The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 14:54
Mark 14:54And Peter followed Him afar off.Following afar offA young man, it is told, was for several months in a backsliding state, which manifested itself in the usual way,-of conformity to a fashionable and unholy course of life, and a neglect of the ordinances and institutions of the house of God. During this time he called on a deacon of the church, who was a watchmaker, and asked him to repair his watch. “What is the difficulty with your watch?” said he. “It has lost time lately,” said the... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 14:53
Mark 14:53And they led Jesus away to the High Priest.Christ before the priestsI. Give attention to the two high priests with whom the trial of Jesus began.II. The midnight council of triers. For blind men to be fair critics of Turner, for bats to be fair critics of sunshine, for worms to be fair critics of the open air, would be more conceivable than the possibility of men like these being fair judges of Jesus! How could such sinners understand the Holy One of God? Besides their unfairness from... read more