The Heart “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4.23 In our Western culture, the heart generally speaks of the seat of the emotions. In the biblical culture, that seat of emotions would…
The Bowels “If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one…
The Words of Agur “The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. I…
Judged by Liberty “So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.” James 2.12 One of the greatest dilemmas the Christian finds himself engulfed in is that of the application of the fine…
Worldly Poor “Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?” James 2.5 For a long time I struggled…