THE TEMPTATION Matthew 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The temptation of Christ in the wilderness had no direct bearing upon our salvation, as we are saved by His Blood. However, the temptation did acclaim Christ, indisputably, as the Son of God, and a possible Saviour. Satan's attack against our Lord beg... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TEMPTATION (NO. 2) Matthew 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. "THEN" the word holds our attention. "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." The word "then" carries with it a most suggestive meaning. (1) It carries us back to the baptismal scene. It shows t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST DISCIPLES Matthew 4:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory we wish to speak on the wonderful privileges which belong to saints, called into comradeship with God. Where is the man or the woman who quietly considers the great honor of contact, or union, with the noble of earth? Associatio... [ Continue Reading ]