It is a matter of common agreement that without religion we live a most miserable life, not above the level of brute beasts, and consequently there is no one...
No one doubts that humility lies at the bottom of all true religion, and is the mother of all virtues. But how shall he be humble who will not hear of the...
The Word of God teaches so clearly, that it enlightens at the first glance. It must penetrate to the very bottom of your hearts. It is not enough to feel a few...
[1 of 2] 2. Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; heal me, O Jehovah, for my bones are afraid. 3. And my soul is exceedingly troubled; and thou, O...
[2 OF 2] 2. Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; heal me, O Jehovah, for my bones are afraid. 3. And my soul is exceedingly troubled; and thou, O...
I was his archenemy, and in me there was not even a semblance of obedience towards him at all, but I was rather full of pride, full of maliciousness, arrogance...
Watchmen...who always have to be on guard to be able to warn against evil and take a stand against it. Whenever we see that God is insulted, they are to become...
Just as one who cleans the toilets makes fun of the people who pinch their noses when he happens to be near them, because he has himself been in that filth so...
When I climb into the pulpit, it’s not simply to instruct others, I do not exclude myself, since I myself must remain a student as well, and the words that...
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies, teachers, and ancients. He setteth down here three sorts of people, with whom he compareth ...
Through thy commandments I get understanding: therefore I hate all the ways of falsehood. Wherein he signifieth unto us, that we shall never hate that which is...
Our illnesses are surely not only to humble us by showing us our weakness, but they should also encourage us to examine ourselves so as to acknowledge our...
John Calvin's Verse Commentary Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind,...
John Calvin's Verse Commentary <swordsearcher://bible/1Co11.20> 1Co 11:20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper....
[1 OF 2] "And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in...
[2 OF 2] "And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in...
If you look carefully you will see that things are such that someone who gets up in the morning cannot take a step, cannot eat a meal and cannot move a hand...
The hardness of the human heart is revealed in the fact that God cannot keep or make us obedient. This is true in spite of the boundless means by which God...
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and...
De 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all...
Deuteronomy 4:13-14 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of...
Micah 1:3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. Now granted, when God destroys...
Micah 1:3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. Since God’s presence is so...
Micah 1:3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. Furthermore, when we become...
Micah 1:3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. This passage carries a double...
As far as we are concerned, if one man, Noah, condemned all the men of his generation by his faith, there is no reason why a great crowd of unbelievers should...
So then, although God's word were not blamed for our sakes: yet ought our consciences to restrain us, and to make us walk uprightly & purely before God....
Micah 1:5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what...
Micah 1:5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what...
Now from this we are admonished to see that, once God has graciously revealed his will and taught us what to do, we shall be all the more culpable if we fail...
