Excerpt from The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary on the New Testament (on an Original Plan): With Critical and Explanatory Notes, Indices, &C., &C Acts xviii. 1. After preaching at Athens, Paul enters Corinth for the first time (1 Cor. Ii. [second missionary journey.] Silas and Timothy had been left behind at Beroea, with orders from Athens to join him as early as possible, he waiting at Athens for them (xvii. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary on the New Testament (on an Original Plan): With Critical and Explanantory Notes, Indices, &C., &C Both brothers were originally of an ardent, enthusiastic, and even fiery temperament, and on this account were called Boanerges (mark iii. The fire and force of their natural temperament, however, were to be turned into new channels by divine grace. They possessed the old prophetic zeal and wrath against unrighteousness and sometimes they would have acted with the old prophetic severity (luke ix. But they soon learned under the benign influence and teaching of the Redeemer that He came to save, not to destroy, that the law was no longer to rule, but grace, and that the Father desired men's salvation (1 Tim. Ii. 3, They had their ambitions also (matt. Xx. 20-24; Mark x. 35-41) founded on false Messianic expectations, which were difficult to eradicate (acts i. John's young and receptive mind and heart were quickly moulded, however, by the Saviour and no one seems to have understood better our Lord's higher spiritual teaching than John, who combined enthusiasm with contemplation. To our Lord he was the beloved disciple, and his gifts of mind and heart made him a fit instrument to be used by the Spirit to record and give forth his divine Master's deeper teaching, and thus show forth His glory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.