Search for: The Spirit of Christ—true faith
1001 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1104.17 (Matthew Henry)
… in the fountain, or the love and favour of God, but grace in the streams, the grace of the Spirit flowing from that divine principle, faith and love including …
1002 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1110.22 (Matthew Henry)
… the yoke of bondage, Galatians 5:1. And the imposition of them is invading the authority of Christ, the head of the church, and introducing another law of commandments …
1003 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1111.14 (Matthew Henry)
… of the grace of Christ. And this in all wisdom. The proper office of wisdom is to apply what we know to ourselves, for our own direction. The word of Christ must …
1004 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1113.10 (Matthew Henry)
… energy of the divine Spirit. Note, Wherever the gospel comes in power, it is to be attributed to the operation of the Holy Ghost; and unless the Spirit of God accompany …
1005 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1114.16 (Matthew Henry)
… spirit was a perverse spirit; contrary to the light of nature, and contrary to humanity, contrary to the welfare of all men, and contrary to the sentiments of …
1006 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1117.9 (Matthew Henry)
… , here, the sleep of death will be no prejudice to the spiritual life, much less to the life of glory hereafter. On the contrary, Christ died for us, that, living and …
1007 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1117.16 (Matthew Henry)
… quench the Spirit if we do not stir up our spirits, and all that is within us, to comply with the motions of the good Spirit; and as fire is quenched by pouring water …
1008 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.3 (Matthew Henry)
… Christ were the servants of God, according to the faith of God’s elect. Their doctrine agreed with the faith of all the elect from the beginning of the world …
1009 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.19 (Matthew Henry)
… in the scripture, is a true and infallible word; the word of him that is the amen, the true and faithful witness, and whose Spirit guided the penmen of it. Holy men …
1010 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1131.28 (Matthew Henry)
… from the truth, to leave Christ for Moses, the spiritual worship of the gospel for the carnal ordinances of the law, or the true divine institutions and precepts …
1011 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1133.10 (Matthew Henry)
… is the fruit, not the cause, of election: God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth, 2 …
1012 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1137.9 (Matthew Henry)
… in the gospel by the Spirit of Christ; and therefore Christ is worthy of more glory than Moses, and of greater regard and consideration. This argument the apostle …
1013 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1138.8 (Matthew Henry)
… of heaven, which is the repose and perfection of nature and grace too, where the people of God shall enjoy the end of their faith and the object of all their …
1014 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1138.14 (Matthew Henry)
… is the sword of the Spirit, Ephesians 6:17. It is the two-edged sword that cometh out of the mouth of Christ, Revelation 1:16. It is sharper than any two-edged sword …
1015 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1141.14 (Matthew Henry)
… to the antitype. But the priesthood of Christ carries in it, and brings along with it, a better hope; it shows us the true foundation of all the hope we have towards …
1016 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1144.20 (Matthew Henry)
… from the filthiness of the flesh as well as of the spirit. The priests under the law were to wash, before they went into the presence of the Lord to offer before …
1017 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1146.26 (Matthew Henry)
… what Christ has called his people to. Sufferings are apt to sour the spirit and sharpen the passions; but the children of God must follow peace with all men …
1018 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1147.3 (Matthew Henry)
… of subsistence to their brethren. The spirit of Christianity is a spirit of love. Faith works by love. The true religion is the strongest bond of friendship …
1019 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1148.18 (Matthew Henry)
… from the standard of truth, the things which you have received from the Lord Jesus and by the direction of his Spirit.” The loose opinions of Sinon, and the Nicolaitans …
1020 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1149.20 (Matthew Henry)
… of faith make it grow perfect, as the truth of faith makes it act. [5.] Such an acting faith will make others, as well as Abraham, friends of God. Thus Christ says to …