Search for: spiritual
34861 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1119.8 (Matthew Henry)
… in spiritual or religious matters, from sound doctrine, instituted worship and church government, and a holy life. The apostle speaks of some very great apostasy …
34862 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1119.15 (Matthew Henry)
… inflicts spiritual judgments here, and eternal punishments hereafter, upon those who have no love to the truths of the gospel, who will not believe them, nor …
34863 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1119.22 (Matthew Henry)
… . The spiritual consolations God gives none shall deprive them of; and God will not take them away: because he love them with an everlasting love, therefore …
34864 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1120.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual protection, as well as the assistance, of godly and faithful ministers, for these are as the standard-bearers, who are most struck at; and therefore …
34865 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1120.8 (Matthew Henry)
… for spiritual blessings. Two things of the greatest importance the apostle prays for:—1. That their hearts may be brought into the love of God, to be in love with …
34866 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1124.9 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual and eternal blessings. If godly people have but little of the good things of the life that now is, yet it shall be made up to them in the good things …
34867 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1124.16 (Matthew Henry)
… , in spiritual-mindedness, in spiritual worship,— in faith, that is, in the profession of Christian faith,—and in purity or chastity.
34868 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1125.4 (Matthew Henry)
… live, spiritually dead, dead in trespasses and sins; they are in the world to no purpose, buried alive as to the great ends of living.
34869 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1126.2 (Matthew Henry)
… to spiritual privileges, not to any outward dignity or advantage (those misunderstood and abuse their religion who make it a pretence for denying the duties …
34870 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1128.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual warfare he went by rule, that he observed the laws of war ( 2 Timothy 2:5 ): If a man strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully …
34871 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1128.18 (Matthew Henry)
… a spiritual resurrection only. It is true, there is a spiritual resurrection, but to infer thence that there will not be a true and real resurrection of the …
34872 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1129.4 (Matthew Henry)
… their spiritual selves. Men love to gratify their own lusts, and make provision for them, more than to please God and do their duty. Instead of Christian charity …
34873 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1130.28 (Matthew Henry)
… all spiritual blessings are summed up. And it is the best prayer we can put up for our friends, that the Lord Jesus Christ may be with their spirits, to sanctify …
34874 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.4 (Matthew Henry)
… his spiritual relation to the apostle: My own (or my genuine ) son, not by natural generation, but by supernatural regeneration. I have begotten you through the …
34875 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.8 (Matthew Henry)
… and spiritual ordinances, and appointments for spiritual ends, derived from Christ the king and head of the church: for settling these was Titus left. And …
34876 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.9 (Matthew Henry)
… up spiritual sacrifices of prayers, praises, and alms. But properly we have no priest under the gospel, except Christ alone, the high priest of our profession …
34877 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.17 (Matthew Henry)
… a spiritual and heavenly conversation. Temperate; it comes from a word that signifies strength, and denotes one who has power over his appetite and affections …
34878 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.28 (Matthew Henry)
… and spiritual worship, set up by Christ instead of that bodily service under the law. (4.) A fearful judgment it is to be turned away from the truth, to leave Christ …
34879 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1132.7 (Matthew Henry)
… a spiritual, a love springing from a holy sanctified heart and regulated by the word; not a fond foolish love, indulging them in evil, neglecting due reproof …
34880 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1132.9 (Matthew Henry)
… the spiritual ends of its institution. In their preaching, therefore, the display of wit or parts, or of human learning or oratory, is not to be affected; but sound …