_PERSONAL INFLUENCE_ ‘None of us liveth to himself.’ Romans 14:7 Twofold is the mystery bound up in each human life:— (_a_) _ It is lived out alone_. (_b_) _ It is bound up with others_. It is this second aspect which the text brings before us. It shows us the existence of subtle force called... [ Continue Reading ]
_LIFE AND DEATH UNTO THE LORD_ ‘Whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.’ Romans 14:8 You see the immediate and all-momentous point of the text. I. WE CHRISTIANS ARE THE VASSALS OF A LORD.—We _ belong_... [ Continue Reading ]
_A QUESTION OF ACCOUNT_ ‘So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.’ Romans 14:12 An analogy is continually being drawn by Christ and the Apostles between commerce and the Christian life. Learn some lessons from this analogy. I. OUR BUSINESS IN LIFE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, HAS S... [ Continue Reading ]