Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter content
The title. (1) The church confesses her deformity. (2-6) The church beseeches Christ to lead her to the resting-place of his people. (7,8) Christ's commendation of the church, Her esteem for Him. (9-17)
Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:1
(Read Song of Solomon 1:1)
This is "the Song of songs," excellent above any others, for it is wholly taken up with...
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Friday, March 06, 2015
A WORD FOR TODAY: THE OLD MAN IN YOU "But now ye also put off all these; anger,wrath,malice,blasphemy,filthy communication out of your month,lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the 'OLD MAN' with his deeds" (colosians 3:8-9) Beloved your relationship wit God determines how life will be. Who is that old man,it means the character in you this morning,check urself the...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Muslim woman Samantha Elauf (R), who was denied a
sales job at an Abercrombie Kids store in Tulsa in 2008,
stands with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) lead attorney Barbara Seely (C)
at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, February
25, 2015. The Court on Wednesday considered whether
Elauf, who wears a head scarf, or hijab, was...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
“Father, forgive them. For they do not know what
they do” (Luke 23:34).
They were killing Jesus. They would run up and spit
on Him, then back off and laugh at Him and call
Him blasphemous names. They would quote His
words back to Him and dare Him to come down
from the cross and prove Himself.
They were mean-spirited and ugly and hatefilled, and
He...
Monday, February 23, 2015
Saturday, February 21, 2015
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After salvation, the most important choice you will need to make is who to marry. This choice is so important that if you miss it, you will suffer for long, if you get it right then you will enjoy forever. A bad marriage can affect every other area of your life. This subject is so important, so many married people are hoping to be single again so as to make the right choice. If you are single please...
Evening, Feb 20
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
— Matthew 4:1
A holy character does not avert temptation—Jesus was tempted. When Satan tempts us, his sparks fall upon tinder; but in Christ’s case, it was like striking sparks on water; yet the enemy continued his evil work. Now, if the devil goes on striking when there is no result, how much more...
Even though her village was seized by the Islamic
State and she's now living a rough life in an
unfinished mall in Kurdish-protected Northern Iraq,
a displaced Christian refugee child is asking God to
"forgive" the ISIS militants.
After ISIS seized most of the Mosul region of Iraq
last June, over 400 mostly Christian displaced Iraqi
families from the villages of Qaraqosh, Bartella and
Kharamles descended...
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21 NIV)
You are going to enjoy forever what you invest in Heaven, and you invest in Heaven every time you use money for good.
Yesterday we talked about investing in eternity by using your money to grow your character, encourage fellowship in the Body of Christ, and serve others in need. There are two more funds that...
Friday, February 20, 2015
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
2:15-17 The things of the world may be
desired and possessed for the uses and
purposes which God intended, and they are
to be used by his grace, and to his glory; but
believers must not seek or value them for
those purposes to which sin abuses them. The
world draws the heart from God; and the
more the love of the world prevails, the more
the love of God decays. The...
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Kelvin Cochran, the
Atlanta fire chief who
made national headlines
after being fired for
writing a religious book that addressed
homosexuality, has filed a lawsuit against the city
and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
Fox News reports that the lawsuit asks for
Cochran to be reinstated and financially compensated
for the previous loss of his job.
Cochran’s book, entitled “Who Told You That You
Were Naked?”...
A Washington woman
who refused to make
flower arrangements for
a gay wedding in 2013 has been found guilty of
discrimination.
Christian Today reports that Barronelle Stutzman,
who operated Arlene’s Flowers, refused to provide
the floral arrangements for Robert Ingersoll and
Curt Freed’s wedding because her Christian beliefs
prevented her from doing so in good conscience.
After two years of legal proceedings,...
The Florida high
school that told a
student not to say “God
bless America” during
morning announcements said this week that the
student did not violate the U.S. Constitution.
"Upon consultation with legal counsel and review of
legal advisories, the Nassau County School
District has taken the position that a student's use
of the phrase "God Bless America" during the
morning announcements at Yulee High...
Saturday, February 14, 2015
It is no secret that the spiritual environment in the world is undergoing a radical change. A great gulf is beginning to divide those who reject absolute truth and those who see what is happening and respond by renewing their commitment to the faith.
The winds of change are blowing, separating the wheat from the chaff.
Even identifying...
It is no secret that the spiritual environment in the world is undergoing a radical change. A great gulf is beginning to divide those who reject absolute truth and those who see what is happening and respond by renewing their commitment to the faith.
The winds of change are blowing, separating the wheat from the chaff.
Even identifying...
Students in Aberystwyth are pushing for thousands of Gideon Bibles to be removed from university accommodation.
A poll conducted by the students' union claims that more than half of students felt that having the Bibles in university accommodation as a matter of course was "uncomfortable" or "unacceptable."
The call to ban Bibles mirrors action by the...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
A legal advocacy group has labelled potential
presidential candidate Ben Carson an
“extremist,” according to reports. The
nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center
(SPLC) assigned Carson the label for his
support of biblical marriage, which the group
calls “anti-LGBT.”
Charisma News reports that the SPLC
gathered quotes Carson said in interviews as
well...
A Marquette University professor has been
suspended from his teaching position after
writing a blog that criticized another
professor who prohibited a student from
expressing views supporting traditional
marriage.
Christian Today reports that John McAdams,
a professor of 37 years, received a letter of
suspension from Dean Richard Holtz that
said he will be banned from campus and
suspended with pay...
Sunday, February 08, 2015
President Obama on Thursday (Feb. 5)
called for an emphasis on what is just about
the world’s religions as a way to counter the
ways faith has been distorted across the
globe.
“We see faith driving us to do right,” he said
to more than 3,500 people attending the
annual National Prayer Breakfast. “But we
also see faith being twisted and distorted,
used...
Lecrae
Lecrae is easily the best Christian rapper out
there. He places actual scripture alone with
great production and the flow is off the chain.
It really doesn't get much better then 'Crae
No competition. Lecrae owns everyone on this
list. His song Transformers is amazing! I have
never even heard of these other fools y'all
musta never heard a Lecrae song otherwise
he'd be number one.
Man! This...
"In Christ Alone"
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.
In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fulness of God in helpless babe!
This...
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Some 300 armed Muslim
students attacked a
Christian boys' school in
northern Pakistan in
retaliation to French
satirical newspaper
Charlie Hebdo's
controversial drawings of
Mohammed.
According to the
Christian Post , the
incident took place at
Panel High School,
which is located in the
province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
At least four boys were injured...
The lives of Christians in
northern Nigeria are in
grave danger - they are being targeted, attacked
and killed for their faith. The violence is
expected to get worse because of the upcoming
Feb. 14 presidential election.
"The upcoming election will likely be a
Valentine's Day massacre for poor Christians of
Northern Nigeria," Human rights lawyer
Emmanuel...
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