| Thornhill Kidd - 1817 - 804 pages
...by your faith ; for now we live if ye stand fast in the Lord." And again, "for what is our hope, our joy, or crown of rejoicing ? Are not even ye, in the...presence of our Lord Jesus Christ,* at his coming?" And even now, "ye are our glory and joy." 3. As true Christians, they were a credit to Christianity,... | |
| Thomas Belsham - Unitarianism - 1817 - 384 pages
...he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 10. 1 Thess. ii. 1 9. " For what is our hope, our joy, our crown of rejoicing ? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ?" Comp. chap. iv. 16. 11. 2 Thess. i. 6 — 10. " — when the Lord Jesus Christ shall be revealed... | |
| James Lindsay - Dissenters, Religious - 1818 - 520 pages
...regret, that he had been prevented from seeing them, the apostle breaks out into this animated appeal, " For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing?...presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, at his coming?" If Paul had hot been assured, that the feelings of attachment, which he cherished towards his Thessalonian... | |
| John Evans - Baptists - 1819 - 444 pages
...in behalf of this truth is addressed by the apostle Paul to the primitive church, 1 Thess. chap.ii. 19. for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing,...the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For YE ARE OUR GLORY and JOY ! At the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, he should meet them, and recognise... | |
| Theology, Doctrinal - 1819 - 488 pages
...<• 1 Thess. ii. 8. « 2 Thess. i. 11, 12. * 2 Gor. itii. 15. • 2 Tim. ii. 10. ' 2 Cor. vii. 3. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?...the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming k ? I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ1.... | |
| Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1820 - 548 pages
...gospel only, bat our own souls also, because ye were dear to us. For what is our hope, our joy, our crown of rejoicing, are not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? for ye are our glory and joy." And what can attract our love, what can merit our esteem, what can... | |
| Congregational churches - 1837 - 552 pages
...imparted unto you not the gospel of God only, -but our own souls also, because ye were dear unto us. What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are...presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" "God is my record," said the same apostle to another church, "how greatly I long after you all in the... | |
| Arminianism - 1819 - 996 pages
...instrumentality. The apostle Paul encouraged the true ministers of Christ to expect this felicity. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?...the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? for ye are our glory and joy." p. 227 — 230. From the above extracts some opinion may be formed of... | |
| Richard Shackleton - Quakers - 1822 - 242 pages
...to me; so that, according to my measure, I can join a remnant in adopting the apostle's expression: 'For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?...the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? for ye are our glory and joy.' To the Lord alone be the praise of his own works, but ' let his own... | |
| Richard Shackleton - 1822 - 240 pages
...to me; so that, according to my measure, I can join a remnant in adopting the apostle's expression: 'For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?...the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? for ye are our glory and joy.' To the Lord alone be the praise of his own works, but ' let his own... | |
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