A Christian must keep a watch and guard against envy and malice, or any bitterness of spirit These things are the very reverse of that great and distinguishing thing in Christianity—the very essence of Christianity. It behooves Christians, as they would not by their practice directly […]
Have you never beheld a condemned prisoner dissolved into tears upon the unexpected and unmerited receipt of a pardon, who all the time before was as hard as a flint? The hammer of the law may break the icy heart of a man with terrors and […]
Love is the cement of human society For where love reigneth, there will be mutual service and submission: Gal. 5:13, ‘But by love serve one another;’ Rom. 12:10, ‘Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love.’ Christians should be made up of perfect kindness Where […]
God calls all that are in Christ to an imitation of him Even to give up ourselves to their service, as Christ did; not in the same kind, so none can give himself for them, but as we are capable. “Hereby perceive we the love of […]
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12 Now, the meaning of this is, not that we should love one another to the same degree that Christ loved us; though there ought to be a proportion, considering our […]