Matthew 16:13 I. According to the reply of Peter to Christ's general question, the impression which Christ made upon the various classes with whom He came in contact was, with rare exceptions, that He was a Personage far surpassing, in greatness, and truth, and grace, all whom they had ever seen or... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:15 , MATTHEW 16:21 Peter's Confession of Faith, and Christ's Prediction of His Passion. I. At the end of the second year of His ministry, Christ wrought the astounding miracle of multiplying the loaves for the five thousand persons. That miracle led to the no less wonderful discourse wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:18 The Unity of the Church. I. That all Christians are, in some sense or other, one, in our Lord's eyes, is plain, from various parts of the New Testament. It is to this one body, regarded as one, that the special privileges of the Gospel are given. It is not that this man receives the... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:15 , MATTHEW 16:21 Peter's Confession of Faith, and Christ's Prediction of His Passion. I. At the end of the second year of His ministry, Christ wrought the astounding miracle of multiplying the loaves for the five thousand persons. That miracle led to the no less wonderful discourse wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:21 Great Purposes and Interruptive Voices. "From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples how that He must go." Special emphasis should be laid upon the word "must," in order to discover the depth and range of the idea which the speaker seeks to convey. The emphasis, so pla... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:24 One of the proofs of the truth and of the Divine origin of our religion is that it gives such a distinct notice of the difficulties which its followers will have to encounter. What other religion could _afford_to speak like this? I. " _Deny himself._" As in the natural character self... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:24 The Eucharist considered as a participation in the unselfish life of Christ. I. From the day of his temptation, when He refused to prove Himself the Son of God by doing any work to support Himself, or to make His power manifest, or to take possession of His kingdom from that day forw... [ Continue Reading ]
Matthew 16:26 I. Our Lord tells us in the text that our choice of a principle and end of living involves an exchange. You get nothing in life, good or bad, without cost. No man ever leaped into a success of any kind without cost to himself. Success is always paid for with some coin or other. Do you... [ Continue Reading ]