_EXPEDIENCY OR PRINCIPLE_ ‘Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things?’ Acts 14:14 After healing the lame man, St. Barnabas and St. Paul were to be worshipped as gods by the popul... [ Continue Reading ]
_GOD’S GIFTS TO MEN_ ‘[God] left not Himself without witness, in that He did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.’ Acts 14:17 These words come from one of St. Paul’s sermons. He was preaching to heathens, who, until then, had never h... [ Continue Reading ]
_TRIAL, A HELP HEAVENWARD_ ‘That we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.’ Acts 14:22 There are few things in the spiritual history of the child of God more really helpful heavenward than _ sanctified trial_. He treads no path in which he finds aids more favourable to advan... [ Continue Reading ]