First, hath them in him, by way of abode and habitation. His work is an "evil work." John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone … Our spiritual condition is the outcome of much expenditure of our own vital energy.II. 1. The original word means simply teaching, and it embraces all kinds and matters of teaching — the assertion of facts, the elucidation of beliefs, as well as the affirmation and proof of dogmatic propositions. We may be afraid, if our hearts are not full of good things, it is not because there is any scantiness in the word or works of God; but because the ground is already preoccupied, or because there is in us too little relish for what is good and profitable.2. As first, of grace and holiness; they have not God to sanctify them and to communicate His Holy Spirit unto them. I would not it should be so with you; I warn you of it. What, then, have we obtained by flight? Oh, this wonderfully enlarges the power or opportunity of destroying our souls; this amazingly magnifies the dread business of the judgment. Wheresoever his book is, there may he be, undermining the foundations of morality and religion, poisoning the springs of life, and instigating others to be as sceptical or as debauched as himself. )That we lose not those things which we have wrought.The wrought work of the Divine Spirit within the soulW. Look to yourselves. ITS POSSIBLE EFFACEMENT. "Do not," you would say, "let your attention be distracted, or taken up by the things you see upon the road; do not let anything carry you out of your way, but 'look to yourself'; see that you are going right, see that you do not get betrayed into an unexpected snare, where you may lose yourself." Christian men, look to your selves. For is it not the case that we are influenced by the words we speak?(T. Guard the entrances. But with such teaching no sympathy can be found in the Bible. First, this conveyance of all good to us in the covenant of grace and in the name of Christ, it is the safest and surest dispensation. When a man is going upon a dangerous journey, in which he may be very apt to make a false step or a slip — and that slip may cost him his life — you would naturally say to him, "Look to yourself." Probably John wrote, "The things which we have wrought." He has left no system of theology. A. There is no salvation out of Christ (Acts 4:12). The affection of which he writes differs from matrimonial, parental, filial, and friendly love. Let us avoid those connections which would lead to the adoption of erroneous principles.(R. Its real meaning may be seen in the rendering of the Revised Version. The grass and water supply was scarcely sufficient for all, and as a result there were frequent quarrels between their herdmen. Oh, this wonderfully enlarges the power or opportunity of destroying our souls; this amazingly magnifies the dread business of the judgment. That one of the gods should descend from heaven, become incarnate, and bear universal sway, was a thought and a desire which haunted the ancients. Davies, M. A.Persecution had to a large extent ceased at the time when this Epistle was written, but a far more dangerous form was assumed, viz., the preaching of false doctrines. There is society among the angels of heaven; there is society in the being of God Himself. 4. If that be taken in connection with the preceding verse, where a man is represented as through half-heartedness, losing whatever he has gained, the unexpected but important lesson is obtained, that "to advance over-eagerly and to hang back are alike violations of duty."I. W. The original word means simply teaching, and it embraces all kinds and matters of teaching — the assertion of facts, the elucidation of beliefs, as well as the affirmation and proof of dogmatic propositions. (4) What will it be to meet "face to face" in heaven? Davies, M. A.1. 3. This is the commandment, according as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye might walk in it.- Darby BibleAnd this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. As a system of ethics, they say, the gospel is the best which has reached us from ancient times, but its miracles are legendary. There is a tendency at times to imagine that such matters are merely a question of temperament; that the vivacious man will be certain to go forward, and the languid man to hang back; and that neither can be held responsible for faults that arise from the peculiarities of their very natures. A tremendous responsibility rests upon us to-day. What have you done for your soul? 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