Search for: The Spirit of Christ—true faith
941 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 731.15 (Matthew Henry)
… of the prophets, but of their prophecies, not only of Christ, but of Christianity, of the gospel of Christ; it is not only the faithful word of God which the prophets …
942 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 733.34 (Matthew Henry)
… . (5.) Faith is the knowledge of Christ, and without knowledge there can be no true faith. Christ’s way of gaining the will and affections is by enlightening the …
943 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 777.20 (Matthew Henry)
… , the things of God shall by the gospel of Christ be brought to a clearer light than ever ( 2 Timothy 1:10 ), and the people of God shall by the grace of Christ be …
944 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 851.3 (Matthew Henry)
… quarter. Christ has opened the kingdom of heaven for all believers. Whoever will may come and take of the water of life, of the tree of life, freely. 3. The name given …
945 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 864.9 (Matthew Henry)
… , and the more of God, the brighter it shines and the sweeter it tastes. I will save them in the word of the Lord (so the Chaldee), for the sake of Christ, the eternal …
946 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.25 (Matthew Henry)
… from the terror of it. It is the day of the Lord, the day of his judgment, who knows how to separate between the precious and the vile. In the everlasting gospel …
947 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 916.15 (Matthew Henry)
… understand the church of the first-born, of true believers, these sons of oil may be meant of Christ and the Spirit, the Redeemer and the Comforter. Christ is …
948 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 924.18 (Matthew Henry)
… is true that that is one of the fruits of the pouring out of the Spirit, whence we read of the joy of the Holy ghost ), but it follows, They shall mourn; for there is …
949 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 925.4 (Matthew Henry)
… and the unclean spirit, the prophets that are under the influence of the unclean spirit, to pass out of the land. The devil is an unclean spirit; sin and uncleanness …
950 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 929.9 (Matthew Henry)
… of righteousness, ( Psalms 4:5 ), the offering of prayer, and praise, and holy love, that they may be the true worshippers, who worship the Father in spirit and in truth …
951 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 934.15 (Matthew Henry)
… him. The good Spirit, as the Comforter of the brethren, witnesses that they are the children of God; the evil spirit, as the accuser of the brethren, does all he …
952 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 935.27 (Matthew Henry)
… filthiness of flesh and spirit, all that which come out of the heart, and defiles the man. The heart must be purified by faith, and entire for God; must be presented …
953 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 944.88 (Matthew Henry)
… . While faith kept up, he kept up above water: but when faith staggered, he began to sink. Note, The sinking of our spirits is owing to the weakness of our faith; we …
954 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 948.34 (Matthew Henry)
… literally of little children; of them Christ was speaking, Matthew 18:2, 18:4. The infant seed of the faithful belong to the family of Christ, and are not to be despised …
955 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 955.43 (Matthew Henry)
… religion; the enjoyments of the world—estate, credit, interest, power, preferment, must be improved for the honour of Christ. The ordinances of the gospel, and …
956 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 985.41 (Matthew Henry)
… the pollutions of the world, and yet are still under the power of the god of this world, 2 Peter 2:20. The house is swept, but it is not washed; and Christ hath …
957 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 991.8 (Matthew Henry)
… .” Let the discoveries of faith be more clear, the desires of faith more strong, the dependences of faith more firm and fixed, the dedications of faith more entire …
958 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 997.37 (Matthew Henry)
… souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, immediately are in joy and felicity; the spirits of just men are immediately made …
959 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 998.43 (Matthew Henry)
… it. The Spirit in the word and the Spirit in the heart say the same thing. Christ’s scholars never learn above their bibles in this world; but they need to be learning …
960 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 999.105 (Matthew Henry)
… a cunning man. He was a genuine son of honest Jacob, not only of his seed, but of his spirit. 2. A sincere professor of the faith of Israel; he was true to the religion …