Commentary

  • Incarnation of the Logos: John 1:14

    Incarnation of the Logos: John 1:14

    And the Logos became flesh. The καὶ has been variously expanded, some giving it the force of "then" or "therefore," as though John was now resuming the entire argument from the beginning; others the sense of "for," as though the apostle needed to introduce a reason or justification for what had been said in verses

  • The Final Proof of God's Love: Romans 5:6-11

    The Final Proof of God's Love: Romans 5:6-11

    The fact that Jesus Christ died for us is the final proof of God's love. It would be difficult enough to get a man to die for a just man; it might be possible for a man to be persuaded to die for some great and good principle; a man might have the greater love that would make him lay down his life for his friend. But

  • The Power of Prayer

    The Power of Prayer: James 5

    "The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working." "The effectual earnest prayer" of the Authorized Version cannot be justified: either "effectual" or "earnest" must be struck out, as there is only one word ( ενεργουμενη) in the original; moreover, the word for "prayer" is not the same as

  • sowing

    The Sowing of God's Word: Matthew 13

    In accordance with this view a wider bearing might be given to this parable by referring it to the sowing of God's word generally in the world. But evidently the passage applies in a special manner to the foundation of the kingdom of heaven under the New Testament.

  • A Plea for Unity

    A Plea for Unity

    There was much in the state of the Philippian church which filled Paul's heart with thankfulness, and nothing which drew forth his censures, but these verses, with their extraordinary energy of pleading, seem to hint that there was some defect in the unity of heart and mind of members of the community. It did not

  • False Confidence Renounced

    False Confidence Renounced

    The apostle here proposes himself for an example of trusting in Christ only, and not in his privileges as an Israelite. He shows what he had to boast of as a Jew and a Pharisee. Let none think that the apostle despised these things (as men commonly do) because he had them not himself to glory in. No, if he would have

  • The Lord is My Shepherd

    The Lord is My Shepherd

    There is no inspired title to this psalm, and none is needed, for it records no special event, and needs no other key than that which every Christian may find in his own bosom. It is David's Heavenly Pastoral; a surpassing ode, which none of the daughters of music can excel. The clarion of war here gives place to the

  • The Righteousness of God

    The Righteousness of God

    δικαιοσύνη Θεοῦ dikaiosunē TheouThere is not a more important expression to be found in the Epistle than this. It is capable of only the following interpretations.

  • The Certainty of Our Calling

    The Certainty of Our Calling

    Every minister should make much of his calling and impress upon others the fact that he has been delegated by God to preach the Gospel. As the ambassador of a government is honored for his office and not for his private person, so the minister of Christ should exalt his office in order to gain authority among men. This

  • The New Exhilaration - John 2:1-11

    The New Exhilaration - John 2:1-11

    The very richness of the Fourth Gospel presents those who would study it and him who would expound it with a problem. Always there are two things. There is a simple surface story that anyone can understand and re-tell; but there is also a wealth of deeper meaning for him who has the eagerness to search and the eye to