Expository Lectures on the General Epistle of James: Tr. from the German |
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... rich treasures of his wisdom and expe- rience was ready to communicate to them all spiritual gifts . The apostle , reflecting upon the sufferings and afflic- tions to which his brethren were at that time exposed , and desirous to assist ...
... rich treasures of his wisdom and expe- rience was ready to communicate to them all spiritual gifts . The apostle , reflecting upon the sufferings and afflic- tions to which his brethren were at that time exposed , and desirous to assist ...
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... rich , in that he is made low : because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away . For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat , but it withereth the grass , and the flower thereof falleth , and the grace of the fashion of ...
... rich , in that he is made low : because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away . For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat , but it withereth the grass , and the flower thereof falleth , and the grace of the fashion of ...
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... rich . " - These words remind us of a distinction among mankind , not essential indeed to our nature , but very palpably marked , and pervading the whole of social life . We divide men into two classes , the rich and the poor , or ( to ...
... rich . " - These words remind us of a distinction among mankind , not essential indeed to our nature , but very palpably marked , and pervading the whole of social life . We divide men into two classes , the rich and the poor , or ( to ...
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... rich or poor , but in relation to that which the future seems to deny or to promise ; and as that person appears the richest and most highly favoured , on whom , besides the abundant present , the future smiles full of promise ; so that ...
... rich or poor , but in relation to that which the future seems to deny or to promise ; and as that person appears the richest and most highly favoured , on whom , besides the abundant present , the future smiles full of promise ; so that ...
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... rich and poor , are alike involved ; the humilia- tion of our sinful and mortal nature . And how , you ask , can the rich rejoice and glory in this ? Yes , since Christ , who appeared among us in the likeness of sinful flesh , has ...
... rich and poor , are alike involved ; the humilia- tion of our sinful and mortal nature . And how , you ask , can the rich rejoice and glory in this ? Yes , since Christ , who appeared among us in the likeness of sinful flesh , has ...
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Page 15 - For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Page 157 - Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law : but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Page 145 - Ye lust and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Page 122 - For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind : But the tongue can no man tame ; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Page 181 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
Page 110 - And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, 'Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness': and he was called the Friend of God.
Page 145 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.
Page 158 - Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Page 216 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly, that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 169 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.