Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 John 5:11-12
DISCOURSE: 2467THE GOSPEL RECORD1 John 5:11-12. This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.IN matters that are established by human testimony, we necessarily proportion our assent to the number and credibility of the witnesses. And if we will act in the same manner towards the Holy Scriptures, we shall not entertain a doubt, either of their Divine authority in general,... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 John 5:10
DISCOURSE: 2466THE BELIEVER’S INWARD WITNESS1 John 5:10. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself.THE truth of our holy religion is confirmed by every kind of evidence that the heart of man can desire. Not only was it established by an appeal to prophecy, but by miracles without number. Nay more, as the religion of Moses had at the very time different rites appointed in commemoration of the principal events with which that dispensation was marked; as the feast of the... read more