Friend of Sinners
“When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.”—Ezekiel 33:8 Every indignity, reproach, and cruelty that Satan can instigate human hearts to […]
Great Vendor of Spiritual Riches
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!—Romans 11:33 Victory will come to all who are loyal, steadfast in their allegiance to the cause of truth. “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath […]
Eternal Rock
The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.—Psalm 118:22 To those who believe, Christ is the sure foundation. These are they who fall upon the Rock and are broken. Submission to Christ and faith in Him are here represented. To fall upon the Rock and be broken is to give up our […]
Judge of All Living
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.—2 Corinthians 5:10 Under the inspiration of Satan, the Jews had chosen a robber and a murderer in the place of Christ, and with […]
Christ of the Gospel Dispensation
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.—John 1:12 From Paul’s day to the present time, God by His Holy Spirit has been calling after the Jew as well as the Gentile. “There is no respect of persons with […]
Beloved of Heaven
“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.”—John 15:9 For more than a thousand years the Jewish people had awaited the Saviour’s coming. Upon this event they had rested their brightest hopes. In song and prophecy, in temple rite and household prayer, they had enshrined His name. And yet […]