_Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ._ THE MEEKNESS AND GENTLENESS OF CHRIST These words recognise Christ’s character as an accepted standard of appeal among the Corinthians. To ourselves such an appeal would not be strange. But does it not strike you as remarkab... [ Continue Reading ]
_For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh _ THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE GOOD AND THE BAD What is conceded by the apostle in the text as to the general state of the servants of Christ; or, in other words, what is meant by the expression, we “walk in the flesh”? I. It is evid... [ Continue Reading ]
_For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty, to the pulling down of strongholds._ THE MORAL POWER OF CHRISTIANITY In the writings of St. Paul you meet with frequent military allusions, but you must not consider them as introduced by the apostle’s preference of the figurative style. W... [ Continue Reading ]