DISCOURSE: 2240 THE SPIRIT OF VITAL CHRISTIANITY 2 Timothy 1:7. _God hath not given to us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind_. THE real character of Christianity, as infused into the soul of the believer, and exhibited in his life, is by no means generally understood... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2241 EFFECTUAL CALLING 2 Timothy 1:9. _Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began_. THE deepest truths of our religion were familiar to the mind o... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2242 DEATH ABOLISHED, AND LIFE REVEALED 2 Timothy 1:10. _Who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel_. TO the free and sovereign grace of God must all our blessings be traced. Nothing did we ever merit at his hands, or can we ever merit, b... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2243 CONFIDENCE IN GOD A SOURCE OF CONSOLATION 2 Timothy 1:12. _I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day_. MAN is born to trouble: and it is of the greatest importance to him that he should know where to t... [ Continue Reading ]