle is to be truth.
- III. Our truthfulness is the work of God's truth.
- A SOLDIER'S SHOES
- II. Further, this Gospel of peace will prepare us for the march.
- III. Again, the Gospel of peace prepares us for combat.
- THE SHIELD OF FAITH
- II. Consider next, the defence: 'the shield of faith.'
- III. The Grasp of the Shield.
- I. The Salvation.
- II. The helmet of salvation.
- III. Take the helmet.
- I. Note what the word of God is.
- II. The purpose and power of the word.
- III. The manner of its use.
- PEACE, LOVE, AND FAITH
- I. First, the root of everything is a continuous and growing trust.
- THE WIDE RANGE OF GOD'S GRACE
- II. Mark the impartial sweep of the divine gifts.
- III. Lastly, note the width to which our sympathies should go.
- CONTENTS
- THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER
- BY, THROUGH, UNTO (1 Peter i. 5) 7
- SORROWFUL, YET ALWAYS REJOICING (1 Peter i. 6) 17
- THE TRUE GOLD AND ITS TESTING (1 Peter i. 7) 27
- JOY IN BELIEVING (1 Peter i. 8) 34
- HOPE PERFECTLY (1 Peter i. 13) 51
- THE FAMILY LIKENESS (1 Peter i. 15) 61
- FATHER AND JUDGE (1 Peter i. 17) 69
- PURIFYING THE SOUL (1 Peter i. 22) 76
- LIVING STONES ON THE LIVING FOUNDATION STONE (1 Peter ii. 4, 5) 86
- SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES (1 Peter ii. 5) 92
- MIRRORS OF GOD (1 Peter ii. 9) 101
- CHRIST THE EXEMPLAR (1 Peter ii. 21) 107
- HALLOWING CHRIST (1 Peter iii. 14, 15) 116
- CHRISTIAN ASCETICISM (1 Peter iv. 1-8) 123
- THE SLAVE'S GIRDLE (1 Peter v. 5) 130
- SYLVANUS (1 Peter v. 12, R.V.) 138
- AN APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY AND EXHORTATION (1 Peter v. 12) 146
- THE CHURCH IN BABYLON (1 Peter v. 13) 154
- MARCUS, MY SON (1 Peter v. 13) 161
- THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER
- LIKE PRECIOUS FAITH (2 Peter i. 1) 170
- MAN SUMMONED BY GOD'S GLORY AND ENERGY (2 Peter i. 3) 178
- PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE (2 Peter i. 4) 189
- THE POWER OF DILIGENCE (2 Peter i. 5) 198
- GOING OUT AND GOING IN (2 Peter i. 11, 15) 206
- THE OWNER AND HIS SLAVES (2 Peter ii. 1) 215
- BE DILIGENT (2 Peter iii. 14) 224
- GROWTH (2 Peter iii. 18) 234
- THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN
- THE MESSAGE AND ITS PRACTICAL RESULTS (1 John i. 5-ii. 6) 247
- WALKING IN THE LIGHT (1 John i. 7) 253
- THE COMMANDMENT, OLD YET NEW (1 John ii. 7, 8) 261
- YOUTHFUL STRENGTH (1 John ii. 14) 269
- RIVER AND ROCK (1 John ii. 17) 279
- THE LOVE THAT CALLS US SONS (1 John iii. 1) 289
- THE UNREVEALED FUTURE OF THE SONS OF GOD (1 John iii. 2) 301
- THE PURIFYING INFLUENCE OF HOPE (1 John iii. 3) 310
- PRACTICAL RIGHTEOUSNESS (1 John iii. 7) 320
- CHRIST'S MISSION THE REVELATION OF GOD'S LOVE (1 John iv. 10) 329
- THE SERVANT AS HIS LORD (1 John iv. 17) 338
- LOVE AND FEAR (1 John iv. 18) 347
- THE RAY AND THE REFLECTION (1 John iv. 19) 355
- I. PETER
- SOJOURNERS OF THE DISPERSION
- So, then, here is Peter's notion of--
- I. What the Christian Life is.
- And now let us think of--
- Lastly, let us be glad when we think, and let us often think, of--
- III. The Home in Glory.
- BY, THROUGH, UNTO
- I. In the first place, what are we guarded for?
- II. Notice what we are guarded by.
- III. Lastly, what we are kept through.
- SORROWFUL, YET ALWAYS REJOICING
- I. This paradox.
- II. Further, consider the blessed possibility of this paradox.
- III. Now lastly, we have here a duty.
- THE TRUE GOLD AND ITS TESTING
- II. Note, again, the testing of the wealth.
