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... elect " according to the foreknowledge of God , in sanctification of the spirit , unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ " ( I : I ) , and , " 2 Peter " is sent to such as have " like precious faith ” ( 1 : 1 ) . In ...
... elect " according to the foreknowledge of God , in sanctification of the spirit , unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ " ( I : I ) , and , " 2 Peter " is sent to such as have " like precious faith ” ( 1 : 1 ) . In ...
Page 113
... elect among the Gentiles . the number of The Church is to be full . Jesus rejected the secular Israel , which rejected Him . The new Church , what Jesus called " My Church , " is the church " which by recognizing Me as Messiah will take ...
... elect among the Gentiles . the number of The Church is to be full . Jesus rejected the secular Israel , which rejected Him . The new Church , what Jesus called " My Church , " is the church " which by recognizing Me as Messiah will take ...
Page 129
... elect two men , one of whom , selected by lot , succeeds Judas ( Acts 1 : 16 ) , and there is no mention of any apostolic influence or authority or ordination . This absence of authority in the filling of a vacancy in their own number ...
... elect two men , one of whom , selected by lot , succeeds Judas ( Acts 1 : 16 ) , and there is no mention of any apostolic influence or authority or ordination . This absence of authority in the filling of a vacancy in their own number ...
Page 141
... elect , or have elected , and not ordain . ( See Gore , p . 257. Cf. Stephanus Thes . Græcæ Linguæ . ) What concerns us is that these functionaries were not appointed by the apostles , nor ordained by the apostles , according to any ...
... elect , or have elected , and not ordain . ( See Gore , p . 257. Cf. Stephanus Thes . Græcæ Linguæ . ) What concerns us is that these functionaries were not appointed by the apostles , nor ordained by the apostles , according to any ...
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... elect bishops and deacons , it is clear that the plurality of bishops was not altogether a thing of the past . That is , a number of elders did episcopal duty in one church . The date of the Didache can only be inferred , but this ...
... elect bishops and deacons , it is clear that the plurality of bishops was not altogether a thing of the past . That is , a number of elders did episcopal duty in one church . The date of the Didache can only be inferred , but this ...
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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.