And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? Mk. 4:41 Our Lord rebuked the disciples for their fear of the wind and the sea. This is because their question, "Master, carest thou not that we perish?" (38) was motivated by …
And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal with thee: I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my …
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Mk. 2:17 What does this mean? It means that part of conversion to Christ involves a real understanding that we are …
For therein [in the gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed. . . . For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. Rom. 1:17-18 There are two revelations in these two verses which summarize the message of Romans and of the gospel. First, there …
And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. Mt. 28:17 The last part of the sentence of our text is remarkable. For who did they see but the risen Christ? They did not read about him or hear someone else tell them about him, but with their own eyes they saw him, Jesus, risen from …
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve. Acts 27:23 Listen to the way the apostle described God. God is the one "whose I am." Paul belonged to God, body and soul, and every moment of his existence reflected that. He was a slave of Jesus Christ (Rom. 1:1). Of …
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day. Acts 26:22 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble (Ps. 46:1). We should bless the Lord, "who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation" (Ps. 68:19). The apostle Paul found this to be …
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Mt. 25:21 This is from the famous parable of the talents. In this parable, a ruler gives talents (a significant …
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: and have hope toward God, which they themselves allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just …
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. Acts 23:5 Paul said something similar later on to Titus. It is this: we are to "speak evil of no man" (Tit. 3:2). Interestingly enough, it comes right on the …