Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask… I. THE PLACE WHICH THE NAME OF JESUS OCCUPIES IN CHRISTIANITY. The subject of knowledge. The object of faith and love. Doctrines, duties, precepts permeated with His name. Does not imply nominality, as the name of a book; but He is the substance of the thing. He is the life of Christianity. II. ON WHAT GROUND DOES THE NAME OF JESUS OCCUPY THIS PLACE IN CHRISTIANITY. 1. The Father's appointment. 2. On His own authority as Messiah. 3. His Divine nature. 4. His perfect manhood. 5. His mediatorship. Parallel Verses KJV: Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. |