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... heaven . A Christian means properly one who is Christ's ; one who belongs to Christ ; one who is a servant , a friend , a brother of Christ . It means one , who to the uttermost of his ability conforms his whole life to Christ's Gospel ...
... heaven . A Christian means properly one who is Christ's ; one who belongs to Christ ; one who is a servant , a friend , a brother of Christ . It means one , who to the uttermost of his ability conforms his whole life to Christ's Gospel ...
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... heaven , of Christ , of Christ's Gospel , or the atonement of his most precious blood . Now if such persons were , as a matter of course , called by some other name than Christian , men would be more afraid to 6 The name of Christian .
... heaven , of Christ , of Christ's Gospel , or the atonement of his most precious blood . Now if such persons were , as a matter of course , called by some other name than Christian , men would be more afraid to 6 The name of Christian .
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... heaven is a net that gathereth of every kind , ( see Matt . 13. 47. ) and how far from improbable it is that we may be ourselves amongst those whom the angels shall cast out at the end of the world . We forget , in short , that as he ...
... heaven is a net that gathereth of every kind , ( see Matt . 13. 47. ) and how far from improbable it is that we may be ourselves amongst those whom the angels shall cast out at the end of the world . We forget , in short , that as he ...
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... heaven , but who plainly care only for the things of earth ; who encounter the perils of distant navigation , and provoke the enmity of inoffensive tribes , for ob- jects of luxury , which these hold cheap ; who indulge on their arrival ...
... heaven , but who plainly care only for the things of earth ; who encounter the perils of distant navigation , and provoke the enmity of inoffensive tribes , for ob- jects of luxury , which these hold cheap ; who indulge on their arrival ...
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... heaven , the child , the parent , the brother , or the friend , whom our eyes may no more behold ! Useful it will here be to us , though painful , to compare ourselves in these things with the disciples , who were called Christians ...
... heaven , the child , the parent , the brother , or the friend , whom our eyes may no more behold ! Useful it will here be to us , though painful , to compare ourselves in these things with the disciples , who were called Christians ...
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Page 173 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Page 301 - When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Page 109 - For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me : and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Page 161 - But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Page 53 - And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee : for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake : for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Page 178 - Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker ! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or Thy work, He hath no hands...
Page 327 - Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
Page 256 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee ; how much less this house that I have builded...
Page 88 - But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Page 145 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the Last Days.