sermon on matthew 5:16

You may have a window all covered with dust, and spun over with the cobwebs of spiders, that have not been disturbed for years, and the passer-by, in the darkness, will take no note of its impurity. W. Illustrate by heathen customs: Malagasy sprinkling the people; Chinese paper-money sent to the dead. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them." As a neighbour he must be accommodating.5. As a father he will have proper regard for the spiritual good of his children. The moral qualities enjoined in Christianity are in the highest degree natural — not artificial or secondary. Secrecy in good deeds is not absolute, but relative; not positive, and for its own sake, but in order to exhibit the vitiating effect of ostentation.2. 1. Rees. Daniel With regard to almsgiving, the Psalmist, speaks of it as properly exciting the esteem of men. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them." The lowest requirement of Christian consistency is the absence of every evil work — the least immorality vitiates the entire profession. That there is light in us at all makes it all the more important that we should keep ourselves pure. By that discovery, to which we have been so long accustomed that we have ceased to reckon it wonderful. )Spiritual modestyG. Taylor. A reproducer of this light.3. The bad is something interposed between the original creative design and the execution. No, no! Hughes, M. On the contrary, many advantages may arise to the cause of religion from the exhibition of piety. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Matthew 5:14-16. Good works are to be done for the glory of God, and not for our own glory. CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE. The QUALIFICATIONS needed by Christ's disciples for a right discharge of the duties of their position and calling (vers. Partridge, M. A.Some suppose that they need not set a shining light, but keep from great irregularities.1. CHRISTIANS ARE THE BEARERS OF THIS LIGHT INTO ALL THE ENDS OF THE WORLD. But the principle guide in cases like these is not to be found so much in an external rule as in a spiritually enlightened discrimination, which feels instinctively when is the time for secrecy and when for publicity.How dangerous to our Christian modesty everything must be which takes off from the delicacy of our natural modesty. Here's a free tip: When you study God's Word, don't just focus on a single verse. Parker.It is thus that his own sun works daily in the heavens: who dares look at the sun when he so shines as to fill the earth with all the beauty of summer? M. THE DUTY OF CHRISTIANS TO EXHIBIT THEIR LIGHT IN A GODLY CONVERSATION. The human mind was constructed so that every faculty in its organization tends to produce good qualities. These rules will aid spiritual modesty.(G. 3. A Christian that hums with holy love to God cannot be-unnoticed.II. But so soon as you put a light behind it you thereby reveal its filthiness to every beholder. )Hidden light diesD. And in the middle, the caption says: ‘You’re engaged, your fiancee is pregnant, and you’re not the father. )The CandleC. So we may feast our eyes upon a paradise of flowers, and get much of heaven out of it, but the moment we venture to say, "Who did this — where is he? This Christian consistency requires nonconformity to the world, and the good works of an active Christian life. The REWARDS of a right discharge of our duties as true disciples. Goode, M. Hence it appears that we ought frequently to contemplate the examples of good men, out of which there are so many and so great advantages to be drawn. The holy and exemplary lives of Christians will so powerfully represent to unbelievers the reasonableness and excellency of the Christian religion, as well as the usefulness and advantage of it, towards the present and future happiness and well-being of mankind, that they will be led to examine into the grounds of it. Fraser, D. D., D. Fraser, D. D.(D. Fraser, D. D.)The figure of the house-lamp suggests domestic Christianity; that of the conspicuous city the more public and collective duty of Christians.(D. 9), everlasting blessedness (vers. A. This Christian profession should be made in union with the Church of Christ. Christian men individually, and the Christian Church as a whole, shine by derived light. V. The impressions which a Church makes on the moral consciousness of the community in which it byes is a fair test of its life and power. It is better adapted to good than bad. Then the light is a joyous and happy sort of thing.