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... Lord's day , no place but was the Lord's house , no minute but was the appointed time , the day of salvation . When the clouds of persecution , disease , or poverty , hung heavily over their fellows , it needed not , as unhappily is the ...
... Lord's day , no place but was the Lord's house , no minute but was the appointed time , the day of salvation . When the clouds of persecution , disease , or poverty , hung heavily over their fellows , it needed not , as unhappily is the ...
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... Lord warns us with peculiar earnestness and emphasis : " Verily , verily I say unto you , " saith he to Nicodemus , " except a man be born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God . " Now a man is said to be born again , or converted ...
... Lord warns us with peculiar earnestness and emphasis : " Verily , verily I say unto you , " saith he to Nicodemus , " except a man be born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God . " Now a man is said to be born again , or converted ...
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... Lord . The para- lytic Eneas of Lydda was made whole by a miracle , and he , with many others , were turned unto the Lord . The like often occurred during the first ages of the Church . The afflicted and the sick were often healed by ...
... Lord . The para- lytic Eneas of Lydda was made whole by a miracle , and he , with many others , were turned unto the Lord . The like often occurred during the first ages of the Church . The afflicted and the sick were often healed by ...
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... Lord brought him back , like the prodigal son , to his father's house . " Through much tribulation we hearken to thy word , " saith the Scripture , and , " Lord , in the time of trouble will they call on thee . " Christian brethren ...
... Lord brought him back , like the prodigal son , to his father's house . " Through much tribulation we hearken to thy word , " saith the Scripture , and , " Lord , in the time of trouble will they call on thee . " Christian brethren ...
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... Lord took advantage to engraft thereon his teach- ing concerning the kingdom of God , and led the ex- pectants on , step by step , to acknowledge that his king- dom was not meat and drink , and sensual pleasure , and earthly glory , but ...
... Lord took advantage to engraft thereon his teach- ing concerning the kingdom of God , and led the ex- pectants on , step by step , to acknowledge that his king- dom was not meat and drink , and sensual pleasure , and earthly glory , but ...
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Page 196 - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Page 221 - Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : * which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Page 206 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Page 21 - God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he giveth to all life and breath and all things...
Page 217 - 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. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Page 150 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone ; in Whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : in Whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Page 112 - God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen ; yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 70 - ... for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Page 78 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short : it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none ; and they that weep, as though they wept not ; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not ; and they that buy, as though they possessed not ; and they that use this world, as not abusing it : for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 24 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.