DISCOURSE: 788 THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD Proverbs 15:3. _The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good_. THE omnipresence of the Deity is plain and obvious to all, who have learned to acknowledge the unity of God. The heathens indeed, who worshipped a multitude of gods, ass... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 789 THE UPRIGHT ALONE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD Proverbs 15:8. _The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight_. THE language of Scripture is often extraordinarily emphatic. This not unfrequently arises from the strength of the metaphors... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 790 INSTRUCTION TO BE OBEYED Proverbs 15:32. _He that refuseth instruction, despiseth his own soul_. THE Scriptures speak plainly, and represent things as they really are. Perhaps there is no man that would acknowledge he _despised_ God: yet does God lay that sin to the charge of all wh... [ Continue Reading ]