Paul’s second missionary journey was well under way when the apostle and his companions were stopped by the Spirit of God from taking the gospel into Bithynia, the result being that the Spirit thrust them into Europe. Having crossed the Aegean Sea, this party of gospel pioneers landed at Neapolis, the seaport of Philippi, and […]
A classic gospel message from a renowned servant of God. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that virtue had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the crowd and said, Who touched My clothes? And His disciples said unto Him, Thou seest the multitude thronging Thee, and sayest Thou, Who touched Me?” (Mk. 5:30-31) […]
How strategic was this open heart to the gospel advance into Europe! The aggressive spirit of Christianity in the early days is evinced by the fact that Christ had not been twenty years in glory when His missionaries planted His ensign of salvation under the walls of Philippi. Jesus Himself led His missionary band from […]
I have never used the word before in public. An opportunity like this rarely comes. I dare say you could live a full life without ever using it. But it seems well nigh impossible to write about the Book of Proverbs without slipping it in somewhere. The word? Sententious. Now I know some of you […]
Solomon was a great man. He inherited the throne of his father David, king of Israel. The Lord promised to answer his prayer, and was pleased when Solomon asked for wisdom. God gave him a wise and understanding heart, to be the wisest man in all history (1 Ki. 3:12; 4:30-31). In Solomon’s fourth year, […]
A proverb is a truth encapsulated in a succinct way. As such it is portable. You may not readily remember great passages of Scripture, but you can always pack a few proverbs in your emergency kit to be used at a moment’s notice. Almost all of the proverbs that are quoted in the New Testament […]
The book of Proverbs has a deep historical interest, as well as a moral, social, industrial, and pious one. Solomon doubtless did not compose all the proverbs contained in it. Many of them he selected, digested, and arranged. But the mass of the book passed through his hands, or at least his mind; therefore it […]
Broadly speaking, the wisdom of the Hebrews covers the whole domain of what we should call science and philosophy. It is the consistent effort of the human mind to know, to understand, and to explain all that exists. It is, to use the modern phrase, the search for truth. The “wise men” were not, like […]
It is not an easy thing to write a final testimonial to one’s own father. He would be embarrassed to hear himself praised when he lived his whole Christian life praising the Lord and encouraging others to do so. But it is a good thing, a right thing, I believe, to give “honor to whom […]