He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. Here, then, is your confidence. Understanding Celibacy. xviii. "I am, as Thy creature, wholly dependent on Thee; without Thee, faith must die, and hope expire; without Thee, love must decay and perish. 7 ad 3m II. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. Verse 8. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. See "Spurgeon's Sermons", Nos. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. Hence he entreats God to see and disclose it, and then taking his hand to lead him in a way which, unlike the way of the wicked (Psalm 1:6), does not perish, but ends in everlasting life. xviii. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. iii. ad probam IV. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. When used as an adjective, this is how the dictionary describes the meaning of perfect- adjective prfikt 1. He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. David praises God for the truth of his word4. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 1, 2. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. "But how do you know all this? 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. xlix. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. (Admonition 23.) For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? 5, 6. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. cxxxviii. How shall we learn to walk by His side? The Promise of Peace You keep him in perfect peace You keep him in perfect peace. The "Lord will," says he, the "Lord will." He looks on all through his life, and he feels sure that what God has done and is doing he will carry on even to the end. 19-24). "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. It goes on in secret, as far from human vision as if it were deep down in some subterraneous cavern, but God sees it and directs the mysterious and complicated tissue, as if it were a piece of delicate embroidery. The worst thing that can happen to anyone is for the mercy of God to depart from the person. This is one of the most famous statements in the Old Testament, and rightly so, because it expresses the heart of a great spiritual leader at the end of his life. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. 23, 24). In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. 17, 18).2. So, here is an attempt at a definition: the glory of God is the infinite beauty and greatness of God's manifold perfections. 18, 19. 15. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. To reprove some prevalent impieties in human conduct. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. 1, 2. Here is what we see in this text: the promise of peace, the God of peace, and the recipient of peace. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. v. 22). Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. He wasnt saying O Lord, please perfect that which concerns me. He wasnt also making a wish. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. Do as the man did with the bad banknote, throw it down on the highway or into a ditch, and run away from it. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. Chapter i. 24).(W. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. For the Chief Musician. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. Put your hope in God. xlix. iii. Conclusion . solely via the power of the Holy Spirit. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. 1, 2. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. David praises God for the truth of his word4. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. One of my favorite scriptures is this confession from the psalmist David: "The LORD will perfect that which concerns me" (Psalm 138:8, NKJV). It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. xlix. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? His omniscience. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? But this is more especially true in the work of grace in the heart. He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. Never; but it issues in eternal glory. A Psalm by David. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. vi. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. vi. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. 3. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 24).(W. (Isa. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old Testament. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. 2. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. vi. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. and the merit of his perfect obedience is applied to us for our forgiveness. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. vi. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingIntroduction. He will revive us."--HOS. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. "(Archbishop Temple. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. xviii. To Dominicus, Bishop. The conclusion of the strophe is striking. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. Louis Zamperini: Unbroken Hero and Olympic Athlete. God has made us so. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. 24).(W. This must ever be our first appeal, to mercy. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. We become unconscious of everything by long use. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. ad probam IV. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. "(Archbishop Temple. 19-22).3. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. He is in (1)Heaven. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. How it would honor God! If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. 18, 19. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. (Psa. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. To Dominicus, Bishop. 19-22). To Dominicus, Bishop. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. His omnipresence. If we had such a window we should pray for shutters, and should keep them closed.God omniscientWeekly Pulpit. Those who live much in refined and educated society acquire refinement insensibly. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage [1454] . It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. xlix. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. As Romans 8:28-30 says: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. Introduction. vi. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." How shall we learn to walk by His side? Jesus knows the difficulties of life today. xviii. xlix. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Ps. cxxxviii. His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. To Dominicus, Bishop. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Then I would exhort you to get rid of it. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. OURSELVES. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. 7 ad 3m II. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great, The Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. For the Chief Musician. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. 18 " Ep., cxxx. How shall we learn to walk by His side? [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. Chapter i. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Like when Jesus in Mark 4:39 said Peace be still. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? When I healed people, Christ did that through me. 1. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Rom. The poet returns to the opening words of the psalm, and prays for a new experience of Jehovah's searching scrutiny, that he may not be given over to self-conceit. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. ad probam IV. 18, 19. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. Hoyt, D. D.)God's knowledge of manW. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. ad probam IV. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. Why should not we have like confidence? And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. A History of the Half-Way Covenant. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. If it be God's plan for you for life you will carry it through. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. 19-22).3. We see that mercy has provided for the ruined life to be restored and built up again according to the plan of the great Architect. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. We become unconscious of everything by long use. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)Constant.II. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. 17, 18).2. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. "(Archbishop Temple. lxxxv. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. Did the Almighty pause in the middle of creation and leave His work unfinished? . "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. v. 22). The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. 17, 18).2. Get a grip at this, thou troubled one, and by a personal faith say, "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me."

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