DISCOURSE: 1380 A LITTLE CHILD Matthew 18:1. _At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as litt... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1381 THE SECURITY OF GOD’S CHILDREN Matthew 18:14. _It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish_. OF all the images used in the Holy Scriptures for the representing of the Christian character, that of a little child is perhaps the most... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1382 THE EFFICACY OF SOCIAL PRAYER Matthew 18:19. _Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in th... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1383 THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT Matthew 18:32. _Then his lord, after he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord w... [ Continue Reading ]