_In that day there shall be a fountain opened, etc._ THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE To what can the prophet refer but the exclamation of John, “Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.” I. Explain the promise. 1. The fountain. This image holds forth the Redeemer. In distinction from... [ Continue Reading ]
_What are these wounds in Thine hands?_ THE CHRISTIANISING OF CHRISTIANITY Christ, or Christianity--the system of thought and life which bears the name of Christ--has been injured by its friends, more, perhaps, than by its enemies. The process of Christianising modern Christianity is a process of p... [ Continue Reading ]
_Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd _ THE SWORD OF JEHOVAH SMITING HIS SHEPHERD We have our Lord’s own authority for applying this passage to Himself. I. The description here given us of Him. In looking at the terms in which our Lord is here described, we are struck at once with the natural manne... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I will bring the third part through the fire _ TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF THE CHRISTIAN This chapter, though consisting of nine verses only, is a little Gospel. In some of the preceding verses are to be found all the particulars of the Gospel--such as, the substitution of Christ as a sacrifice in... [ Continue Reading ]