(W. We turn our eyes up to him and he rebukes us with darts of fire; he says, "Look down, not up: look at the works, not the worker." There is a moral constitution by reason of which Christian qualities seem admirable to men. Men oppose light and yet light is pleasant to them.III. As a master his Christian character must shine.8. Let it not be so with us. CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE. THEIR DUTY. Their song, like that of the cuckoo, is a constant repetition of their own name, and the listener is wearied with its iteration. Slocombe. It is the most successful method of illustrating truth and imparting instruction.II. Be consistent.4. So in us there should be nothing of evil to draw away men's eyes from the light and fix them upon our imperfections. Let your light so shine before men Here Christ applies the foregoing simile to his disciples, and more fully opens the meaning and design of it. And since its dawn, even those bright things that were proposed as substitutes for it, this light has seized and made handmaids to it. That they may see your good works, not yourselves, but your actions. "Glorify your Father which is in heaven."(W. Beecher., Sir William Dawes, Bart. Taylor. But so soon as a man becomes connected with Christ and His Church, the light that is within him will be sure to make manifest his inconsistencies to all around.God, not self, the end of Christian exampleW. Happiness.II. It was a dark world indeed when the light rose and streamed forth from Bethlehem (see Matthew 4:16; Luke 2:32; John 1:4, 5; 2 Corinthians 4:6). A. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE. Slocombe.Our measure of light will depend greatly upon the clearness and sensibility of our spiritual perceptive and receptive capacities. This Christian profession should be made in union with the Church of Christ.II. Solomon prayed before an assembly. That to attempt to conceal or hide our light is to betray our trust, and hinder the cause of piety, and render our lives useless.V. Be real, let all be really addressed to God. Maclaren, D. D.The lighthouse-keeper takes no pains that the ships tossing away out at sea may behold the beam that shines from his lamp, but all that he does is to feed and tend it. Transcript. The Beatitudes - He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The positive injunction that Christians are to do all in their power TO SECURE THAT THEIR LIGHT SHALL SHINE AS BRIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE.1. )Christian example not transientBe not a flashing meteor, exciting transitory curiosity with thy blaze of profession.Men more ready to shine socially than morallyDr. The withholding of a good example may be more fatal to religion than positive irregularities, because the turpitude of the latter destroys their power of seduction.3. It is also the most successful way of winning the esteem of the world. All earnest Christian conviction will demand expression; and all deep experience of the purifying power of Christ upon character will show itself in conduct. 3-10): III. Be real, let all be really addressed to God.3. Both statements are true. As day shines over city, village, plain, and hill, over land and over sea, so would Christ, the Day, shine over all the world, bringing life and hope and salvation everywhere. You may have a window all covered with dust, and spun over with the cobwebs of spiders, that have not been disturbed for years, and the passer-by, in the darkness, will take no note of its impurity. The scandal is, not to see religion opposed by unbelievers, but that Christians dare not maintain their religion with zeal and proclaim it as their greatest honour and glory.4. )Th,e light to reveal the work, not the workerDr. 1. Must use their blessings for the good of others, their knowledge, holiness, and happiness.III. We turn our eyes up to him and he rebukes us with darts of fire; he says, "Look down, not up: look at the works, not the worker." M. )A good life the great means of glorifying GodW. Knowledge.3. This obligation of giving light is still further enforced by the thought that THAT WAS CHRIST'S VERY PURPOSE IN ALL THAT HE HAS DONE WITH US AND FOR US. Scripture: Matthew 5:3–4. Secrecy in good deeds is not absolute, but relative; not positive, and for its own sake, but in order to exhibit the vitiating effect of ostentation.2. Let Christ be all and in all. By the exertions which we make for the conversion of our fellow men. The reproof of ostentation does not apply when the motive is already good. Taylor. Before the incarnation Christ was the light of men; also the historic Christ is the source of all revelation. Habitual holiness is required. As a father he will have proper regard for the spiritual good of his children.6. CHRISTIAN CONSISTENCY. )Christ shines into the world through the lives of His peopleW. APPLY THIS TRUTH TO THE CASE BEFORE US. Both statements are true. Modestly but yet bravely carry out your Christianity, and men will see it. Beecher.)I. TO let our light shine is, undoubtedly, to make a Christian profession. Goode, M. "See your good works."III. Let the