Download or read book The Biblical Illustrator, Or Anecdotes, Similes, Emblems, Illustrations, Expository, Scientific, Geographical, Historical, and Homiletic, Gathered From a Wide Range of Home and Foreign Literature, on the Verses of the Bible, Vol. 2 written by Joseph Samuel Exell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Biblical Illustrator, or Anecdotes, Similes, Emblems, Illustrations, Expository, Scientific, Geographical, Historical, and Homiletic, Gathered From a Wide Range of Home and Foreign Literature, on the Verses of the Bible, Vol. 2: I. Corinthians That No man can serve Two masters. God and idols can never agree. Some of the Corinthians partook Of the Lord's Supper, and then joined idolaters in their unhallowed feasts. 1. They did this probably Because they thought as an idol was nothing, there could be no harm in the act. (2) Or from some lingering feeling of superstition connected with the old forms Of worship. (3) Or because they wished to avoid thejeers, and, perhaps, persecution of their Old companions. 2. But the Christians who attended those sacrifices would be supposed to engage in the same worship (ver. And just so now; in order to receive the Divine benediction men must be straightforward and true. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. V. A manifestation OF true greatness (ver. Some men think it a Sign of great ness. When they carry their point in opposition to every one else. The apostle says true greatness is seen when self is light as a feather compared with the interests of the other. The concluding verses illustrate his meaning. Here, then, is a principle for the guidance of life. The true Christian may go anywhere, and do anything that his own conscience does not condemn but the moment he is in danger by his liberty of leading others astray, abstain from the act, even if you deny yourself; VI. Do not make religion obtrusive, but always act religiously (vers. 27, VII. Whatsoever YE do, DO all TO the glory OF god. This is the supreme end of life, and the only right motive of action; indeed, this principle includes all others (a. F. Barfield.) The old a type of the new - All history is prophecy. Knowing what has been, we are far on the way to know what shall be. This is specially true in religious matters. Rl'he substance Of all dispensations is the same, and even the forms for one occasion answer also to the forms in other occasions. The New Testament began in the Old, and the Old Testament is consummated in the New. This is clearly implied in the text, in which we note - I. A sacred baptism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.