DISCOURSE: 1819 A MINISTER’S JOY OVER HIS PEOPLE Romans 1:8. _I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all_. AS a title of honour, a minister may assume the character of an ambassador from God. But the paternal relation is that which exhibits him before us in the most endearing view. Under the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1820 PAUL’S LOVE TO THE CHURCH AT ROME Romans 1:9. _God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1821 NO MAN TO BE ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL Romans 1:16. _I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth_. THE Epistle to the Romans, though first in order, is by no means first in point of time; several having, in fact, been w... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1822 THE LOST STATE OF THE GENTILE WORLD Romans 1:20. _They are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God_. HERE the plan of the epistle begins to be developed. St. Paul, intending to prove that there was one only way of salvation for the whole race... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1823 MEN HATERS OF GOD Romans 1:30. _Haters of God_. WHAT! are there any persons of this character upon earth? It cannot be: it were a libel upon human nature to suppose it. Go round to all the people you can find, and put the question to them, ‘Are you a hater of God?’ They will spurn a... [ Continue Reading ]