separate deeds be hidden, according to the precept of the sixth chapter; let the general design of goodness be known, according to the text. In this story, we see the importance of using our blessings wisely and sharing with others. But the principle guide in cases like these is not to be found so much in an external rule as in a spiritually enlightened discrimination, which feels instinctively when is the time for secrecy and when for publicity.How dangerous to our Christian modesty everything must be which takes off from the delicacy of our natural modesty.1. You may have a window all covered with dust, and spun over with the cobwebs of spiders, that have not been disturbed for years, and the passer-by, in the darkness, will take no note of its impurity. He must shine: —. This doesn’t just refer to monetary possessions or physical belongings, but to the time and talents that God gives all of us. The bad is something interposed between the original creative design and the execution. Beecher., Sir William Dawes, Bart. Men may see God through our works.(A. We should learn in them to see our own faults, and to mend them. II. It is also the most successful way of winning the esteem of the world. Goode, M. A.of the world. W. Wythe.1. Do not be as a dark lantern, burning with the shades down and illuminating nothing and nobody.(A. Must use their blessings for the good of others, their knowledge, holiness, and happiness.III. A. TO let our light shine is, undoubtedly, to make a Christian profession. THEIR DUTY. "See your good works."III. Salt is a unique chemical compound. Every man has a light peculiar to himself.2. Your good works may be seen, and ought to be seen, but to God's glory, and not your own. It attracts attention.IV. It is with borrowed rays that the Christian at any time illuminates others.II. A prism, analyrically solving this moral light, and exhibiting its beauties of colour. How does the matter stand between our profession and our conduct?(W. M. Taylor.Do you ever pause to think out how it is that our streets are nightly lighted up? If the light which you let shine in your profession be the true light, there will be good works to be seen. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, [] drive out demons. I. Curling, M. Hence it appears that we ought frequently to contemplate the examples of good men, out of which there are so many and so great advantages to be drawn. Goshen only has light: Christians once dark; hut have received light.1. We should learn in them to see our own faults, and to mend them. There is a moral constitution by reason of which Christian qualities seem admirable to men. So there are Christians among us who, while letting their light shine, contrive to paint themselves upon the glass of the lamp in which it is enclosed. W. Wythe.1. Not only the honour but the progress of religion depend upon your examples. Unity.5. THE FACT THAT THERE IS A LIGHT POSSESSED BY CHRISTIANS WHICH PECULIARLY BELONGS TO THEM. There’s nothing else like it. THE DUTY OF CHRISTIANS TO EXHIBIT THEIR LIGHT IN A GODLY CONVERSATION. In the same way the evil deeds of open and avowed unbelievers are taken no notice of by the world, for there is no light behind them. That is all you and I have to do — tend the light, and do not like cowards cover it up. We should get rid of that undue reserve which keeps the real character from being as powerful an influence for good as otherwise it might be. When I was a lad, in my native town, I knew a painter there whose favourite works were all portraits of himself, taken in different costumes; and one of England's most famous poets produced a series of writings, in which his moody, misanthropic self was ever the central figure. God is glorified by our repentance — faith — charity.(H. M. Taylor.of the world: —I. His calling is from the elevated position he occupies, to shed light upon the whole world.II. In analyzing that power there are three or four elements. Let the separate deeds be hidden, according to the precept of the sixth chapter; let the general design of goodness be known, according to the text. Maclaren, D. D.)A good example a rebuke of evilA. A separating work.3. We can bury the light of the Word under cowardly and indifferent silence.IV. Hence it appears that we ought frequently to contemplate the examples of good men, out of which there are so many and so great advantages to be drawn. By the character which we form.3. It tints alike the flowers of the palace garden and of the garret window in the dingy city street. The silver reflectors are burnished to the brightest purity, and every funnel and glass are absolutely without a spot. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Your good works may be seen, and ought to be seen, but to God's glory, and not your own. 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