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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And having begun with that sorrowful subject, the father, with the painful eloquence of pity, went on to tell the tale...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; As soon as ever Christ looked at him, “the spirit tare him.” One look from Christ awakes the devil. Sometimes, sinners are worse for a time when Christ looks upon them. The devil always has great wrath, when he knoweth that his time is short; and he rages and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. What a dreadful sight! He struggled on the ground, like one in a fit of epilepsy.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. A terrible case.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he asked his father, how long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. He put himself on a level with his child, and that is the best way to pray for your children: “Have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him?. And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. “Help us,” he cries, identifying himself with his child. Father, mother, when you pray, use the plural,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Here was unbelief, it is true; but there was with it a pitying entreaty that meant more faith than it could express. Men do not usually beg where they expect nothing, and they do not make pitiful...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. “It is not, ‘If I can;’ but, ‘If thou canst.’”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto him, — Catching at his words, “If thou canst do anything,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Hear that, any of you who have come in here, desiring to be delivered from sin, to be made holy, to break off old habits, and to become new men in Christ Jesus. “All things are possible to him that believeth.” So, take courage, trust in Christ, and cry unto...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. There was faith, even though it was mixed with unbelief. It was a faith that made him pray, as I have already told you, and the Lord Jesus Christ found out where the faith was. He had, as it were, broken the great black lump of dead...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And straightway the father of the child, cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. There were within him two men, as it were, a believing man, and an unbelieving man, and the two struggled for mastery; “Lord, I do believe; but there is so much unbelief in me, I pray thee to drive it out, that I may believe in thee...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. That is Christ’s way of curing. Our Lord does not save sinners as some say that he does, just for a short time, and then let his work all grumble back to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: It must obey Christ. The Master bids that dog of a devil to lie down, and he must do so. It shows...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. As old Thomas Fuller says, the devil knew that he had to go out, so, like a bad tenant, he did all the mischief he could before he left. Satan often acts in this fashion; just when Christ has come to cast him out, he drives...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he was as one dead; inasmuch that many said, He is dead. It was not a case of “kill or cure,” but it seemed to be one of “cure and kill,” and, sometimes, poor sinners, in their struggles with sin and Satan are brought to such despair that they are afraid that they will die before they get a glimpse of hope. “Many said, He is dead;” but he was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, — According to another evangelist,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. He was not dead, though many thought he was, and said so. Christ does not cure and then kill, he cures so that we shall never die. No, no, poor sinner, the last pangs of despair shall not destroy you, the fiercest, bitterest assaults of Satan shall not cause you to die: Christ will...