Jude 1:9 War in Heaven. I. Contention in the world of spirits. In such passages as these the curtain is for a moment lifted up, and we behold war "war in heaven." The struggle between good and evil is by no means limited to what we see in this world. The area of the conflict is far-extended. The d... [ Continue Reading ]
Jude 1:17 Practical Use of the Epistles of Paul. I. The remarkable man whom God specially raised up to carry the Gospel to the Gentiles must himself be familiar to us if we would study his epistles profitably. In order to have an intelligent idea of what Paul was and what work he had to do, we mus... [ Continue Reading ]
Jude 1:19 The difference between the sensual and the spiritual is in some cases most evident; in others it is most subtle. There are men who never have an idea beyond the lowest self-gratification; they live for it; they boast of it. We need not analyse the moral peculiarities of such men. There are... [ Continue Reading ]
Jude 1:20 I. Prayer is the Divinely appointed means of obtaining all the promised blessings needful for our spiritual and eternal welfare. This truth is quite clear to the student of Scripture. The lips of eternal truth have uttered words which prove the necessity of prayer, and also prove the omnip... [ Continue Reading ]
Jude 1:21 A Christmas Morning Talk with Children. I. Love is a fire that wants a great deal of keeping. "Keep yourselves in the love of God." When I am writing in my study sometimes, what do you think takes place? The bright, warm fire goes out. It dies, as you say, of its own accord. I have not po... [ Continue Reading ]