The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:11-12
Luke 12:11-12The Holy Ghost shall teach youDivine help for ministers in discharging their dutiesThe advice and promise contained in these verses were very suitable to the disciples, many of whom were soon to be called before Jewish and Roman courts of various kinds for the sake of Christ.Plain and illiterate as the disciples generally were, they would be ready to be much alarmed at the thought of appearing before civil and ecclesiastical rulers and judges, not only from the apprehension that... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:10
Luke 12:10Blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost--Blasphemy against the Holy GhostI.First, the OCCASION on which this declaration was made requires our particular attention; for it does not appear that it was ever repeated or applied to any other subject. II. Let us, then, inquire into THE NAME AND NATURE OF THE CRIME TO WHICH OUR SAVIOUR SO SOLEMNLY REFERS. 1. It is necessary to attend to the name, for it is often applied erroneously. Thus we often hear of the sin against the Holy Ghost; whereas... read more