“I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness towards the house of Israel which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and …
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The Existence and the Creed of Devils Considered
With A Word Concerning Apparitions Thou believest that there is one God. Thou doest well. The devils also believe, and tremble. JAMES 2:19 ONE grand motive which induced St. James to write this epistle, was, to stifle and repress a most dangerous error, which, even …
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THE BRAZEN SERPENT
JOHN 3:14, 15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. Jesus and his salvation were the substance of all the ancient …
EXCESSIVE GRIEF AT THE DEATH OF FRIENDS
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not.—1 Thess. 4:13. WE have occupied four days in explaining to you the parable of Lazarus, bringing out the treasure that we found in a body covered …
THE CHRISTIAN IMPERFECT, YET A SAINT
COLOSSIANS 3:12.—“Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering.” IT appears singular to the reader of St. Paul’s Epistles, that the apostle in one passage speaks of Christians as perfect, and in another …
CONNECTION BETWEEN FAITH AND WORKS
JAMES 2:24.—“Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.” THIS affirmation of the inspired apostle James seems to flatly contradict that famous assertion of the inspired apostle Paul which is so often quoted, as containing the pith …
We Differ From Unbelievers In Our Estimate Of Things.
We differ from unbelievers in our estimate of things. The unbeliever surveys the heavens and worships them, because he thinks them a divinity; he looks to the earth and makes himself a servant to it, and longs for the things of sense. But not so …
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THE CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIFE AND THE SUPERNATURAL
In the Acts of the Apostles, Christianity is spoken of as “the Way” and Christians as “those of the Way.” This mode of speech witnesses to the fact that from the very beginning Christianity was looked upon as more than a creed, more than a …
The Confessions of St. Augustine; Book 13: Chapters 34-38
CHAPTER XXXIV—HE BRIEFLY REPEATS THE ALLEGORICAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS (CHAPTER 1), AND CONFESSES THAT WE SEE IT BY THE DIVINE SPIRIT. We have also examined what Thou willedst to be shadowed forth, whether by the creation, or the relation of things in such an order. …
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The Confessions of St. Augustine; Book 13: Chapters 31-33
CHAPTER XXXI—WE DO NOT SEE “THAT IT WAS GOOD,” BUT THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF GOD, WHICH IS IN US. But they who by Thy Spirit see these things, Thou seest in them. Therefore when they see that these things are good, Thou seest that they …
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