INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
"VERS. 1 - 10. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son."
"WHEN OR HOW MEN SLIGHT THE INVITATIONS OF THE GOSPEL. 1. When they neglect the Word of God... 2. When they absent themselves from the sanctuary... 3. When they fail to give heed to the Divine message" "THE DANGER OF SLIGHTING THESE INVITATIONS. ...It cannot fail to provoke the anger of God." "Neglect of the gospel is thus just as perilous as the open rejection of it. Indeed, half the evils of our daily life in temporal things are caused by neglect; & countless are the souls who are lost for this same cause." "The man without the wedding garment represents the person who believes that he is reconciled to God, who has not God's righteousness." "Causes of refusal to accept Christ: - 1. Worldly cares, incumbrances, secular business, or the concernments of this life." "2. The riches, or love of wealth, or earthly honour. 3. But it appears that sensual satisfaction, or the inordinate love of pleasures, is that which hath the greatest power over men, & which drowns & swallows up the spirit & soul of mortals" "THE NATURE OF GOSPEL BLESSINGS. 1. They are of God's own providing. 2. They are rich & valuable as well as Divine. 3. These blessings are suitable. 4. They are abundant." "THE INVITATION GIVEN TO PARTAKE OF THESE BLESSINGS. 1. A feast so rich is designed for numerous guests. 2. The gospel is made to known to mankind. 3. This invitation is free & gracious. 4. It is earnest & authoritative." "As Christ has done so much for you, you must be faithful to Him. (J. Vaughan, M.A.)" "Ver. 5. But they made light of it." "The things that men value will be the theme of frequent conversation." "Things only talked about, & not reduced to practice, are made light of." "Our estimate of things may be discovered by the diligence & earnestness of our endeavours after them." "Making light of Christ & salvation is a certain evidence of no interest in them." "Vers. 11 - 13. He saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment." "Christ will pronounce a heavier doom if we obey not the gospel, to which we profess to submit." "...the wedding garment is holiness ...which is the glory of God, & the beauty of God & His people (Rev. 19:8)." "Keep your garments undefiled, & unspotted from the world (Rev. 3:4)." "Wash your garments often in the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 7:14). (T. Manton, D.D.)" "...THE WEDDING GARMENT. It is the costume or spiritual dress necessary for the enjoyment of heaven - holiness often described as a garment" "It is a clothing of humility; no robe of pride to dress up the sinner." "A very moving admonition, how dreadful at last will be the state of those whom the great goodness & long-suffering of God have not been able to bring to repentance, & to effectual amendment of life & manners. (S. Clarke.)" "God speaks now, & offers you the perfect robe of Christ's righteousness that will cover all your sins, & fit all your wants, & He says that you may have it without money & without price. (American Paper.)" "Vers. 15 - 22. Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?" "WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE WHICH WE SHOULD RENDER UNTO GOD. 1. Our time ...2. Our substance. 3. Our children. 4. Our hearts. 5. Our whole selves. 6. The blessed fruits, & all the glory of His own grace, should, by the Christian, be rendered back to God." "Every faculty in you, every gift, every grace & charm & power which is most characteristic & distinctive, is the stamp of the Divine. You are God's child. You bear His image. Render to Him your supreme & unceasing tribute" "We must not defraud the government" "'Let every soul be subject to the higher powers.'" "This is God's will." "Vers. 23 - 33. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage." "Vers. 30 - 40. Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?" "The whole heart is opposed either to a divided & dispersed heart, or to a remiss & sluggish heart." "To love God is our great natural duty." "Impediments of our love to God. 1. Self-love. 2. Love of the world. 3. Spiritual sloth & carelessness of spirit. 4. The love of any sin whatsoever. 5. Inordinate love of things lawful." "Love to God ennobles all other graces." "Love must be our abiding condition." "Love of God to be the dominant passion" "To be of the right sort, our love for God must be an active moving principle & power, which so determines our thoughts, words, & works, that God in all things may be glorified in us through Jesus Christ our Lord, & we ourselves, as it were, may be absorbed into that glory. (J. E. Kempe, M.A.)" "It is the duty of every man to love his neighbour as himself" "After the same manner that we love ourselves we ought to love others." "We should show our love to the souls of others by seeking the increase of their faith, holiness, & comfort (I John 1:4)." "The selfish man acknowledges no neighbour; is concerned solely for himself, & what he is pleased to reckon his own interest." "A man cannot be just & not love justice; neither can he be good & not love goodness." "Let it not be imagined that in demanding all, God leaves nothing for other objects of affection." "Love renders service easy" "In age as well as in youth, we are all pressed on by the swift tide of the world to worship the idol of intellect as though it had all to give in earth & heaven." "Ver. 42 - 45. What think ye of Christ?" - I. There are some who never think of Christ at all. II. There are some who deem it unnecessary to have fixed thoughts about Christ." "WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO PART WITH FOR HIS SAKE? With your sins - the world - with learning - self-righteousness." "WHAT IS IT THAT KEEPS YOU FROM HIM? 1. Is it ignorance? 2. Prejudice? 3. Insensibility?" "What think ye of Christ? - I. THAT CHRISTIANITY CHALLENGES HUMAN THOUGHT." "Who is our Christ?" The Biblical Illustrator, Baker, pgs. 493 - 523.
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September 2023
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