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92661 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.3 (Matthew Henry)
… , by faithful reproofs, and pertinent and seasonable councils, to bring them to repentance. The original word, katartizete, signifies to set in joint, as a dislocated …
92662 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.8 (Matthew Henry)
… our faith, but helpers of our joy, 2 Corinthians 1:24. It is the word of God which is the only rule of faith and life; this they are concerned to study, and to open, and …
92663 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.11 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith, or to those who profess the same common faith, and are members of the same body of Christ, with us: though others are not to be excluded, yet these are to …
92664 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.13 (Matthew Henry)
… other faithful professors of the doctrine of Christ, lay open to. And, 3. Another part of their character was that they were men of a party spirit, and who had no …
92665 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.14 (Matthew Henry)
II. He acquaints us, on the other hand, with his own temper and behaviour, or makes profession of his own faith, hope, and joy; particularly,
92666 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.15 (Matthew Henry)
… with faith in Christ, as necessary to salvation. But Paul had a very different opinion of it; he was so far from being offended at the cross of Christ, or ashamed …
92667 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1098.17 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith and life, or that doctrine of the gospel, or way of justification and salvation, which he had laid down in this epistle, namely, by faith in Christ without …
92668 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1099.2 (Matthew Henry)
… . Every faithful minister of Christ (though his call and office are not of so extraordinary a nature) may, with our apostle, reflect on it as an honour and comfort …
92669 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1099.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith of Christ, and to the placing of our hope and trust in him. Note, Seniority in grace is a preferment: Who were in Christ before me, says the apostle ( Romans …
92670 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1099.8 (Matthew Henry)
… by faith and prayer. One inducement to pray for them was the good account he had of them, of their faith in the Lord Jesus and love to all the saints, Ephesians …
92671 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1099.10 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith in our souls. It is a difficult thing to bring a soul to believe in Christ, and to venture its all upon his righteousness, and upon the hope of eternal …
92672 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1100.4 (Matthew Henry)
… through faith in Christ Jesus, by means of which they come to partake of the great blessings of the gospel; and both that faith and that salvation on which it …
92673 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1100.7 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith, that they have no saving interest in Christ; and it must be a sad and deplorable thing for a soul to be without a Christ. Being without Christ, they were …
92674 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1100.8 (Matthew Henry)
… by faith, you are made nigh.” They were brought home to God, received into the church, taken into the covenant, and possessed of all other privileges consequent …
92675 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1100.9 (Matthew Henry)
… by faith, and among themselves by Christian charity, grow unto a holy temple, become a sacred society, in which there is much communion between God and his people …
92676 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1101.3 (Matthew Henry)
… his faithful servant and the object of his special protection and care, while I am thus suffering for him.” Observe, Christ’s servants, if they come to be prisoners …
92677 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1101.4 (Matthew Henry)
… works faith in Christ, as others. This was the great truth revealed to the apostles, namely, that God would call the Gentiles to salvation by faith in Christ …
92678 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1101.6 (Matthew Henry)
… , A faithful minister of Christ may be very humble, and think very meanly of himself, even when he thinks and speaks very highly and honourably of his sacred …
92679 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1101.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith of him ( Ephesians 3:12 ); that is, “By (or through) whom we have liberty to open our minds freely to God, as to a Father, and a well-grounded persuasion of audience …
92680 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1101.11 (Matthew Henry)
… , by means of the continual exercise of faith upon him. Faith opens the door of the soul, to receive Christ; faith admits him, and submits to him. By faith we are …