 religion ' means the love and wor"ship of God and the love and service of man. We believe the "Scripture that of a truth God is no respecter of persons, but that "in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is "accepted of Him.  The Christian Observer - Page 4261813Full view - About this book
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1828 - 924 pages
...and onr Lord and his apostles published, this religion, was it not as true as it is at this moment, that in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him ? As far as our argument against the necessity of diffusing our beneficent faith can be maintained... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 434 pages
...experience teaches, and. God's own word declares, of his paternal character and mercy. We believe, that in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him ; that whosoever lives according to the light he has, shall never be condemned for the want of opportunities... | |
 | Church of England, Thomas Newland - 1829 - 696 pages
...nelius, (Acts, x. 34.) " Of a truth I perceive, " that God is no respecter of persons ; but in " every nation he that feareth God and worketh " righteousness, is accepted of him." These passages seem to import, that those who make the best use of the measure of light that is allowed... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock, Thomas Smart Hughes - Theology - 1830 - 500 pages
...has limited this privilege : for he does not say that men of all nations are accepted of God ; but that in every nation ' he that feareth God and worketh righteousness ' is accepted of him. Now, one great end of the Christian religion being to instruct us in the fear of God, and in works... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 580 pages
...righteous persons in it ; by which we may conjecture, what he thought of all the world b. And I know " that in every nation he that feareth God, and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him ;" and that "he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is the rewarder of them that... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 568 pages
...righteous persons in it ; by which we may conjecture, what he thought of all the world b. And I know " that in every nation he that feareth God, and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him ;" and that " he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is the rewarder of them... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodist Church - 1830 - 568 pages
...also ; that he is " rich in mercy to all that call upon him," according to the light they have ; and that " in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him." 4. But to return. This is the nature of that love, whereof the apostle is here speaking. But what are... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock - 1830 - 500 pages
...has limited this privilege : for he does not say that men of all nations are accepted of God ; but that in every nation ' he that feareth God and worketh righteousness' is accepted of him. Now, one great end of the Christian religion being to instruct us in the fear of God, and in works... | |
 | John Bainbridge Smith - Theology, Doctrinal - 1830 - 540 pages
...however, cannot apply to those who have had no opportunity of hearing the Gospel; in this case we find, that " in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted with him:" for as St. Paul says, " how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard f ?" Those... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1830 - 612 pages
...infers so directly and the Scriptures testify so plainly! If we had but the single declaration of Peter, that, ' In every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted with him,' should we need any more? We thank God, this is plain and explicit enough for us ; and one... | |
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