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... idea , there- fore , of having heaven , without holiness , is like the idea of having health without be- ing well , it is a contradiction in terms . Christianity may be considered as a di- : vinely revealed system of medical treat- ment ...
... idea , there- fore , of having heaven , without holiness , is like the idea of having health without be- ing well , it is a contradiction in terms . Christianity may be considered as a di- : vinely revealed system of medical treat- ment ...
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Thomas Erskine. The very idea of pardon supposes the ex- istence of law and condemnation . Yes , to be sure , it does . Christianity is a remedial system engrafted on a system of law . When man was originally created , the al- ternatives ...
Thomas Erskine. The very idea of pardon supposes the ex- istence of law and condemnation . Yes , to be sure , it does . Christianity is a remedial system engrafted on a system of law . When man was originally created , the al- ternatives ...
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... idea of missing this object , is not a base fear it is the horror which a pure spitit feels at the thought of mixing with pollution , and of being tainted by it ! The desire of doing that which is fight for its own sake , is in truth'a ...
... idea of missing this object , is not a base fear it is the horror which a pure spitit feels at the thought of mixing with pollution , and of being tainted by it ! The desire of doing that which is fight for its own sake , is in truth'a ...
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... idea of being only a receiver . Alas ! this pride is his foolishness , for it hath separat- ed him from the ever full and ever flowing fountain of divine love . He was formed 2 a happy member of the happy family of God , 63.
... idea of being only a receiver . Alas ! this pride is his foolishness , for it hath separat- ed him from the ever full and ever flowing fountain of divine love . He was formed 2 a happy member of the happy family of God , 63.
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... idea of putting down self , as self , is unintelligi- ble . Yet the fall of man consists in self having taken the place of God in the heart , and the object of the Christian duty of self- denial , is not merely to pay homage to God ...
... idea of putting down self , as self , is unintelligi- ble . Yet the fall of man consists in self having taken the place of God in the heart , and the object of the Christian duty of self- denial , is not merely to pay homage to God ...
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Page 223 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God ; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man; but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. Then, when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Page 148 - Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion ; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Page 144 - He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
Page 55 - O Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Page 152 - Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience...
Page 172 - And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
Page 166 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Page 145 - If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Page 152 - For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your consciences from dead works to serve the living God.
Page 20 - For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.