Henry on Religious Hypocrites FeigningReverence for Godly Men of Past Ages Matthew Henry commenting — in regard to Matthew 23:29 — that it is a characteristic of religious hypocrites to feign reverence for godly men of past ages, who testified against infidelity, while they hate and persecute the godly men of their own day, who … Read more

Basil of Caesarea on Psalmody “Psalmody is the Church’s voice. From hence may not everything be acquired? …Is there a blessing to be named which here resides not? The splendors of theology beam refulgent; Jesus is predicted; the resurrection is announced; judgment is proclaimed; the sword of vengeance is unsheathed; crowns of glory glitter; speakless … Read more

Dabney on the Old and New Concepts of Equality “The new meanings of which the “Whigs” of 1776 never dreamed are now the current ones. Those wise statesmen meant to teach that all men are morally equal in the sense of the Golden Rule: that while individual traits, rights, and duties vary widely in the … Read more

Brief Definitions of Nation and Empire by Stuart DiNenno All nations in the Bible are based on a common blood lineage, which is a shared ethnicity. In fact, the biblical word that is translated nation in our English NT Scriptures is the Greek word ethnos, from which we get our English word ethnic. And the … Read more

Beware When Most Christians Call You a Nice Guy by Stuart DiNenno Beware when the majority of today’s professing Christians speak well of you and consider you a “nice guy” who loves everyone and is loved by everyone. It is the nice guys and their devoted followers who have sold out and made peace with … Read more

Jewel: The Care of Both Tables of the LawIs Committed to a Christian Prince by God “We give our magistrates no further liberty than what we find is their due by the Word of God, and what the practice and example of the best governed commonwealths have confirmed. For besides that, the care of both … Read more

Chrysostom on the Sin of the Sodomites “For even if there were no hell, and no punishment had been threatened, this were worse than any punishment. Yet if you say “they found pleasure in it,” you tell me what adds to the vengeance. For suppose I were to see a person running naked, with his … Read more

Calvin on Living Peaceably With All Men (Romans 12:18) “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” (Romans 12:18) “Peaceableness and a life so ordered as to render us beloved by all, is no common gift in a Christian. If we desire to attain this, we must not … Read more

Bolton: The Law Sends Us to the Gospel;The Gospel Sends Us to the Law “Just as the Papists set up the law for justification, so the Antinomians decry the law for sanctification. We claim to be free from the curses of the law; they would have us free from the guidance, from the commands of … Read more