Matthew 18:15-20Let us notice how admirable are the rules laid down by our Lord, for the healing of differences among brethren.Let us observe what a clear argument we have in these verses for the…
Matthew 18:1-14We are taught in these verses of the necessity of conversion, and of conversion manifested by childlike humility. We are taught in these verses of the great sin of putting stumbling…
Matthew 17:22-27Let it be our daily aim to say or do anything that would displease our Lord.Let us observe our Lord's almighty power over all creation.Let us observe our Lord's willingness to make…
Matthew 17:14-21We see in these verses is a lively emblem of the dreadful influence sometimes exercised by Satan over the young.We see in these verses a striking example of the weakening effect of…
Matthew 17:1-13We have in these verses a striking pattern of the glory in which Christ and His people will appear when He comes the second time.We have in these verses, an unanswerable proof of the…
Matthew 16:1-12The first point in this passage which deserves special notice, is the repetition which our Lord makes of words used by Him on a former occasion.The second point which deserves special…
Matthew 15:29-39Let us remark, how much more pain people take about the relief of their bodily diseases, than about their souls. Let us remark the marvelous ease and power with which our Lord healed…
Matthew 16:24-28Let us learn from these verses that men must make up their minds to trouble and self-denial, if they follow Christ.Let us learn from these verses that there is nothing so precious as a…
Matthew 16:21-23We learn from these verses that there may be much spiritual ignorance even in a true disciple of Christ.Let us learn from these verses that there is no doctrine of Scripture so deeply…
Matthew 16:13-20A brief look at the controverted words:What, then are we to understand, when we read that remarkable saying of our Lord's, "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church?"But…
