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41281 Christ and His Righteousness, p. 49.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… their spirituality. To the unspoken charge of the Pharisees that He was ignoring and undermining the moral law, He replied by saying that He came for the purpose …
41282 Christ and His Righteousness, p. 53.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… so spiritual—that an angel could render no more than simple obedience. Yea, more, the law is the righteousness of God—a transcript of His character—and since …
41283 Christ and His Righteousness, p. 85.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.” Romans 7:14. A man who is sold is a slave; therefore, the man who is sold under sin is the slave of sin. Peter brings to view …
41284 The “Christian” Demand for War, p. 8.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… and spiritual powers. On Christmas night, 1702, he cut to pieces all the Turks he could find in his dominions.”
41285 Civil Government and the Decalogue, p. 5.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
2. The inspired declaration is that “the law is spiritual.” Romans 7:14. This is spoken, not merely of the first four commandments, but of the whole law. Let us dwell upon this point for a few moments.
41286 Civil Government and the Decalogue, p. 5.3 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… or spirituality in the last six than in the first four. Although they define human duties, there is in them no human element. They are spiritual, and obedience …
41287 Civil Government and the Decalogue, p. 6.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… wholly spiritual. If it is not kept spiritually, it is not kept at all. There is no such thing as degrees in the commandments, so that a man may keep them half way …
41288 Civil Government and the Decalogue, p. 6.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… .” A spiritual ruler justly requires spiritual obedience. He can punish for violation of a spiritual law. But a civil ruler cannot execute spiritual law. Therefore …
41289 Civil Government and the Decalogue, p. 7.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… is spiritual, and that which is not spiritual is not to the slightest degree obedience to it.
41290 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 27.4 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ;
41291 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 48.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… are spiritual and eternal in their nature, there will be no difficulty, and the study of the promise to the fathers will be a delight and a blessing.
41292 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 67.4 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture …
41293 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 76 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
The Terms “Spiritual” and “Literal”
41294 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 76.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the “spiritual” seed of Abraham. People talk as though the word “spiritual” were opposed to “literal.” But this is not the case. “Spiritual” is opposed only to “fleshly …
41295 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 76 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
The Spiritual is Real
41296 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 76.3 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… be spiritual, yet they will be real. Spiritual things are not imaginary things. Indeed, that which is spiritual is more real than that which is fleshly, because …
41297 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 77 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
All True Believers are Spiritual
41298 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 77.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… wholly spiritual, otherwise we are not true children of God. Our everyday life of work and business is to be a spiritual life. “Ye are not in the flesh, but in the …
41299 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 82.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… were spiritual and eternal. “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, ... was not yea and nay, but in Him is yea. For how many soever be the promises …
41300 The Everlasting Covenant, p. 82.5 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the spiritual seed, that the fleshly seed are Ishmaelites and bondservants, and not the children of Isaac. “In Isaac shall thy seed be called,” and Isaac was born …