God was not bound to forgive It was not necessary for him to forgive; but if he does gratify his love in acts of pardon, he owes to himself, and to that everlasting difference between right and wrong which he himself has established, to do it […]
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when […]
How wonderful is this love that it manifested in giving Christ to die for us. For this is love to enemies… How wonderful was the love of the Father, in giving such a gift to those who not only could not be profitable to Him, but […]
The sacrifice of Christ is the only sacrifice that is upon its own account acceptable to God. The sacrifices that are of God’s appointment are either Christ, the true sacrifice, or the typical sacrifices under the Old Testament. A sacrifice is something offered to God, which […]
We ought to be humbled for our defects, and troubled for every failing in obedience; but we should not be discouraged, though multitudes of weaknesses be upon us, and many infirmities compass us about, in every duty we put our hand to: though we have no […]