_OUR CALLING_ ‘Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.’ 1 Corinthians 7:20 This is an exhortation much needed in the present day. Men and women often think that if only their circumstances were different they could serve God better. But the true service of God is not a ques... [ Continue Reading ]
_‘BRIEF LIFE IS HERE OUR PORTION’_ ‘The time is short.’ 1 Corinthians 7:29 What are the practical conclusions the Apostle draws from this truth? I. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.—Home influence is the sacred source which gives character to everything in life. ‘They that have wives be as though they had no... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PASSING WORLD_ ‘The fashion of this world passeth away.’ 1 Corinthians 7:31 We can well imagine that St. Paul in writing these words of his Epistle to the Corinthian Church was thinking of the shifting scenes of a theatre. No doubt he had often been in a theatre. To the ancient Greek or Roma... [ Continue Reading ]