DISCOURSE: 1055 THE DUTY OF TRUSTING IN GOD Jeremiah 17:5. _Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1056 NECESSITY OF KNOWING OURSELVES Jeremiah 17:9. _The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it_? A MORE important subject than that before us cannot occupy the human mind. The knowledge of ourselves is fundamental to all true knowledge of religion. R... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1057 GOD’S RULE OF JUDGMENT Jeremiah 17:10. _I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings_. THE evil of the human heart is far greater than can be fully conceived either by men or angels. None but God... [ Continue Reading ]