Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:38
Hebrews 11:38 Great Men. I. It behoves us to have a care how we judge the men of our own day who take a leading part in the conduct of affairs, and compel the notice of their fellows. It is easy enough to load them with flatteries if they be on our side; but should they be teachers of new things, with new ways and new ideas and new modes of speech, which some denounce and others mock at, then it behoves us to be cautious and patient. Great things are not so well seen when you are close to them.... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 11:37
Hebrews 11:37 Martyrdom. The word "martyr" properly means "a witness," but it is used to denote exclusively one who has suffered death for the Christian faith. Let us consider what it was in the early Christian ages to be a martyr. I. First, it was to be a voluntary sufferer. Men, perhaps, suffer in various diseases more than the martyrs did, but they cannot help themselves. The martyrs lived under a continual trial, a daily exercise of faith, which we, living in peaceable times, can scarcely... read more