_And shalt return unto the Lord thy God._ THE PROPER SIGNS OF REPENTANCE Moses is here dealing with the signs of “repentance,” which begin in the humiliation of the heart, and end in the reformation of the life. In the New Testament there two words translated by our English word “repentance”: one o... [ Continue Reading ]
_Circumcise thine heart._ CIRCUMCISION Circumcision was the sign of the covenant God made with Abraham, mention of which we have in Genesis 17:1, and which the first martyr, St. Stephen, quoted in that remarkable address in Acts 7:8, where he said, “And He gave him the Covenant of Circumcision: and... [ Continue Reading ]
_This commandment, is not hidden._ THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF SALVATION I. Clearness. “With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.” “Ah,” you say, “there it comes in again. Whenever we go elsewhere the intellect is exalted.” And then you feel that the Church is to be condemned. But a man’s brain... [ Continue Reading ]
_I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil._ LIFE AND GOOD, DEATH AND EVIL 1. The matter propounded. Life as the end, good as the means leading to life; or else, life, that is, the enjoyment of God; and good, the felicity following it. 2. The manner of proposing. Here is go... [ Continue Reading ]