Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 John 3:17
DISCOURSE: 2449NO LOVE TO GOD WITHOUT LOVE TO MAN1 John 3:17. Whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?UNDER the law there were two great commandments: the first was, to love God with all our heart, and mind, and soul, and strength, and the second was, to love our neighbour as ourselves. And under the Gospel they are still in force, or rather, I should say, are enjoined more emphatically... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 John 3:16
DISCOURSE: 2448THE LOVE OF CHRIST A PATTERN FOR US, TO EACH OTHER1 John 3:16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.IN contemplating Christianity as a system, we scarcely know whether to admire more, the depth of its mysteries, or the height of its requirements. Of all mysteries, that specified in our text, the death of our incarnate God for the sins of men, is beyond all comparison the greatest: and, of all... read more