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BH.'s Blog > Love your enemies

Posted 07 May 2014

“Love your enemies.”— Mat_5:44   .

The Saviour’s lesson, “Resist not him that is evil,” was a hard saying for the revengeful Jews, and they murmured against it among themselves. But Jesus now made a still stronger declaration:  

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enem...


BH.'s Blog > Ye are the light of the world

Posted 30 April 2014

“Ye are the light of the world.”— Mat_5:14  .

As Jesus taught the people, He made His lessons interesting and held the attention of His hearers by frequent illustrations from the scenes of nature about them. The people had come together while it was yet morning. The glorious sun, climbing higher and higher in the blue sky, was chasing away the shadows t...


BH.'s Blog > Ye are the salt of the earth

Posted 19 April 2014

“Ye are the salt of the earth.”— Mat_5:13  .

Salt is valued for its preservative properties; and when God calls His children salt, He would teach them that His purpose in making them the subjects of His grace is that they may become agents in saving others. The object of God in choosing a people before all the world was not only that He might adopt them...


BH.'s Blog > Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you

Posted 12 April 2014

“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you.”— Mat_5:11  .

Ever since his fall, Satan has worked by means of deception. As he has misrepresented God, so, through his agents, he misrepresents the children of God. The Saviour says, “The reproaches of them that reproached Thee are fallen upon Me.” Psa_69:9  . In like manner they fall upon His disciples....


BH.'s Blog > Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdo...

Posted 29 March 2014

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”— Mat_5:10  .

Jesus does not present to His followers the hope of attaining earthly glory and riches, and of having a life free from trial, but He presents to them the privilege of walking with their Master in the paths of self-denial and reproach, becau...