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... no more than Paul did when he tells the Ephesian elders to " feed the Church of God . " So also the words : " When thou art converted strengthen thy brethren " can mean , in the light The Church and the Apostle Peter 119.
... no more than Paul did when he tells the Ephesian elders to " feed the Church of God . " So also the words : " When thou art converted strengthen thy brethren " can mean , in the light The Church and the Apostle Peter 119.
Page 134
... Council was a popular assembly of Christians . " All the multitude , " it is said , " held their peace " ( 15:22 ) . The elders were probably , as Hort says , elder brethren at the head of a great family of 134 The True Church.
... Council was a popular assembly of Christians . " All the multitude , " it is said , " held their peace " ( 15:22 ) . The elders were probably , as Hort says , elder brethren at the head of a great family of 134 The True Church.
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A Study (historical and Scriptural) Allen Macy Dulles. elder brethren at the head of a great family of brethren . In this assembly the Twelve exercise no control . James expresses his opinion and it has weight . The decision reached is a ...
A Study (historical and Scriptural) Allen Macy Dulles. elder brethren at the head of a great family of brethren . In this assembly the Twelve exercise no control . James expresses his opinion and it has weight . The decision reached is a ...
Page 138
... ( elders as Lightfoot translates ) and deacons suggests that at Philippi , just where we would expect it , in this Roman city , we have the beginning of the growth of a permanent ministry . Before this , the only suggestion of an officer ...
... ( elders as Lightfoot translates ) and deacons suggests that at Philippi , just where we would expect it , in this Roman city , we have the beginning of the growth of a permanent ministry . Before this , the only suggestion of an officer ...
Page 139
... elders . When Paul speaks of laying hands on Timothy , which he did in apparent connection with the elders of some church ( not of a modern presby- tery ) , there is no implication that here was any induc- tion into an office , but ...
... elders . When Paul speaks of laying hands on Timothy , which he did in apparent connection with the elders of some church ( not of a modern presby- tery ) , there is no implication that here was any induc- tion into an office , but ...
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Page 105 - Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Page 105 - And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them...
Page 244 - That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Page 107 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the LORD Almighty...
Page 230 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.
Page 106 - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt...
Page 67 - And she may still exist in undiminished vigour when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's.
Page 94 - Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Page 288 - Samuel, and of the prophets : who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Page 254 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.