 | John Witherspoon - Justification (Christian theology) - 1830 - 360 pages
...selfdependence ; would lead them to himself and the grace treasured up in his Son, to " work in them the whole good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power." On the other hand, there are evangelical hypocrites. These begin upon the same principles, and their... | |
 | John Maclaurin - Sermons, English - 1830 - 644 pages
...places to a special exercise of his power. I. To his, sov^reiga good pleasure, " fulfilling in you all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith." Son;t> t lines, when we have account of the cause. of < faith, we are warned not to ascribe it to ourselves:... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - Christianity - 1831 - 240 pages
...waiting for Christ. 2 Thess. iii. 5. O that our God would count me worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power; that the name of the Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in me, and I in him, according to the grace... | |
 | Frederick Brotherton Meyer - 1890 - 236 pages
...should not we henceforth yield ourselves utterly to His divine husbandry, asking Him to fulfil in us the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power ? Only let us trust Him fully, and obey Him instantly and utterly; and as the years pass by, they shall... | |
 | Edward Aloysius Pace, Thomas Edward Shields - Catholic schools - 1920 - 646 pages
...we cannot but marvel and glorify God who has made you "worthy of His vocation and fulfilled in you all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith in power" (II Thess. I, 11). For as faith is expressed in deeds, so, conversely, is it strengthened... | |
 | Andrew Murray - Holy Spirit - 1888 - 414 pages
...unto all well-pleasing, strengthened with all might according to His glorious power.' ' May God fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power.' ' Working in us that which is well-pleasing in His sight.' (CoL i. 10, 11, 2 Thess. i. 11 ; 1 Thess.iv.... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School) General Assembly - 1867 - 240 pages
...abounding in love and hope, to pray that God would count them worthy of their calling, that they may fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in them, and they in Him, according to the... | |
 | Marcus Rainsford - Religion - 1985 - 480 pages
..."Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace... | |
 | Johanna Manley - Religion - 1990 - 1144 pages
...Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill ley 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the... | |
 | Robert E. Picirilli, W. Stanley Outlaw, Daryl Ellis - Religion - 1990 - 468 pages
...Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power. The "wherefore" is, literally, "unto (or, in reference to; or, with a view to) which." One possible... | |
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Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power... 
