2 Corinthians 9:13-14 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ… It is unspeakable because — I. IT IS MOST PRECIOUS (1 Peter 2:7). Suppose I put into your hand a large jewel worth ten thousand pounds; then I show you another, and say there are only four to be seen on the face of the earth. The one is costly, the other rare, and both are precious. Christ is precious because — 1. He is most valuable. His humanity is adorned with every grace; His Divinity is enriched with every perfection. 2. He is most rare. There is only one Bible, and that is enough. We have only one sun. So we have only one Saviour, and we need no other. II. IT IS MOST COMPREHENSIVE (Romans 8:32). It comprehends all we need for time and for eternity. They who receive this gift receive — 1. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost. 2. All spiritual privileges. 3. Heaven (John 14:1). III. IT IS MOST SUITABLE. They who receive this Gift receive raiment for their naked souls (Revelation 7:13). Those who are spiritually hungry receive "the Bread of Life" (John 6:48). Water is to satisfy the thirsty; they who receive this Gift receive the "water of life" (John 4). They who receive this Gift receive freedom from the captivity of Satan and of the world (Isaiah 61:1). IV. IT IS MOST SATISFYING. The world never satisfies. That large bag of gold contains twenty thousand sovereigns. What is that written on the outside? "Satisfieth not." But what is Christ? A Gift so precious that they who receive it are satisfied for ever. V. IT IS ETERNAL (Romans 6:20). You see inscribed upon all earthly things the words, "Only for a time." (A. Fletcher, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; |
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