DISCOURSE: 1456 COMMENDATION OF MARY’S LOVE Mark 14:8. _She hath done what she could_. OCCASIONS sometimes arise, wherein it is difficult to discern the precise line of conduct we should pursue. In a season of public festivity, for instance, or on account of some domestic occurrences, we may be cal... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1457 THE SELF-DIFFIDENCE OF THE APOSTLES Mark 14:17. _And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? an... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1458 SELF-CONFIDENCE CONDEMNED Mark 14:31. _He spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all_. THE influence of example is exceeding powerful, whether it lead to good or evil. This is well known in armies; where courag... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1459 PETER’S DENIAL OF HIS LORD Mark 14:71. _But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak_. THE inspired writers commend themselves and their writings to us, by their faithfulness in recording their own faults — — — If St. Mark wrote his Gospel, as ma... [ Continue Reading ]