 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled...  A System of Revealed Religion ... - Page 821819Full view - About this book
 | Future punishment - 1829 - 148 pages
...seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them and embraced them" — and well they might, since " God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs...hope set before us, which hope we have as an anchor sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail, w.hither the forerunner is for us... | |
 | Future punishment - 1829 - 148 pages
...seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them and embraced them" — and well they might, since " God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs...upon the hope set before us, which hope we have as ananchorsure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail, whither the forerunner is... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - Congregational churches - 1829 - 276 pages
...swore by himself, saying, SURELY blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. — For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for...which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us; which hope we... | |
 | John Everitt Good - Sermon on the mount - 1829 - 692 pages
...cannot be doubted. The oath of Jehovah renders it sure. " Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...hope set before us : which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil ; whither the forerunner... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Conversion - 1829 - 250 pages
...by himself. ' For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show...which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to Jay hold on the hope set before us : which hope we... | |
 | John Owen - Religion - 302 pages
...which reflects the greatest dishonour on God, and tendeth to the ruin of human society. Vs. 17 — 20. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto...set before us : which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into tliat within the veil ; whither the Forerunner... | |
 | Ada R. Habershon - Religion - 1957 - 244 pages
...which are written in heaven. — Heb. xii. 23. and Oath Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of His...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. — Heb. vi. 17, 18. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the... | |
 | David Martyn Lloyd-Jones - Religion - 1971 - 598 pages
...is right and customary and taught of God. Then he proceeds to argue that even God Himself has taken an oath, 'that by two immutable things, in which it...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us'. In the light of all this the case for not taking an oath in a Court of Law as based upon this Scripture... | |
 | Francis A. Schaeffer - Religion - 1994 - 436 pages
...seems to me that the New Testament itself relates the work of Christ to these cities. Hebrews says, For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for...might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refitge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both... | |
 | Sermons, American - 2000 - 268 pages
...unchanging, just like God the Father is. I read about the immutability of Jesus Christ in Hebrews 6:18: "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." In that passage the Lord wants to affirm His Word. It says when He swore to Abraham, "because he could... | |
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