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33301 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1054.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirituality of the law, having some correctness of character, without knowing his inward depravity. When the commandment came to his conscience by …
33302 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1054.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the spirituality of God’s law, and the evil of our own hearts, and hatred of moral evil. And many believers have adopted the apostle’s language, showing that …
33303 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1055.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual good of those that love God; in breaking them off from sin, bringing them nearer to God, weaning them from the world, and fitting them for heaven …
33304 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1056.1 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual seed of Abraham. (6-13) Answers to objections against God’s sovereign conduct, in exercising mercy and justice. (14-24) This sovereignty is in God’s …
33305 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1058.4 (Matthew Henry)
… judgments, spiritual judgments are the sorest; of these the apostle is here speaking. The restoration of the Jews is, in the course of things, far less improbable …
33306 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1059.1 (Matthew Henry)
… their spiritual gifts, in their respective stations. (3-8) Exhortations to various duties. (9-16) And to peaceable conduct towards all men, with forbearance and …
33307 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1059.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual body, some are fitted for and called to one sort of work; others for another sort of work. We are to do all the good we can, one to another, and for the …
33308 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1059.4 (Matthew Henry)
… same spiritual truths; and when you come short of that, yet agree in affection. Look upon worldly pomp and dignity with holy contempt. Do not mind it; be not in …
33309 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1060.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual death, and out of the sleep of spiritual deadness. Considering the time; a busy time; a perilous time. Also the salvation nigh at hand. Let us mind …
33310 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1061.4 (Matthew Henry)
… ; that spiritual joy wrought by the blessed Spirit in the hearts of believers, which respects God as their reconciled Father, and heaven as their expected …
33311 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1064.2 (Matthew Henry)
… all spiritual gifts. He speaks of utterance and knowledge. And where God has given these two gifts, he has given great power for usefulness. These were gifts …
33312 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1065.4 (Matthew Henry)
… to spirituality, as the basest sensuality. The sanctified mind discerns the real beauties of holiness, but the power of discerning and judging about common …
33313 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1066.4 (Matthew Henry)
… such. Spiritual pride is abominable; it is using the greatest favours of God, to feed our own vanity, and make idols of ourselves. But let every man take heed; there …
33314 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1066.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual riches of a true believer; "All are yours," even ministers and ordinances. Nay, the world itself is yours. Saints have as much of it as Infinite Wisdom …
33315 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1067.1 (Matthew Henry)
The true character of gospel ministers. (1-6) Cautions against despising the apostle. (7-13) He claims their regard as their spiritual father in Christ, and shows his concern for them. (14-21)
33316 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1068.2 (Matthew Henry)
… ashamed. Spiritual pride and false doctrines tend to bring in, and to spread such scandals. How dreadful the effects of sin! The devil reigns where Christ does …
33317 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1069.4 (Matthew Henry)
… his spiritual body. Other vices may be conquered in fight; that here cautioned against, only by flight. And vast multitudes are cut off by this vice in its various …
33318 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1070.6 (Matthew Henry)
… our spiritual concerns.
33319 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1074.3 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow …
33320 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 1074.5 (Matthew Henry)
… to spiritual judgements. But fearful believers should not be discouraged from attending at this holy ordinance. The Holy Spirit never caused this scripture …