DISCOURSE: 2374 PATIENT PERSEVERANCE URGED James 5:7. _Be patient, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2375 NEARNESS OF JUDGMENT James 5:9. _Behold! the Judge standeth before the door_. OF the Day of Judgment there is frequent mention in the New Testament: and so strongly was the idea of it realized in the minds of the inspired writers, that they conveyed to the Church, unintentionally on... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2376 THE PATIENCE OF JOB James 5:11. _Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy_. ONE of the most singular ideas that can be suggested to a carnal mind, is that which occurs in the words immediately preced... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2377 THE EFFICACY OF FERVENT PRAYER James 5:16. _The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much_. PRAYER and intercession are generally considered as _duties:_ but, if viewed aright, they would rather be regarded as _privileges;_ seeing that they are the means of obtainin... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2378 CONVERSION OF A SINNER A GREAT BENEFIT James 5:19. _Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one couvert him.; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins_. IN the apostolic ag... [ Continue Reading ]