DISCOURSE: 1608 THE NATURE AND NECESSITY OF REGENERATION John 3:3. _Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God_. AS there is an essential distinction between divine and human knowledge, so is there a very great dif... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1609 THE BRAZEN SERPENT A TYPE OF CHRIST John 3:14. _As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life_. A MORE instructive portion of Scripture than this before us we canno... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1610 THE LOVE OF GOD IN GIVING HIS SON FOR MAN John 3:16. _For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life_. THE doctrine of our reconciliation with God through the death of his Son, is calculate... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1611 THE END FOR WHICH GOD SENT HIS SON John 3:17. _For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved_. AN expectation generally prevailed among the Jews that their Messiah would interpose on behalf of their nation alone, and brin... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1612 MEN’S HATRED OF THE LIGHT John 3:19. _And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be repro... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1613 CONVERSION OF SOULS A GROUND OF JOY John 3:29. _He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease_... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1614 THE NECESSITY OF FAITH IN CHRIST John 3:36. _He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him_. A FAITHFUL minister will find many occasions of rectifying the views and dispositions of his h... [ Continue Reading ]