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92561 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.11 (Matthew Henry)
… and faith of the gospel would be vain: If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith vain, 1 Corinthians 15:14. This supposition admitted, would …
92562 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.12 (Matthew Henry)
… Christian faith, and for it. It is plain from this that those among the Corinthians who denied the resurrection meant thereby a state of future retribution …
92563 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.13 (Matthew Henry)
… have faith in Christ who can believe concerning him that he will leave his faithful servants, whether ministers or others, in a worse state than his enemies …
92564 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.15 (Matthew Henry)
… by faith united to him, are by his resurrection assured of their own. As he has risen, they shall rise; just as the lump is holy because the first fruits are so. He …
92565 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.21 (Matthew Henry)
… holy faith, that I die daily ,” 1 Corinthians 15:31. He was in continual danger of death, and carried his life, as we say, in his hand. And why should he thus expose himself …
92566 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.23 (Matthew Henry)
… his faithful servants, nor leave them exposed to such hardships and sufferings without any recompence or reward. They know he is not unfaithful nor unkind …
92567 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.37 (Matthew Henry)
… , through faith in him, believers become sharers in his conquests. They often rejoice beforehand, in the hope of this victory; and, when they arise glorious from …
92568 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1078.39 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith of the gospel, that gospel which he had preached and they had received, namely, That Christ died for our sins, and arose again the third day, according …
92569 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.8 (Matthew Henry)
… their faith; he would not meddle with their contributions without their consent. (1.) He tells them that they should give letters of credence, and send messengers …
92570 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.9 (Matthew Henry)
… of faithful and successful ministers, but only enkindle their zeal, and inspire them with fresh courage. Indeed, to labour in vain is heartless and discouraging …
92571 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.11 (Matthew Henry)
… bear faithful reproofs from their ministers, and not terrify and discourage them from doing their duty. 2. He warns them against despising him, 1 Corinthians …
92572 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the faithful ministers of the word, though not all in the same rank and degree. Pastors and teachers, as well as apostles and evangelists, while they are doing …
92573 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.13 (Matthew Henry)
… . Note, Faithful ministers are not apt to entertain jealousies of each other, nor suspect of such selfish designs. True charity and brotherly love think no …
92574 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.15 (Matthew Henry)
… faith of the gospel, and never desert nor renounce it. It is by this faith alone that he will be able to keep his ground in an hour of temptation; it is by faith that …
92575 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.17 (Matthew Henry)
… a faithful minister to hear better of a people by wise and good men of their own body than by common report, to find himself misinformed concerning them, that …
92576 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.18 (Matthew Henry)
… the faithful ministers of Christ, and endeavour to promote their usefulness. Such should be had in honourable esteem.
92577 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1079.21 (Matthew Henry)
… holy faith and holy living. An how much reason have all Christians to fear falling under this doom! If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema …
92578 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1080.3 (Matthew Henry)
… common faith, or in the work of the ministry) shows the humility of this great apostle, and his desire to recommend Timothy (though he was then a young man) to the …
92579 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1080.9 (Matthew Henry)
… with faith and patience. Note, (1.) What favours God bestows on us are intended not only to make us cheerful ourselves, but also that we may be useful to others. (2 …
92580 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1080.10 (Matthew Henry)
… their faith should not be weakened, but their consolations increased. In order to this he tells them, 1. What their sufferings had been ( 2 Corinthians 1:8 ): We would …