Tag: New Testament Gospels

Matthew 24:51 Meaning – He Shall Cut Them Asunder and Give them Their Portion with Hypocrites Unfaithful ministers who pretend to take charge of souls and are not faithful in that service, are ranked among the worst sort of men, that is hypocrites, and shall be of all men most severely punished; for he shall…

This is the judgment that shall come upon all wicked servants. Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651) Matthew 24:50 Meaning – in an hour that he is not aware of Such as do not make themselves ready for our Lord’s coming, but follow their own…

The seventh and last motive, looking especially to ministers: If any man, and especially a minister, do not watch to do the work entrusted to him, he shall be destroyed fearfully at the Lord’s coming. Therefore it is necessary to watch for the Lord’s coming. And here we have the portrait of an evil servant,…

A sixth motive, especially serving to stir up ministers to be watchful in their calling: as every man in his calling, so namely a minister (who is set over the Lord’s people as a steward to give the children the bread of life in due season) shall be blessed, if he be faithful, and found…

A fifth motive: watchfulness makes a man ready, even though the Lord shall come in an hour when men think not. Therefore watch ye that ye may be ready. Dickson, David – A Brief Exposition of the Evangel of Jesus Christ According to Matthew (1651) Matthew 24:44 Meaning – In such an hour as ye…

The fourth motive, set down in an example, teaches us in sense thus much: if men will watch for the avoiding of temporal inconveniences, much more should Christ’s disciples watch to eschew eternal destruction: and if they do not watch, then the world’s diligence in worldly things will condemn their negligence in spiritual things. Dickson,…