 | Missions - 1841 - 712 pages
...us to live not unto ourselves, but unto him who died for us. Our constant language will be, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesns my Lord. " " Were tlio whole realm of... | |
 | Sermons, American - 1813 - 502 pages
...coteuiporarics, in the literary world, and raise him to eminenee. — For such an one to exelaim — " "What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ, yea doubtless and I count all things but loss, for the excelleney of thfr knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord" — must have carricd with... | |
 | William Clayton - Sermons, English - 1814 - 420 pages
...zeal, persecuting the church ; " touching the righteousness which is in the law, " blameless. But what things were gain to me, " those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, " and I count all things but loss for the excellency " of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for " whom I have suffered... | |
 | Thomas Bell - Faith and works - 1814 - 514 pages
...than themselves. Verse 25thf I supposed it necessary to send you Epaphroditus. Chap. iii. 7, 8. What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss: And do count theni but dung, that I may win Christ." In all these places the word signifies... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Bible - 1814 - 184 pages
...Goo in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Je.< sus, and have no confidence in the flesh. But •what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord ; for whom I have suffered the... | |
 | Samuel Whitman - Atonement - 1814 - 390 pages
...OBJECTION. The apostle Paul speaks of his own righteousness in strong terms of disapprobation. "What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea., doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus ray Lord: for whom I have suffered the... | |
 | Harriet Newell, Leonard Woods - Missionaries' spouses - 1814 - 260 pages
...— which in his view, was only parting •with trifles, to purchase a pearl of great price, "What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea} doubtless, and I count alt things loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I have suffered... | |
 | William Bates - Presbyterianism - 1815 - 530 pages
...interest in Christ, the Reconciler and Restorer of man to the favour and fellowship of God. " But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ; yea doubtless, I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord, for whom 1... | |
 | William Dell - Society of Friends - 1816 - 608 pages
...knowledge of Christ, and right faith in him, as he himself testifies, Phil. iii. 7, &c. saying, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ; yea doubtless, and 1 count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord, for whom I... | |
 | Joseph Benson - Christian literature, American - 1817 - 630 pages
...: Nor do they confide in any creature for rest or happiness. But they say with the apostle, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord — I count them but dung that... | |
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But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung,... 
