_LIVING MIRACLES_ ‘And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.’ 1 Corinthians 6:11 The Evangel preached by St. Paul works miracles. It acted in some measure on all ranks of society; it even... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SACREDNESS OF THE BODY_ ‘What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost?’ 1 Corinthians 6:19 The beauty of the temple of the body, its real beauty, reflects entirely the inner life of the man. What are features, however delicately formed, without expression? And what makes... [ Continue Reading ]
_DIVINE OWNERSHIP_ ‘Ye are not your own.’ 1 Corinthians 6:19 As Christians we are no longer our own. Jesus has acquired by His blood all rights of ownership over us. This is the great truth I desire to press upon you most earnestly and most affectionately, until it lays hold of your whole natures... [ Continue Reading ]
_ON GLORIFYING GOD_ ‘Ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God.’ 1 Corinthians 6:20 Notice some of the ways in which the Christian is called upon to promote the glory of His God. I. THE PRIMARY MEANING OF THE WORD ‘GLORY’ IS OPINION: the estimate formed of a person by others. The verb ‘... [ Continue Reading ]
_RELIGIOUS USE OF THE BODY_ ‘Glorify God in your body.’ 1 Corinthians 6:20 ‘From the crown of the head to the sole of the foot’ there is not a part of our frame which may not be the embodiment of spiritual things, or the means for religious service. I. THE VERY HAIRS remind me of the tender car... [ Continue Reading ]