Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 12:30
DISCOURSE: 1354THE NECESSITY OF A DECIDED ADHERENCE TO CHRISTMatthew 12:30. He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.TO inculcate a devotedness of heart to God, and to insist upon it as indispensably necessary to salvation, is generally deemed harsh and uncharitable: and certainly, if it were not required in Scripture, we should be exceedingly blame-worthy in so alarming and terrifying the minds of men: but we must speak what God has spoken,... read more
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 12:22-23
DISCOURSE: 1353THE BLIND AND DUMB DΖMONIAC HEALEDMatthew 12:22-23. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?IN establishing the Mosaic dispensation, God introduced it with many miracles. It might well be expected therefore that, when he should supersede that dispensation, and establish another in its place, he would confirm... read more