John was wonderfully practical in his advocacy of a holy charity and benevolence. His words cut against all greed, all hoarding, all hardening of t…

Origen of Alexandria: No one who remains in his old state, and does not forsake his old habits and practices, can rightly com…

The language is picturesque. Two images are presented. First, a tree that does not produce fruit should be chopped down and removed to make way for…

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees ,
&c.] Not only to Je e's family, which as a root in a dry g…

The scope and design of John's ministry were to bring the people from their sins and to their Savior. He came preaching, not a sect or party, but a…