vi. It makes all the difference whether the thought of the name, or that of the will, of God be the prominent one. The man who thinks he is serving God a little is deceived; he is not serving God. It is to attribute that worship to the creature which is only due to the Creator.3. vi. vi. The fatal consequences in another world. Forgiveness and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Thine is the Kingdom''Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. with access to 50+ premium resources - over $2,500 in value! Are they real?3. When asked by her, "What in the world are you doing there?" 6. No man can serve two masters. A. vi. There's no question almost press secretaries talk about the sense of serving two masters. The two halves of this prayer are like a calm sky with stars shining silently in its steadfast blue, and a troubled earth beneath, where storms sweep, and changes come, and tears are ever being shed. For every heart that is seeking anything from the Lord this is a good watchword. vi. 33). Matthew vi. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Solitary Prayer'Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret,'--MATT. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. That very thing, or the desire for it, may unconsciously separate you from the Lord, or at least from the singleness of your purpose unto Him. vi. It is impossible thus to serve two. What is meaning of Petition? The connection with the previous part is twofold. It is impossible for a man to be without some master.2. Adey.d: I. Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Denomination: Lutheran. 19-20. 32). . To SHOW WHEREIN THE SERVICE OF GOD AND MAMMON IS INCONSISTENT. 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. Why? You cannot serve God and mammon.II. But the truth is, that we have no word in English which exactly expresses the Greek word which St Matthew Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsThe Lord's PrayerWindsor Castle, 1867. It is not that the one is the exaggeration of the other, but the one is opposed to the other. An old heathen who had come to a certain extent under the influence of Christ, called prayer 'the flight of the solitary to the Solitary.' To ascribe that worship that is strictly due to Him, as an acknowledgment of His almighty power, and a testimony of our submission.3. 'The Lord reigneth, let the earth be glad'; 'The Lord reigneth, let the people tremble,' was the burden of Jewish psalmist and prophet from the first to the last. Let us commit it to Him, and not cease to believe for Rev. The words of Christ, like the works of God, are inexhaustible. with access to 50+ premium resources - over $2,500 in value! Because of their opposite interests.2. 10. The prayer asks that God would so act as to show the holiness of His character, and that men, one and all, may see the holiness of His character. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ.2. vi. THE MEANING AND TRUTH OF THE MAXIM HERE LAID DOWN. From the impracticability of uniting the two services. The petition of the previous clause has to do with the past, this with the future; the one is the confession of sin, the other the supplication which comes from the consciousness of weakness. 16-18. 16-18. "But Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God, and his Righteousness, and all These Things Shall be Added unto You" (Matt. Examine his claims. They have no doubt of His present dominion. 25). An old heathen who had come to a certain extent under the influence of Christ, called prayer 'the flight of the solitary to the Solitary.' E. A. (1) The folly to saunter away this span of life in the fruitless pursuit of riches, since we cannot tell who shall gather them. 2. 19-20. The very names of Nazarene and Christian were once epithets of contempt. IMPROVEMENT.1. WebNo servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. It implies a persuasion of mind that riches and grandeur are the true seat of human happiness.2. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. The prayer asks that God would so act as to show the holiness of His character, and that men, one and all, may see the holiness of His character. Name is character so far as revealed. vi. "Take no thought for your life" (Matt. 1. 13. You Cannot Serve Two Masters. vi. vi. This is a proverbial expression, and is elsewhere used by Christ, ( Luke 16:13 ) . vi. It is not that the one is the exaggeration of the other, but the one is opposed to the other. WebMatthew 6:24New American Standard Bible. It does not seem to have been known to the earliest Christian writers. From the misery which is an attendant on the attempt to unite these services.3. A ready and cheerful obedience to His will, and a resignation under afflictions.II. Are ye not much better than they? To be gentle we must be honest about God's wrath. And yet this apparent bathos is apparent only, and the fact that so narrow and earthly a petition. 12. 24). Matthew 5. Archived. 32). vi. Examine his claims. "Consider the lilies how they grow" (Matt. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureSolitary Prayer'Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret,'--MATT. Let us think for a while on these great words. WHAT IS IT TO SERVE MAMMON?1. The very names of Nazarene and Christian were once epithets of contempt. YOU OUGHT TO SERVE GOD. . The sequence of the petitions in the second half of the Lord's Prayer suggests that every man who needs to pray for daily bread needs also to pray for daily forgiveness. But as we gaze upon them and try to fathom all their meaning, they open as the skies above us do when we look steadily into their blue chambers, or as the sea at our feet does when we bend over to pierce its clear obscure. The will of an unknown God will be in their thoughts a dark and tyrannous necessity, a mysterious, inscrutable force, which rules by virtue of being stronger, and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Cry for Bread'Give us this day our daily bread.'