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34981 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1162.10 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual darkness: But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, 1 John 2:11. Spiritual light is instilled by the Spirit of grace, and one of the first-fruits …
34982 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1162.21 (Matthew Henry)
From the whole of these verses we should observe the purity and spirituality of the apostolical doctrine. The animal life must be subjected to the divine; the body with its affections should be swayed by religion, or the victorious love of God.
34983 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1162.25 (Matthew Henry)
… and spiritual endowments, by the Spirit of grace. They are anointed into a similitude of their Lord’s offices, as subordinate prophets, priests, and kings …
34984 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1162.32 (Matthew Henry)
… new spiritual nature is derived from the Lord Christ. He that is constant to the practice of religion in trying times gives good evidence that he is born from …
34985 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1163.10 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual union with, continuance in, and saving knowledge of, the Lord Christ.
34986 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1163.13 (Matthew Henry)
… ; the spiritual seminal principle of holiness remaineth in him. Renewing grace is an abiding principle. Religion, in the spring of it, is not an art, an acquired …
34987 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1163.23 (Matthew Henry)
… in spiritual death, as it is usually called, or abiding in the corrupt deadly temper of nature. But as these passages more naturally denote the state of the …
34988 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1163.29 (Matthew Henry)
… intended spiritual good, and then they may depend upon receiving the good things they ask for; and this supposition may well be made concerning the petitioners …
34989 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1163.32 (Matthew Henry)
… , and spiritual union with him, through his Son, and by a holy converse with him; and God dwells in us by his word, and our faith fixed on him, and by the operations …
34990 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1164.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and spiritual professors that had now risen. 1. To caution: “ Beloved, believe not every spirit; regard not, trust not, follow not, every pretender to the Spirit …
34991 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.2 (Matthew Henry)
… , are spiritually descended from God, and accordingly are to be beloved; as it is added: Every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten …
34992 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.3 (Matthew Henry)
… intellectual spiritual conquest of this world: For whatsoever is born of God, or, as in some copies, whosoever is born of God, overcometh the world, 1 John 5:4. He …
34993 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.7 (Matthew Henry)
… need spiritual water; such as can reach the soul and the powers of it. Accordingly, there is in and by Christ Jesus the washing of regeneration and the renewing …
34994 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.15 (Matthew Henry)
… ; et Spiritus est qui testimonium perhibet, quia Spiritus est veritas; quia tres testimonium perhibent, Spiritus et aqua et sanguis, et isti tres in unum sunt …
34995 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.23 (Matthew Henry)
… his spiritual wants and sorrowful circumstances. 3. He sees and admires the wisdom and love of God in preparing and sending such a Saviour to deliver him from …
34996 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.25 (Matthew Henry)
… our spiritual and glorious life, Colossians 3:4. From him life is communicated to us, both here in heaven. And thereupon it must follow, (1.) He that hath the Son hath …
34997 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.30 (Matthew Henry)
… death spiritual and evangelical, that is, are inconsistent with spiritual and evangelical life, with spiritual life in the soul and with an evangelical …
34998 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1165.33 (Matthew Henry)
… , in spiritual conjunction with both by the inhabitation and operation of their Spirit: and, that you may know how great a dignity and felicity this is, you must …
34999 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1166.7 (Matthew Henry)
… any spiritual blessing should be conferred on sinful mortals. (2.) Mercy —free pardon and forgiveness; those who are already rich in grace have need of continual …
35000 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1167.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of spiritual life; this stock is increasing, and, while spiritual treasures are advancing, the soul is in a fair way to the kingdom of glory. 2. His good wish for …