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18801 The Signs of the Times, vol. 21 October 24, 1895, page 659 paragraph 3
… be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you …
18802 The Signs of the Times, vol. 21 October 24, 1895, page 659 paragraph 40
… , the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.” John 16:7. And Peter said on the day of Pentecost: “This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof …
18803 The Signs of the Times, vol. 21 October 31, 1895, page 688 paragraph 1
… the comfort with it, that in him was no sin while in the flesh, therefore his life, while we confess it, cleanses us from sin. E. J. W.
18804 The Signs of the Times, vol. 21 December 12, 1895, page 772 paragraph 14
… Christians comfort themselves with the thought that they live “moral” lives, and that therefore they are as well off as though they were Christians. Let all …
18805 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 1
“Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 .
18806 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 2
There are two questions that one naturally wishes to have answered when reading this text, namely, What mourners shall be comforted? and, When shall they be comforted?
18807 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 3
… “to comfort all that mourn.” Isaiah 61:2. God is no respecter of persons. He does not single out special cases to be the recipients of his grace. This promise is for …
18808 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 4
… Lord comforts such mourners is shown by his whole earthly life, and is specially manifest in the case of the widow of Nain, and at the grave of Lazarus. He has …
18809 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 5
But death is the result of sin. “By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin.” 1 Corinthians 15:56. If it were not for sin, there would be no mourning. Therefore the Lord specially comforts those who mourn for their sins.
18810 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 6
… be comforted one must know where comfort is to be obtained. The mourner must believe this promise of the Lord, and become acquainted with him through it. There …
18811 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 7
… to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation …
18812 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 January 16, 1896, page 33 paragraph 9
… the comfort there is in him. As “the joy that was set before him” enabled him to endure the cross, and despise the shame, so the joy that there is in him enables us …
18813 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 April 30, 1896, page 276 paragraph 1
… the comfort that we can get from Christ lies in the knowledge that he was made in all things as we are. Otherwise we should hesitate to tell him of our weaknesses …
18814 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 June 18, 1896, page 370 paragraph 17
… , and comfort ourselves with the assurance that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. God doesn’t condemn even when he convicts of sin; and nobody else …
18815 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 August 6, 1896, page 483 paragraph 29
… to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation …
18816 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 August 6, 1896, page 483 paragraph 30
… is comfort in the thought that God is all-powerful. Therefore there is comfort in all his exhortations and commandments, since he does not expect us to act …
18817 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 September 3, 1896, page 546 paragraph 2
… and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ …
18818 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 September 3, 1896, page 547 paragraph 14
“That we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.”
18819 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 September 3, 1896, page 547 paragraph 32
… to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4. He takes upon himself all the reproaches …
18820 The Signs of the Times, vol. 22 September 3, 1896, page 547 paragraph 33
… and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” In the book of Job this is made manifest. “Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that …