DISCOURSE: 1351
CHRIST GREATER THAN THE TEMPLE
Matthew 12:6. _I say unto you, that in this place is One greater than
the Temple_.
IT is said, concerning our blessed Lord, that he “endured, in a most
extraordinary degree, the contradiction of sinners against himself
[Note: Hebrews 12:3.].” And in re... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1352
THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST TOWARDS THE WEAK
Matthew 12:18. _Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in
whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he
shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive nor cry;
neither shall any man hear his voice i... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1353
THE BLIND AND DUMB DΖMONIAC HEALED
Matthew 12:22. _Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil,
blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb
both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
this the son of David?_
IN establishing t... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1354
THE NECESSITY OF A DECIDED ADHERENCE TO CHRIST
Matthew 12:30. _He that is not with me, is against me; and he that
gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad_.
TO inculcate a devotedness of heart to God, and to insist upon it as
indispensably necessary to salvation, is generally deemed... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1355
THE SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST
Matthew 12:31. _I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall
be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall
not be forgiven unto men_.
THE sins of men have, in all the ages of the world, been the means and
occasions of di... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1356
IDLE WORDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR
Matthew 12:36. _I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment: for by
thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned_.
THERE is not any plainer or more ack... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1357
JONAH A TYPE OF CHRIST
Matthew 12:39. _But he answered and said unto them, An evil and
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be
given to it, but the sign of the Prophet Jonas. For as Jonas was three
days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall t... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1358
THE RELAPSED DΖMONIAC
Matthew 12:43. _When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he
saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out, and when he
is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1359
CHRIST’S REGARD TO HIS OBEDIENT FOLLOWERS
Matthew 12:46. _While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother
and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one
said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without,
desiring to speak with thee. But he a... [ Continue Reading ]