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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. He rudely broke in upon Christ’s discourse when he was preaching upon these important matters, because he wanted the Saviour to act the part of a judge in his dispute with his brother.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me, And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? Our Lord was a Judge and a Divider, but his sphere of action was spiritual; he did not interfere in the personal disputes of those who gathered round him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? Our Lord kept to his proper business, which was the preaching of the gospel and the healing of the sick. We find, in these days, that the minister of the gospel is asked to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you. Some present-day minister, if this request had been made to him, would probably have said, “Well, I may save some litigation, perhaps, if I attend to this matter.” As a general rule, brother, you had better mind your own business. Your Master, who was far wiser than you are,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Christ took advantage of this man’s request, and made it the text for a sermon against covetousness.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Jesus gave his hearers a good moral and spiritual lesson from the occurrence which they had witnessed, and then passed on to speak of the matter which always occupied his thoughts.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow alt my fruits and my goods. And I will say...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth, plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? He did not enquire, “Where can I find a needy case in which I may use my superfluity for charity?” Oh, no! “How can I hoard it? How can I...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I, will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, — Which was the last thing he thought, he imagined that he was a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, — It is “my” all through, — my fruits, my barns, my goods. The man was eaten up with selfishness, and did not recognize the fact of his stewardship. He did not know that even his own soul did not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine case, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, Other men said of him, “This is a wise man; he minds the main...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? “Thou fool.” That is God’s opinion of the man who means to build bigger barns in order that he may himself enjoy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
This night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Here our Saviour shows us the frail nature of the tenure upon which we hold all earthly goods, and how it is not worth while to make these the chief things of our life;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? This may also be said to any one of you; where would you be if the Lord did say to you, “This night thy soul shall he required of thee”?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
This night thy soul shall be required of thee: I should like you to set that up as the counter picture to the one that we had this morning, “Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise.” That was said by Christ to the penitent thief, but to this impenitent rich man, God said, “This night thy soul shall be required of thee.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. “He that layeth up treasure for himself.” That was the chief point of this man’s wrong-doing, his selfishness. His charity began at home, and ended there; he lived only for himself.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought — It really means, “Make it not a matter of anxious care. Take no inordinate thought” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Do not spend your care on the lower things; care most for...