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92781 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1119.17 (Matthew Henry)
… salvation. Faith and holiness must be joined together, as well as holiness and happiness; therefore our Saviour prayed for Peter that his faith might not …
92782 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1119.22 (Matthew Henry)
… the faithfulness of God, and it is good hope through grace; the free grace and mercy of God are what they hope for, and what their hopes are founded on, and not on …
92783 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1119.23 (Matthew Henry)
… in faith, and of a doubtful mind, or if we are halting and faltering in our duty, no wonder if we are strangers to the pleasures and joys of religion. What is it that …
92784 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1120.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and faithful ministers. And, 3. Ministers need, and therefore should desire, the prayers of their people. How remarkable is the humility, and how engaging the …
92785 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1120.6 (Matthew Henry)
… is faithful to his relation, a faithful God and a faithful friend; we may depend upon his filling up all the relations he stands in to his people. Let it be our …
92786 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1120.8 (Matthew Henry)
… without faith in Jesus Christ. We must wait for Christ, which supposes our faith in him, that we believe he came once in flesh and will come again in glory: and …
92787 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1120.23 (Matthew Henry)
… our faith and practice to this our sufficient and only rule, which is able to make us wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Amen.
92788 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.4 (Matthew Henry)
… in faith: the gospel is the foundation on which we build; it is by faith that we come to God at first ( Hebrews 11:6 ), and it must be in the same way, and by the same principle …
92789 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.7 (Matthew Henry)
… . (3.) Faith unfeigned must also accompany it, for it is love without dissimulation: the faith that works by it must be of the like nature, genuine and sincere. Now …
92790 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.9 (Matthew Henry)
… found faithful in this great trust!
92791 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.10 (Matthew Henry)
… me faithful; and none are counted faithful but those whom he makes so. Christ’s ministers are trusty servants, and they ought to be so, having so great a trust …
92792 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.15 (Matthew Henry)
… a faithful saying. It is a faithful saying, and therefore worthy to be embraced in the arms of faith: it is worthy of all acceptation, and therefore to be received …
92793 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.17 (Matthew Henry)
… without faith it is impossible to please God, Hebrews 11:6. Fifthly, Those who believe on Christ believe on him to life everlasting; they believe to the saving …
92794 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1121.19 (Matthew Henry)
… faith and a good conscience: Holding faith and a good conscience, 1 Timothy 1:19. Those that put away a good conscience will soon make shipwreck of faith. Let …
92795 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1122.5 (Matthew Henry)
… in faith and verity, and they must also be faithful and trusty.
92796 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1122.6 (Matthew Henry)
… in faith without doubting ( James 1:6 ), or, as some read it, without disputing, and then it falls under the head of charity.
92797 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1122.7 (Matthew Henry)
… in faith, and charity, and holiness, with sobriety .
92798 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1122.8 (Matthew Henry)
… in faith, and charity, and holiness, with sobriety: and women, under the circumstance of child-bearing should by faith lay hold of this promise for their support …
92799 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1123.5 (Matthew Henry)
… counted faithful, putting them into the ministry: if God is pleased to make any in some degree able and faithful, let him have the praise and glory of it. 4. For …
92800 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1123.6 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith in a pure conscience, 1 Timothy 3:9. Note, The mystery of faith is best held in a pure conscience. The practical love of truth is the most powerful preservative …