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92681 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1101.12 (Matthew Henry)
… our faith by a consideration of his all-sufficiency and almighty power. According to the power which worketh in us. As if he had said, We have already had a proof …
92682 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1102.1 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith, and regularity in life and practice. In what has gone before we have heard of Christian privileges, which are the matter of our comfort. In what follows …
92683 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1102.3 (Matthew Henry)
… not faithful friends to all Christians, and sworn enemies to all sin.
92684 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1102.8 (Matthew Henry)
… . One faith, that is, the gospel, containing the doctrine of the Christian faith: or, it is the same grace of faith (faith in Christ) whereby all Christians are saved …
92685 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1102.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the faith (till all true believers meet together, by means of the same precious faith) and of the knowledge of the Son of God, by which we are to understand, not …
92686 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1103.6 (Matthew Henry)
… , as faithful reprovers, or by that instructive light which is diffused by the holiness of your lives and by your exemplary walk.” Observe, The light of God’s …
92687 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.5 (Matthew Henry)
… with faithfulness. 3. They should have an eye to Jesus Christ in all the service that they perform to their masters ( Ephesians 6:5-6:7 ), doing service as to the Lord …
92688 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.8 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith, we must fetch in grace and help from heaven to enable us to do that which of ourselves we cannot do, in our Christian work and warfare. We should stir …
92689 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.10 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith in our Christian warfare, because we have spiritual enemies to grapple with, as well as of faith in our Christian work, because we have spiritual strength …
92690 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.14 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith and love. Faith and love include all Christian graces; for by faith we are united to Christ and by love to our brethren. These will infer a diligent observance …
92691 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.15 (Matthew Henry)
… God’s faithful ministers. Brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified. Observe what it is he would have them pray for in his behalf …
92692 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.16 (Matthew Henry)
… and faithful minister in the Lord. He was a sincere Christian, and so a brother in Christ: he was a faithful minister in the work of Christ, and he was very dear …
92693 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.17 (Matthew Henry)
… with faith. By peace we are to understand all manner of peace—peace with God, peace with conscience, peace among themselves: and all outward prosperity is included …
92694 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.4 (Matthew Henry)
… your faith, but are helpers of your joy, 2 Corinthians 1:24. They are not only the servants of Christ, but the servants of the church for his sake. Ourselves your …
92695 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.11 (Matthew Henry)
… precious faith with them, 2 Peter 1:1. Those who sincerely receive and embrace the gospel have fellowship in it from the very first day : a new-born Christian …
92696 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.20 (Matthew Henry)
… a faithful minister’s bonds? who preach in pretence, and not in truth? And yet even this may turn to the salvation of others; and Paul’s rejoicing in it turned …
92697 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.24 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith and of divine grace; it can reconcile the mind to death, and make us willing to die, though death is the destruction of our present nature and the greatest …
92698 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.25 (Matthew Henry)
… ; and faithful ministers can ill be spared when the harvest is plenteous and the labourers are few. Observe, Those who have most reason to desire to depart should …
92699 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.26 (Matthew Henry)
… our faith and joy of faith is very much for our furtherance in the way to heaven. The more faith the more joy, and the more faith and joy the more we are furthered …
92700 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.29 (Matthew Henry)
… . The faith of the gospel is the doctrine of faith, or the religion of the gospel. There is that in the faith of the gospel which is worth striving for. If religion …