Psalm 130'If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?' John Owen wrote a treatise which, in a Banner of Truth reprint from 'The Works of John Owen,' and titled by this publisher, 'The Forgiveness of Sin,' the 'little' volume is made up of 448 pages. This independent puritan pastor and theologian has written 448 pages commenting upon a psalm which...

Ephesians 1:4'In Him before the foundation of the world.' Verses one through fourteen of the first chapter of Paul's epistle to the saints that are at Ephesus are somewhat well known, in the original, to comprise one sentence. This may, perhaps, be disputed among students of the Greek. Yet, the very concept of these many grand and glorious blessings, even possibly, being ...

Luke 6:10'Stretch forth thy hand.' And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his han...

Luke 3:21-22'The Holy Spirit descended.and a voice came out of heaven.' Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. The passage above...