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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? It is a beam. You do not see it because it is in your own eye. How is it that you can be so severe towards that which is in another, and so lenient towards yourself?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? There is something in yourself that is worthy of your consideration, something that you ought to consider, it big, blinding beam in your own eye. As for the mote that is in your brother’s eye, there is no need that you should even...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye! Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. There may be, dear friends, a great deal of hypocrisy about us, of which we are not aware,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? A blind man cannot be a good oculist; he should see well who tries to mend other people’s eyes; but with a beam in one’s own eye, it must be poor work to attempt to take motes out of the eyes of others. This does not prevent our...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. There are some holy enjoyments, some gracious...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. When men are evidently unable to perceive the purity of a great truth, do not set it before them. They are like mere dogs, and if you set holy things before them they will be provoked to “turn...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. It is a pity to talk about some of the secrete of our holy faith in any and every company. It would be almost, profane to speak of them in the company of profane men. We know that they would...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Zeal should always be tempered by prudence. There are times when it would be treason to truth to introduce it as a topic of conversation,-when men are in such a frame of mind that they will be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. To men you may not always speak of heavenly things, but to God you may. “Ask, seek, knock”; let your prayer be adapted to the case; let it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: This is the simplest form of prayer. Follow up your prayer by the effort. “Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Add force to your petitions and to your prayers. If the door blocks the way, knock until it is opened.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall he given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; This is the rule of God’s kingdom invariably, whenever the request is a right one, and is presented in a right manner.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Here is a three-fold encouragement to us to pray. When we cannot use one style of prayer, let us use another, for each shall be successful at the right time. O child of God, let nothing keep thee from prayer! It has been well said that a Christian may...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ask, and it shall be given you; He that will not ask for it deserves to go without it. Have you ever asked for it? If not, whose fault is it that you have it not? Mat_7:7. Seek, and ye shall find; How can you hope to find if you do not seek? Have you never found it? Have you never sought it? And if you have never sought it, how do you excuse...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. One way or another you will get the blessing if you are but persevering, and blessed is the man who is a master of the art of asking, but does not forget the labour of seeking an entrance through the importunity of knocking.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son, ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Ask the people of God whether it is not so. Go among them, and question them upon this matter. They know the power of prayer, so let them tell you whether they have been deceived or not. Well, then, as it has been so with them, let this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. When you are dealing with men, this is not always true. You may ask, and not receive; you may seek, and not find; you may knock, and not have the door opened to you. But when you deal with God, there are no failures or refusals. Every...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Our Lord will give us the real thing. Sometimes we should be quite satisfied with the imitation of it. And sometimes we have to wait and be prepared for the reception of the real thing; it is infinitely better for us...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him.? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men...