- III. Now a word, lastly, about the ultimate discovery.
- JOY IN BELIEVING
- We notice--
- I. The All-sufficient Ground or Source of this Glad Emotion.
- Notice again--
- II. The Characteristics of the Christian Gladness.
- III. The Obligation of Gladness.
- CHRIST AND HIS CROSS THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE
- I. First, then, Christ and His Cross is the substance of prophecy.
- II. Note here Christ and His Cross, the theme of Gospel preaching.
- HOPE PERFECTLY
- I. The object of the Christian hope.
- II. And now notice the duty of the Christian hope.
- THE FAMILY LIKENESS
- I. The Pattern of Holiness.
- II. Again, notice the field of this Godlike holiness.
- III. Now, lastly, note the motive or inspiration of holiness.
- FATHER AND JUDGE
- PURIFYING THE SOUL
- First of all, then, we have here the great thought that
- I. Soul purity is in, or by, obedience.
- We have here
- II. Purifying through the Spirit.
- Lastly, we have here--
- III. Purifying ... unto ... love.
- LIVING STONES ON THE LIVING FOUNDATION STONE
- II. Those who come near Christ will become like Christ.
- III. Lastly:
- SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES
- I. There is the living sacrifice of the body.
- II. There is the sacrifice of praise.
- III. There is the sacrifice of help to men.
- IV. Lastly, there is the sacrifice of death.
- MIRRORS OF GOD
- I. Here we get a wonderful glimpse into the heart of God.
- III. Lastly, we have here a piece of stringent practical direction.
- CHRIST THE EXEMPLAR
- HALLOWING CHRIST
- CHRISTIAN ASCETICISM
- THE SLAVE'S GIRDLE
- I. What we have to wear.
- III. Lastly, why we should wear this girdle.
- SYLVANUS
- AN APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY AND EXHORTATION
- I. Peter's testimony.
- II. Further, notice Peter's exhortation.
- THE CHURCH IN BABYLON
- I. We have here an object lesson as to the uniting power of the gospel.
- MARCUS, MY SON
- I. The first of them is the working of Christian sympathy.
- III. Take another lesson--the greatness of little service.
- II. PETER
- LIKE PRECIOUS FAITH
- III. Now, lastly, note the identity of faith.
- MAN SUMMONED BY GOD'S GLORY AND ENERGY
- PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE
- THE POWER OF DILIGENCE
- I. Now as to the homely virtue itself, 'giving all diligence.'
- II. Note the wide field of action for this homely grace.
- GOING OUT AND GOING IN
- I. The first of them is this, the double Christian aspect of death.
- That, and nothing more, is death--'My decease ... an entrance.'
- THE OWNER AND HIS SLAVES
- I. Here we have the Owner of us all.
- II. The sale, and the price.
- III. And now, lastly, notice the runaways.
- BE DILIGENT
- I. First, then, the clear hope which should fill our future.
- GROWTH
- II. Now, for a moment, look at another thought, viz., the obligation.
- III. Now, again, consider the method of growth.
- IV. Lastly, observe the solemn alternative to growth.
- I. JOHN
- THE MESSAGE AND ITS PRACTICAL RESULTS
- VERSES 6, 7. VERSES 8, 9.
- If we say If we say
- WALKING IN THE LIGHT
- I. Note this 'Walking in the light,' which is the only Christian walk.
- THE COMMANDMENT, OLD YET NEW
- I. And the first one that strikes me is--'the word' is 'a commandment.'
- II. The old Christ is perpetually new.
- YOUTHFUL STRENGTH
- II. Now note, secondly, how to get it.
- There used to be an old superstition that--
- RIVER AND ROCK
- I. First, then, the river, or the sad truth of sense.
- THE LOVE THAT CALLS US SONS
- I. The love that is given.
- II. Look next at the sonship which is the purpose of His given Love.
- THE UNREVEALED FUTURE OF THE SONS OF GOD
- I. The fact of sonship makes us quite sure of the future.
- THE PURIFYING INFLUENCE OF HOPE
- PRACTICAL RIGHTEOUSNESS
- CHRIST'S MISSION THE REVELATION OF GOD'S LOVE
- THE SERVANT AS HIS LORD
- I. A Christian is Christ's living likeness.
- LOVE AND FEAR
- I. The empire of fear.
- II. That brings me to the second point--viz., the mission of fear.
- III. Lastly, the expulsion of fear.
- THE RAY AND THE REFLECTION
- I. The ultimate word about God.
- II. Here we have the ultimate word as to our religion.
- III. Lastly, here is the ultimate word about our conduct to men.