Matthieu 3:1
I. John was the finisher of one, and the introducer of a new
dispensation. His words found an echo in all hearts, for what had
stirred in him had been stirring in the Jews, only they could not give
it clear expression. The new epoch of thoughts took substance as the
Baptist spoke. He t... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Matthieu 3:1
Morality and Religion.
I. As far as we know of the preaching of John the Baptist, it
consisted in what we should call the enforcement of moral duties. Soon
after, our Lord Himself began His own ministry, and His public
teaching opened with the great discourse which ever since all
Chri... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Matthieu 3:11
I. The Holy Spirit is fire. Fire all over the world has been taken to
represent the Divine energy. Even in heathendom, side by side with the
worship of light, was the worship of fire. Though the thought was
darkened and marred, wrongly apprehended, and ferociously worked out
in ritual... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Matthieu 3:12
I. The disciples of John were to learn (1) that their hearts were
under another tillage-cultivation than their own. They could not
winnow the grain, they could not separate corn from chaff. If there
was no one more skilful than they were to do that, the labour had been
thrown away; th... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Matthieu 3:13
The baptism of Christ was
I. The proclamation of His human relationship to man, and of His human
relationship to God. His development had reached its height. He was
clearly conscious of His Divine nature. He was clearly conscious of
His complete union with our nature. But His Divine... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Matthieu 3:15
I. We see from the text how faithfully Jesus observed the forms and
duties of religion. Nothing invests the ordinary means of grace with
such importance as to see our Lord, like one of ourselves, observing
them. He was independent of all means, and stood in no need of such
aids. Yet,... [ Continuer la lecture ]