Search for: Church body
2781 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 864.21 (Matthew Henry)
… the church, the one only head of it, not only a head of government, as of the body politic, but a head of vital influence, as of the natural body. To believe in Christ …
2782 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.2 (Matthew Henry)
… ), the church of the ten tribes, the body of the people, who were brethren, and in a special manner with the heads and leaders, who were as the mother by whom the rest …
2783 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.32 (Matthew Henry)
… Christian church, then, 1. God had mercy on those who had not obtained mercy. Those found favour with God, and became the children of his love, who had been long …
2784 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 869.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the church out of her troubles he should at the same time point out our salvation by Christ, which other salvations were both figures and fruits of; and, though …
2785 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 881.12 (Matthew Henry)
… . The church is called God’s threshing, and the corn of his floor ( Isaiah 21:10 ); but if men make it their threshing, and the chaff of their floor, they shall be sure …
2786 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 886.11 (Matthew Henry)
… visible church-membership, and the privileges of that, their temple, altar, and priesthood, these were, more than any thing, the excellencies of Jacob; but, when …
2787 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 890.22 (Matthew Henry)
… Christian church, the gospel-Israel, in the world, and shall have its accomplishment more and more in the enlargement of it and the additions made to it, till …
2788 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 896.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the church’s King; he is Jehovah; he heads them, passes before them, brings them out of the land of their captivity, brings them into the land of their rest. He is …
2789 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 910.10 (Matthew Henry)
… his church, to bring down and destroy the enemies of it, its spiritual enemies, of which the destruction of Babylon, and other oppressors of God’s people, in …
2790 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 911.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the church, yet did not plead his former merits in answer to this reproof for his present remissness, but submitted to it. Joshua’s business, as high priest …
2791 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 913.16 (Matthew Henry)
… his church; for it is a prevailing intercession, always acceptable, and him the Father heareth always ( Zechariah 1:13 ): The Lord answered the angel, this angel …
2792 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 915.8 (Matthew Henry)
… his church. His eyes run to and fro through the earth. 3. God himself will beautify him, and put honour upon him: I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord …
2793 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 920.18 (Matthew Henry)
… the church by the conversion of many foreigners, Zechariah 8:20-8:23. This was fulfilled but in part when, in the latter times of the Jewish church, there were …
2794 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 922.10 (Matthew Henry)
… gospel-church, and Jews and Gentiles became one fold, John 10:16. In order to this ( Zechariah 10:8 ) I will hiss for them, or, rather, whistle for them, as the shepherd …
2795 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 922.11 (Matthew Henry)
… , The church of Christ is a growing body, as long as it is in the present state of minority, till it comes to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. There …
2796 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 923.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the bodies of men. David speaks of God’s rod and his staff ( Psalms 23:4 ), a correcting rod and a supporting staff. One of these staves was called Beauty, denoting …
2797 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 924.3 (Matthew Henry)
… his church by inspiriting his friends and dispiriting his enemies, and will eternally save all his chosen by forming their spirits anew.
2798 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 924.12 (Matthew Henry)
… mystical body, God gives more abundant honour to that part which lacked, that there may be no schism in the body (see 1 Corinthians 12:22-12:25 ), which is the reason …
2799 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 925.4 (Matthew Henry)
… . The church of the Jews, when they were addicted to idols, did also dote much upon false prophets, who flattered them in their sins with promises of impunity …
2800 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 928.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the church in Christ, its founder and Father, should engage us carefully to preserve the purity of the church and to guard against all corruptions. [3.] They were …