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... thou forsaken me ? " who , for our sakes , lived the life of the righteous , but died the death of the sinner . All this must be considered if we would understand the full meaning of the Apostle , when he says 42 THE CHRISTIAN.
... thou forsaken me ? " who , for our sakes , lived the life of the righteous , but died the death of the sinner . All this must be considered if we would understand the full meaning of the Apostle , when he says 42 THE CHRISTIAN.
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... thou . " It tells them , that while God is good , and great , and merciful in himself , he cannot be so to them , while they con- tinue what they are . This is the general ground of the world's enmity to God . But our subject of ...
... thou . " It tells them , that while God is good , and great , and merciful in himself , he cannot be so to them , while they con- tinue what they are . This is the general ground of the world's enmity to God . But our subject of ...
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... thou prepared me . ” * And that body was indeed the temple of God . He was " Immanuel , God with us . " The Word , says St. John , " was made flesh , and tabernacled among us ( and we beheld his glory , the glory as of the only begotten ...
... thou prepared me . ” * And that body was indeed the temple of God . He was " Immanuel , God with us . " The Word , says St. John , " was made flesh , and tabernacled among us ( and we beheld his glory , the glory as of the only begotten ...
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... thou hast led captivity captive ; thou hast received gifts for men , yea , even for the rebellious , that the Lord God might dwell among them . " His " dwelling among them " is frequently connected with the idea of a temple . When ...
... thou hast led captivity captive ; thou hast received gifts for men , yea , even for the rebellious , that the Lord God might dwell among them . " His " dwelling among them " is frequently connected with the idea of a temple . When ...
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... thou into their secret . " Our " affections " must be " set on things above , " * withdrawn alto- gether from all that is unlawful , and not immoderately fixed on things that are law- ful ; and the only way to ensure this is " to love ...
... thou into their secret . " Our " affections " must be " set on things above , " * withdrawn alto- gether from all that is unlawful , and not immoderately fixed on things that are law- ful ; and the only way to ensure this is " to love ...
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Page xi - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God...
Page 109 - And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Page 203 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Page 167 - But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Page 14 - I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
Page 128 - Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot...
Page 215 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder ; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps, and they sung as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the elders; and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Page 20 - Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 157 - ... But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you ; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not...
Page 155 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.