Just as there is nothing contrary to God but sin (for devils are not so but by sin), so sin in being contrary to God, is and cannot but be contrary to man. Inevitably, that must be evil to man, which is evil against God, who […]
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. —Philippians 1:21 Will every true Christian live to Christ? Then this doctrine gives everyone occasion to examine and try themselves, whether they be true Christians or not. We may be assured by our text […]
The whole life of a Christian should be nothing but praises and thanks to God. We should neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep, but eat to God, and sleep to God, and work to God, and talk to God; do all to his glory and praise. […]
The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies, and put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks. —Matthew Henry, Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible: Complete and Unabridged in One […]
Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” —Luke 23:47— We cannot always or even often control events, but we can control how we respond to them. When things happen which dismay or appall, we ought […]