--MATT. )You cannot sail under two flags.The impossibility of serving God and mammonJ. Are there no present advantages in God's service?Concerning the advantages of mammon three inquiries have to be answered.1. WebNo man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. A ready and cheerful obedience to His will, and a resignation under afflictions.II. The one is so tranquil, the other so full of woe and want. . "Your Heavenly Father Knoweth Ye have Need" (Matt. vi. 1 Chr. . Long association has for us intertwined the words inextricably with our Lord's Prayer, and it is a wound to reverential feeling to strike out what so many generations have used in. Amen.' God commands us to seek Him first; mammon tempts us with kingdoms. Will they last?(T. Are they certain?2. This is implied by his Fatherhood, because a father expects obedience on the part of his children. The warning against hypocritical fastings and formalism leads to the warning against worldly-mindedness and avarice. Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ.2. To ascribe that worship that is strictly due to Him, as an acknowledgment of His almighty power, and a testimony of our submission.3. 25. The fatal consequences in another world.4. vi. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureSolitary Prayer'Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret,'--MATT. You cannot serve both God and You cannot serve God and mammon.II. 2. A. )God and mammonT. (2)By serving one in reality and the other in pretence. There are far greater calamities than to be unpopular and misunderstood. That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Fasting'Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. vi. For every heart that is seeking anything from the Lord this is a good watchword. vi. a man cannot serve two masters.". That very thing, or the desire for it, may unconsciously separate you from the Lord, or at least from the singleness of your purpose unto Him. The best man needs both. Ye cannot serve God and riches. WHAT IS IT TO SERVE MAMMON?1. 34. The connection with the previous part is twofold. He your Creator.2. 'After this manner' may or may not imply that Christ meant this prayer to be a form, but He certainly meant it for a model. Neither man's forgetfulness and man's rebellion, nor all the dark crosses and woes of the world, can disturb their conviction that He is then and for ever the sole Lord. Hunger and sin and temptation, and wider still, that tragic word which includes them all--evil. But as we gaze upon them and try to fathom all their meaning, they open as the skies above us do when we look steadily into their blue chambers, or as the sea at our feet does when we bend over to pierce its clear obscure. "Your Heavenly Father Knoweth Ye have Need" (Matt. (1) The folly to saunter away this span of life in the fruitless pursuit of riches, since we cannot tell who shall gather them. Matthew vi. Rev. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth August 27. "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt. The devil will monopolize him before he gets through. The one is so comprehensive, the other so narrow; the one loses self in the wide prospect of an obedient world, the other is engrossed with personal wants; the one rises to such a lofty, ideal height, the other is dragged down to the lowest animal wants. Scholars will tell you that the words "take no thought" do not exactly express our Lord's meaning in this text. And doubtless they are right on the whole. The kingdom is come, then. 9. Giving to the Needy5. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Lead us not into Temptation''And lead us not into temptation.'--MATT. And why take ye thought for raiment? Name is character so far as revealed. It is impossible thus to serve two. share. vi. "Consider the lilies how they grow" (Matt. 32). They did not want to serve two masters, but just one, Jesus [] Christ, who expects from us clarity and straightforwardness, in little as in big matters. vi. Annex a consideration to enforce what has been said. i.e. The will of an unknown God will be in their thoughts a dark and tyrannous necessity, a mysterious, inscrutable force, which rules by virtue of being stronger, and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Cry for Bread'Give us this day our daily bread.'--MATT. The devil will monopolize him before he gets through. He will love the one, etc. The thing we desire may be a right thing, but we may desire it in a distrusting and selfish spirit. The will of an unknown God will be in their thoughts a dark and tyrannous necessity, a mysterious, inscrutable force, which rules by virtue of being stronger, and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Cry for Bread'Give us this day our daily bread.'--MATT. All begins with the recognition of the Fatherhood Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Our Father''Our Father which art in heaven.'--Matt. )The inconsistency of the love of God and love of the worlW. vi. It implies a persuasion of mind that riches and grandeur are the true seat of human happiness.2. God will not have his service. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth November 21. ONE OF THESE YOU WILL UNAVOIDABLY SERVE.1. Are there no present advantages in God's service?Concerning the advantages of mammon three inquiries have to be answered.1. Christ came not to carry solitary souls by a solitary pathway to heaven, but Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Structure of the Lord's Prayer'After this manner therefore pray ye.'--MATT. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ.2. To ascribe that worship that is strictly due to Him, as an acknowledgment of His almighty power, and a testimony of our submission.3. No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
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