DISCOURSE: 1347 CHRIST’S ANSWER TO JOHN’S DISCIPLES Matthew 11:4. _Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1348 CHRIST’S COMMENDATION OF JOHN Matthew 11:11. _Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now,... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1349 THE HEAVY-LADEN INVITED TO CHRIST Matthew 11:28. _Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest_. IT is thought by many, that the Gospel is a mere system of notions, which may be received without benefit, or rejected without loss. But it is rather p... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1350 CHRIST A MEEK AND LOWLY TEACHER Matthew 11:29. _Learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls_. EVERY office which Christ sustains in the economy of redemption, is replete with encouragement to sinful man. His sufficiency as our great High-Pri... [ Continue Reading ]