Christ's Presence Consecrating His Church
J. Macdonald, M. A. 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 SPEAKER. 1. The beaming of His essential glory. 2. How our Lord claims to Himself omnipresence. 3. That our Lord here claims to Himself self-existence, independent existence. 4. Our Lord does not contemplate His own existence as a contingency. II. THE ACKNOWLEDGED RELATION IN WHICH CHRIST STANDS TO HIS CHURCH. 1. Our Lord declares His headship. 2. The declaration which He here makes of His mind towards the Church (1) condescension; (2) faithfulness. III. THE VIEW HERE GIVEN BY CHRIST HIMSELF OF THE CHURCH. 1. The amount, "two or three." The Church small in the world. 2. The unobstrusibe, humble character of the Church. 3. The special bond of the Church. IV. THE GRACIOUS PROMISE WHICH CHRIST HERE MAKES TO THE CHURCH AS THUS EXERCISED. (J. Macdonald, M. A.) 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. WEB: Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.