_THE SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY_ ‘Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel.’ 1 Corinthians 9:14 St. Paul’s apostleship had here been called in question, and it was objected that he had never seen and known the Lord, and another objection was that he... [ Continue Reading ]
_COMPREHENSIVE CHRISTIANITY_ ‘Unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; … and this I do for the Gospel’s sake.’ 1 Corinthians 9:20 While never sacrificing for an instant truth or pr... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE HEAVENLY RACE_ ‘So run, that ye may obtain.’ 1 Corinthians 9:24 I speak to those who, really believing in Christ, are emancipated from the fetter of sin and are living in the obedience of God’s moral law, to those who feel that the vows of God are upon them—that they have solemnly pledged th... [ Continue Reading ]
_SELF-RESTRAINT_ ‘Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.’ 1 Corinthians 9:25 ‘Temperate’ is too weak a word. The Apostle refers to the great and ungrudging _ self-restraint_ while under training. So, and more, should the servants of Christ who strive for an unfading c... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE INCORRUPTIBLE CROWN_ ‘Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.’ 1 Corinthians 9:25 The few ivy leaves soon fade away. The glory is ephemeral, and the hero is soon forgotten in the presence of newer and younger bloods. And the time soon comes when the natural for... [ Continue Reading ]
_VAGUE RUNNING: INEFFECTIVE FIGHTING_ ‘I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air. 1 Corinthians 9:26 We have here two topics—first, the danger of running vaguely; and secondly, of fighting ineffectively. I. I SO RUN, ST. PAUL SAYS, AS NOT VAGUELY.—There... [ Continue Reading ]