Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said to them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. I. WHO NEGLECT THE HEAVENLY PHYSICIAN? 1. Those who depend for salvation upon their own good lives. 2. Those who depend for salvation upon their religious duties. 3. Those who depend for salvation upon their correct notions. II. THOSE WHO VALUE THE HEAVENLY PHYSICIAN — "They that are sick." A general invitation to this Physician. Reasons why some of you are still uncured. How will His medicine affect you? Think of His love. (C. Clayton, M. A.) I. THERE IS A MORAL DISEASE IN THE HEART AND CHARACTER OF MAN, 1. Depraved mental appetite. 2. The faculty of moral vision is impaired. 3. Moral stupor and lethargic disposition of mind. 4. Feverish excitement of disposition. 5. Moral weakness and want of activity. II. THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS BY WHICH THIS MORAL DISEASE IS DISTINGUISHED. 1. Universal in extent. 2. Disastrous in results. 3. Incurable by anything less than Divine energy. III. THE REMEDY PROPOSED. 1. Universally adapted. 2. Absolutely free. 3. Infallably efficacious. (The Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. |
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