Tag: Alexander MacLaren
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Part 2 of Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s sermon “The Cross the Proof;” Imagery of staggering faith staying itself against the cross of Christ
I will pick up from where we left off in Part 1 of Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s Sermon “The Cross the Proof” – Learning to Live by Faith and start writing notes about Alexander MacLaren’s sermon “The Cross the Proof.” Here is a link to the full sermon: The Cross the Proof by Alexander Maclaren…
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Part 1 of Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s Sermon “The Cross the Proof;” Study Notes on 1 John 3:16, 1 John 4:9, and Romans 5:8
In Alexander MacLaren’s sermon The Cross the Proof by Alexander Maclaren | SermonIndex, the text he is preaching on is Romans 5:8 in which the apostle Paul says, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8 KJV) MacLaren says that the word “commendeth,”…
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Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s sermon “Christ ‘Must’ Die;” Jesus’ death was necessary for our salvation, voluntary, and motivated by His love for us
“Nothing held Christ to the Cross but His own desire to save us.” — Alexander MacLaren We have been learning about God’s love for us…about how God’s “perfect love drives out fear.” After that fear/dread of punishment has been driven out, we can better feel God’s love for us. And, in return, love to Him…
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“Perfect Love Drives out Fear” 1 John 4:8; Imagery of Fear as a Snake from MacLaren’s Sermon “Love and Fear”
I was looking through sermons by Alexander MacLaren to study more about Isaiah 55. And then I found a sermon called “Love and Fear” and it has a lot of imagery in it. So I’m going to write about it today. It goes along with what we have been talking about with God’s offer of…
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Imagery of a Triple Fountain and a Rainbow from MacLaren’s Commentary on Isaiah 55:1
There is some imagery from MacLaren’s Commentary on Isaiah 55:1 that I meant to include in yesterday’s post. In his 2nd point when he is explaining what the offer consists of, he uses the imagery of a triple fountain. In Isaiah 55:1 God says, “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and…
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