INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
"Ver. 1. Why do Thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?"
"Scripture better than tradition." "Tradition unreliable." "Ver. 4. Honour thy father & mother. - The duty of children to honour their parents" "To act on all occasions so as not to make their parents ashamed of their conduct." "Vers. 7 - 9. This people draweth near to Me with their mouth. - Lip profession" "Will not merely a feigned allegiance be disowned by Him? Shall we not wish at last that we had been sincere & upright? (Pulpit Studies.)" "True sanctity is a reigning, constantly active, disposition & bent of the soul, manifesting itself in the several parts of our inward & outward conduct, & making us always willing & ready to do what, & nothing else but what, is agreeable to God, & correspondent to His will." "...though the heart be far off, the Good Shepherd seeks it." "Go to God & wait for the power of His grace. Meditate on the greatness of Him before whom we are. Mortify those lusts that are apt to withdraw our minds." "Let every experimental wandering make you more humble & careful. A constant heavenliness & holiness of heart." "God asks for the heart in worship." "Mere outward worship offensive to God." "God is to be worshipped with the whole man, with our bodies & spirits which are His. God is to be worshipped by the assistance of His spirit." "God is to be worshipped with an eye to His glory, as our ultimate end. God is to be worshipped in the name of Christ as our only Mediator." "Ver. 13. Every plant, which My heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up." "Every doctrine; Every practice; Every person." "Some plants God never planted." "Plants that prove utterly barren, are rooted up or cut down." "The plants which God Himself has planted shall stand & never be rooted up." "Am I a plant of God's planting?" "God's plants grow everywhere" "Uprooted plants: - That system of philosophy which ignores Divine Truth, or contradicts the plain statements of God's Word, cannot endure." "Consider some of the plants which the Father hath planted: 1. Every disciple of Christ. 2. The Church. 3. The Bible. 4. In the garden there are also many tender little plants which, though not conspicuous, are equally the object of the Father's solicitude. 5. God is pledged to establish the good & to eradicate the evil. The rose will not always have its thorn. (J. T. Lamont.)" "Ver. 14. They be blind leaders of the blind." "...the matter of cleansing away your sins. So long as you seek it from man, you seek it where it cannot be found. (Bishop Ryle.)" "Vers. 17 - 20. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts." "Though evil thoughts may be involuntary at the first starting of them, being occasioned by what we could not avoid hearing & seeing, or coming upon us unawares, or proceeding from the temper & habit of our bodies, or the accidental impulses & motions of the animal spirits in our brains, which are the most immediate instruments the soul uses in her operations; though thus the first rise of evil thoughts may be involuntary, yet if we with pleasure entertain & cherish them, if our fancies are tickled by them, if they are delightful & grateful to us, this implies the consent of our wills. They then become greatly sinful to us." "Evil thoughts. - I. DEFINE THE CLASSES OF THOUGHT WHICH MAY BE REGARDED AS EVIL. 1. Vain thoughts... 3. Intensely selfish & worldly thoughts. 4. Thoughts of deliberate wickedness." "So is it with man; he sins as naturally as the young lion seeks for blood, or the young serpent stores up venom." "Vers. 21, 28. Then Jesus went thence & departed into the coasts of Tyre & Sidon." "...humility furnishes the roots by which faith holds on." "She looked beyond appearances, & fixed her gaze on things unseen & eternal. It is this which keeps men right, amid adverse surroundings." "Prayer is a NECESSITY." "It is also a spiritual power." "Knowledge of our sinfulness drives us to God." "1. We must seek Jesus. No rest till we come to Him. No other can help us, or rid us of our sin. 2. We must not let Jesus go. If He goes away, follow Him; if He seems to be stern, become more urgent; if He hides His face, cry the louder; if He will not listen, assail His heart." "It is true we deserve none of the things we pray for; but He has enough & to spare for all; & after the children are filled, He can afford to cast the crumbs to the dogs." "He who thus sins God's heart, wins everything." "Delays are not denials." "...SINCERE SUPPLICANTS ARE ALWAYS PERSEVERING." "...THE PRAYER OF FAITH MUST ULTIMATELY PREVAIL." "The prayer of faith is always crowned with success. (C. Bradley.)" "The elements of prevailing prayer: - I. Sincerity. II. Humility. III. Importunity. IV. Faith." "She could not be defeated because she would not doubt. She triumphs." "The triumph of faith: - I. FAITH'S APPROACH. 1. She came to the right person. 2. In a right spirit. 3. With a right plea." "This gospel assures us where our help is." "Great is the faith that prays without ceasing." "Her faith was great because - (1) it would stand trial. (2) It was a wrestling faith. She heard the repulse, yet is neither daunted nor disheartened. She will not take His No." "(3) It was victorious." "'Christ's love is wise. There is an art in His strange delays, which make us love-sick.'" "He wishes to make our faith stronger, & His trials are for the triumph of our faith." "Great thoughts of your sin alone will drive you to despair; but great thoughts of Christ will pilot you into the haven of peace. (C. H. Spurgeon.)" "This woman was most desperately resolved." "The Lord Jesus was charmed with the fair jewel of this woman's faith." "Faith strengthened by importunate prayer: - Wrestling addeth strength to arms & body; praying, & praying again, strengtheneth faith; customary running lengtheneth the breath." "The woman would have no denial." "She came to Him & worshipped Him, & said, 'Lord, help me.'" "Vers. 32, 39. - And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye?" "THE LESSONS WHICH THIS MIRACLE ENFORCES. 1. Reliance. 2. Gratitude. 3. Charity. 4. Economy. (Expository Outlines.)" "The necessities of man & the all-sufficiency of Christ" "Life-long dependence should teach life-long humility." "Man needs pardon, purity, freedom, peace." The Biblical Illustrator, Baker, pgs. 312 - 332.
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September 2023
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