John Berridge
John Berridge (1716-1793) was an English gospel preacher and hymn writer, belonging to the Anglican church. He nurtured free will views of the gospel in his early years, but adopted sovereign grace convictions as he matured in the faith.
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Great Is Thy Faith
Christ’s journey to the coast of Tyre on the single account of this woman. He goes to meet her; then she is drawn to Him. She cries after Him at a distance, being afraid of approaching too near Him. Her petition is for mercy, which all the children want, and is followed with a declaration of her misery. "My daughter is vexed with a devil.'' And who is not? He answered her not; though He came hither on purpose to heal her daughter, yet makes no answer. Jesus sometimes tries our faith in like manner, which is designed to bring us nearer and make us cry the louder.
Further Study
Some Wise Men Of Opinion Boast
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Some Wise Men Of Opinion Boast
1 Corinthians 2:1-5: "And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." 1 Corinthians 3:18-23: "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may…
