Category: Articles by S. Lewis Johnson

  • The Herald of the King, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 Introduction That John the Baptist is an important biblical character could be gleaned from just one statement of our Lord. That statement is found in Matthew 11:11, “Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the…

  • The Healing of The Nobleman’s Son, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This is the second of his series of studies on the seven signs of the Lord Jesus Christ recorded in John’s Gospel prior to His death and resurrection Bee John 20:30-31). Scripture Reading: John 4:43-54 Introduction The second of John’s signs, by which he hopes his readers will come to believe that…

  • The Healing of the Helpless Man, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This is the third in his series of studies on the seven signs of the Lord Jesus Christ in John’s Gospel (see John 20:30-31). Scripture Reading: John 5:1-18 Introduction In the healing of the impotent man the Apostle John gives his readers a miracle, or sign, that is a kind of parable…

  • The Healing of the Blind Man, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This is the sixth in his series of studies on the seven signs of the our Lord Jesus Christ recorded in John’s Gospel prior to His death, burial and resurrection (see John 20:30-31). Scripture Reading: John 9:1-7 Introduction In the story of the healing of the man born blind, found in John…

  • The Gift of Tongues in the Book of Acts, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Through the gracious permission of Dr. John Walvoord, Editor, Bibliotheca Sacra, we are able to make available to our readers this article by Dr. Lewis Johnston (Dallas Assembly) which appeared first in that periodical. The article presents the problem relative to speaking in tongues and indicates a proper biblical approach.…

  • The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:1-17 “To begin a Gospel with a genealogy,” Maclaren comments, “strikes us modern Westerns as singular, to say the least of it. To preface the Life of Jesus with an elaborate table of descents through forty-one generations, and then to show that the forty-second had no real connection…

  • The First Sign: Water Into Wine, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This is the first of his series of studies on the seven signs of the Lord Jesus Christ recorded in John’s Gospel (see John 20:30-31). Scripture Reading; John 2:1-11 Introduction Webster has defined joy as, “The emotion excited by the acquisition of good.” It is one of the things that we all…

  • The First Passover, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This instructive and edifying article is the first of four studies on the Lord’s Supper. Scripture Reading: Exodus 12:1-13 Introduction The Lord Jesus left the Church two ordinances to observe until He comes again. First, He left the church baptism in water, which emphasizes one’s entrance into the church, the body…

  • The First Lord’s supper, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Not all of our readers will necessarily agree with Dr. Johnson’s strong Calvinistic position reflected in this article. While it is not the purpose of this publication to engage in controversy, the editor urges you to read this excellent and edifying study with an open Bible along with an open…

  • The Feeding of the Fifteen Thousand, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This is the fourth in his series of studies on the seven signs of our Lord Jesus Christ recorded in John’s Gospel prior to His death, burial and resurrection (see John 20:30-31). Scripture Reading: John 6:1-14 Introduction This incident in the ministry of the Lord Jesus, usually entitled, “The Feeding of the…

  • The Baptism of The King, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Click for Video Scripture Reading: Matthew 3:13-17 Have you ever had questions about the significance of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist? If so, this choice study not only answers the foregoing question but provides the reader with many other interesting and instructive thoughts centering on the…

  • Speaking In Tongues, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Through the gracious permission of Dr. John Walvoord, Editor, Bibliotheca Sacra, we are able to make available to our readers this article by Dr. Lewis Johnston (Dallas Assembly) which appeared first in that periodical. The article presents the problem relative to speaking in tongues and indicates a proper biblical approach.…

  • Queen Of The Experiences And The Everest Of Ethics, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Click for Video Scripture Reading: Matthew 7:7-12 I had rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous. —Thomas Lye The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer fetched the angel. —Thomas Watson Introduction William James once described prayer as “Intercourse with…

  • Personal Consolation from the Resurrection, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19, Matthew 28:16-20; John 11:25-17 Introduction My subject might just as well be entitled, “What the Resurrection Means to Me,” for it is essentially an attempt to lay stress on some of the more personal comforts that are mine when I think of the glorious event the Christian Church…

  • Paul and the Lord’s Supper, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Click for Video Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Introduction We have said often that the Lord Jesus left the church two ordinances to observe until He comes again. He left the church the ordinance of baptism, which emphasizes one’s initiation into the church, the body of Christ (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:13). And…

  • Master of Death, and Man of Feeling, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 9:18-26 Introduction Vital to the Christian faith is the doctrine of the two natures of Christ, the human and the divine. He is the MAN who stands for us, for He is one of us, and He is the GOD who saves us. He is not simply an…

  • Lord in Creation and Redemption, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Introduction One evening near the Sea of Galilee Jesus spoke to His disciples after a busy day of ministry and said, “Let us cross over to the other side.” When the multitude of people was dismissed, the disciples took their weary leader into a boat and began to make their…

  • Lazarus Loved and Raised, by S. Lewis Johnson

    This is Dr. Johnson’s concluding study on the seven signs of our Lord Jesus Christ in John’s Gospel prior to His death, burial and resurrection (see John 20:30-31). Scripture Reading: John 11:28-45 Introduction In this brief but arresting encounter, that between our Lord and the man who had been dead for four…

  • Jesus on the Sins of Our Age, by S. Lewis Johnson

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:21-32 Introduction If one were to single out the peculiar sins of our age, the latter half of the twentieth century, looming large in any listing would be the sins mentioned by our Lord in Matthew 5:21-32, the sins of murder, adultery, and divorce. In fact, they form a…

  • Israel and the Divine Purpose—Present and Future (Part 7), by S. Lewis Johnson

    The Leading Principle of All Divine Truth Introduction At this point in Romans eleven Paul seems to be caught up in the spirit of Wesley’s “Love Divine,” with its “lost in wonder, love and praise.” What can we say, when the apostle is so overcome? And as far as understanding…