Religion and Life: Chapel Addresses by Members of the Faculty of the Meadville Theological SchoolSherman, French, 1909 - 272 pages |
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... Testament type of religion in having comparatively little to say about wisdom or knowledge , and the pursuit of it , as a religious duty . Many of the Old Testa- ment writers dwelt fondly upon " the wise man " and his excellences . They ...
... Testament type of religion in having comparatively little to say about wisdom or knowledge , and the pursuit of it , as a religious duty . Many of the Old Testa- ment writers dwelt fondly upon " the wise man " and his excellences . They ...
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... Testament says little about such virtues , they are more and more needful in our modern life , and the lack of them spoils much of the goodness of the sentimentally good . A lit- tle heathen philosophy even , as distinct from reli- gion ...
... Testament says little about such virtues , they are more and more needful in our modern life , and the lack of them spoils much of the goodness of the sentimentally good . A lit- tle heathen philosophy even , as distinct from reli- gion ...
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... Testament and for Christianity . The suffering which was necessary for those on whom the blow fell was no doubt acute . But we can endure suffering if we know that good will come out of it in the long run . The whole inspiration of the ...
... Testament and for Christianity . The suffering which was necessary for those on whom the blow fell was no doubt acute . But we can endure suffering if we know that good will come out of it in the long run . The whole inspiration of the ...
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... Testament is aware , for sacrifices of various kinds , and the first book of Kings tells us that on one occasion Solomon offered unto the Lord two and twenty thousand oxen and a hun- dred and twenty thousand sheep ; nor are the ...
... Testament is aware , for sacrifices of various kinds , and the first book of Kings tells us that on one occasion Solomon offered unto the Lord two and twenty thousand oxen and a hun- dred and twenty thousand sheep ; nor are the ...
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... Testament indications that there were some , even at a very early date , who saw this as clearly as we can see it now , and who pointed out even then the only true method of salvation . In the first book of Samuel we read , " Behold ...
... Testament indications that there were some , even at a very early date , who saw this as clearly as we can see it now , and who pointed out even then the only true method of salvation . In the first book of Samuel we read , " Behold ...
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Page 28 - One family we dwell in Him, One Church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream, of death...
Page 14 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him?
Page 38 - The wrong that pains my soul below I dare not throne above, I know not of His hate, — I know His goodness and His love.
Page 81 - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek : he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God...
Page 121 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Page 14 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 234 - Behold, we know not anything; I can but trust that good shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all, And every winter change to spring. So runs my dream ; but what am I ? An infant crying in the night; An infant crying for the light, And with no language but a cry.
Page 81 - ... The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me ; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek ; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God ; to comfort all that mourn...
Page 73 - O friend, my bosom said, Through thee alone the sky is arched, Through thee the rose is red. All things through thee take nobler form, And look beyond the earth, The mill-round of our fate appears A sun-path in thy worth. Me too thy nobleness has taught To master my despair; The fountains of my hidden life Are through thy friendship fair.
Page 122 - For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son ; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.