John 7:17 The general principle affirmed in the text is, that there is an unalterable connection between the perceptions of the mind and the moral state of the heart between the understanding of truth and the practice of godliness. In other words, that spiritual intelligence grows as proficiency in... [ Continue Reading ]
John 7:24 I. Are we to judge men according to the appearance of their life? There is a general social judgment which we must give. We look upon a man's outer life, and pass a sentence on it, either of praise or blame; and, so far as appearance goes, that sentence may be just, as long as the matters... [ Continue Reading ]
John 7:37 All human desire, all human need, is expressed in this one word _thirst._ I. Take, first, what may be called the lowest thirst of all the thirst for happiness. If any man thirst, not for grace, but simply for happiness, let him come unto Jesus Christ and drink. If it is not a spiritual d... [ Continue Reading ]
John 7:46 The Epiphany of Wisdom I. On the nature of wisdom, the teaching of Holy Scripture is singularly clear and striking. It says there is a wisdom of man, and this is the knowledge of the true end or purpose of life call it happiness, call it perfection, or what you will a knowledge which answ... [ Continue Reading ]