"Be Bible Christians, not systems Christians" was his maxim "My endeavor is to bring out of Scripture what is there, and not to thrust in what I think might be there. A self-described "moderate Calvinist" or, more plainly, a "Biblical Christian," Simeon believed that the Bible should speak for itself. You can find his views on almost every key text in the Bible What Simeon experienced in the word was remarkable.
#Horae homileticae series
Opposing all human systems of divinity, Simeon's commentary is also marked by an avoidance of any possible systemization of God's Word and entanglement with theological controversies. Simeon's Works, as they were published 1832, fill twenty-one large octavo volumes, and the title-page reads, 'Horae Homileticae or Discourses (principally in the form of Skeletons) now first digested into one continued Series and forming a Commentary upon every book of the Old and New Testament to which is annexed an improved Edition of a Translation of Claude's Essay on the Composition of a. Horae Homileticae is the best place to go for researching Simeon's theology. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to. DISCOURSE: 1004 CHRIST’S COMMISSION Isaías 61:1. His test for a sermon, as he teaches in Horae Homileticae, is threefold: does it humble the sinner, exalt the Saviour and promote holiness? Horae Homileticae de Charles Simeon Isaías 61. Simeon's aim with this commentary is "Instruction relative to the Composition of Sermons." To this end, his exposition of the Scriptures is designed to maintain a focus on the more general aspects of a passage over and above possible treatments of particulars. Rather, they are a chapter-by-chapter study with explanations of the most important and instructive verses in each chapter. These expository outlines (or "skeletons") are not a verse-by-verse explanation of the English Bible.
In this resource Charles Simeon covers Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles (Song of Solomon) and Isaiah (chapters 1 through 26). In the series' seventh volume Simeon provides expert analysis on four Old Testament books. Charles Simeon eloquently expounds on scripture in the classic Horae Homileticae Collection.
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