As the lungs in their functioning in-breathe and out-breathe, so we find there is a double aspect of every truth of the Gospel.
Almost every blessing which comes to us through our Lord Jesus Christ has a double meaning. There […]
The finger is often used as a metaphor of the distinct and definite act of God. The magicians of Egypt recognised that the plagues of Egypt were the act of God when they exclaimed, “This is the Finger of God” […]
When we ponder God’s works, we see that He is a God of Detail. We read, “He telleth the number of the stars but of His understanding there is no number” (Psalm 147: 45, margin). He can number, but He […]
“He breathed upon them,” and said, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit,” and by that act Christ came into contact with His disciples in a new relationship and power. In the life-giving power of a breathing life, He endowed His own […]
The best way to prove the truth of the Bible is to study it. As the Living Word Himself proves His Deity, so the Written Word itself evidences its Divinity. Theories about Inspiration provoke controversy, but the fact of Inspiration […]
It may be helpful to make the following summary of these allusions.
1. His times of prayer: His regular habit seems plainly to have been to devote the early morning […]
We shall perhaps understand better some of the remaining prayer incidents if we remember that Jesus is now in the last year of His ministry, the acute state of His experiences […]
Let me rapidily sketch those fifteen mentions of the gospel writers, attempting to keep their chronological order.
The first mention is by Luke, in chapter three. The first three gospels […]
When God would win back His prodigal world He sent down a Man. That Man while more than man insisted upon being truly a man. He touched human life at […]
Does Prayer Influence God?
From the book Quiet Talks On Prayer by S.D. Gordon.
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