DISCOURSE: 1186 REQUISITES FOR FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD Amos 3:3. _Can two walk together, except they be agreed?_ IT is not always safe to judge of God, and the things which relate to Him, by the things which take place in our intercourse with men: for the distance between God and man is such as preclud... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1187 GOD THE SOURCE AND CAUSE OF ALL THINGS Amos 3:6. _Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?_ IT is a generally acknowledged truth, that every thing proceeds from God; and we have the authority of God himself for affirming it: “I form the light, and create darknes... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1188 GOD’S VOICE TO SINNERS Amos 3:8. _The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?_ THERE is not any thing more strange and unreasonable than that utter disregard which is shewn to the word of God. If we see appearances in the sky, we can form... [ Continue Reading ]