 | Robert Kerr - 1866 - 272 lehte
...become united to Jesus Christ you must do the Gospel will of God, by which souls are born from above. " Of His own will begat He us by the word of truth :" " being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth... | |
 | Charles Henry Mackintosh - 1867 - 224 lehte
...witnesses. The former is the result of the action of the Divine will and power ; as we read in James, " Of His own will begat He us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures." The latter, on the contrary, is a thing... | |
 | Adam Blyth - 1867 - 154 lehte
...enlightening the eyes." Thus the Bible is the instrument which God employs for the conversion of the soul. " Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth." And the Saviour's prayer for his disciples was, " Sanctify them through thy truth ; thy word is truth."... | |
 | Adolph Saphir - 1867 - 218 lehte
...sovereign and powerful will of God through the implanting of the word of truth ? Can they also say, " Of his own will begat He us by the word of truth, that we might be the first fruits of his creation "? If you understand Paul aright, James will only... | |
 | William Lindsay - 1867 - 376 lehte
...тrpштоTOIUOV the same extensive reference? There seems to be authority for this in Jas. i. 18 : "Of His own will begat He us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of His creatures." The spiritual birthright is common to all... | |
 | William Landels - 1868 - 346 lehte
...revolution in his character, though traceable to his belief of the Gospel, is a Divine work, for, " Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth." All the holy traits which beautify his life, though they be the natural consequences of that Gospel... | |
 | William Kelly - 1868 - 372 lehte
...communicated to the mind, but there is a new kind of life or nature which the soul never had before. " Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth." Not only have we the begetting on God's part, but also the word of truth, the instrumental means. It... | |
 | John Wesley - 1869 - 714 lehte
...above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 17 h and to perfection ; not laying again thefoundat that we might be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. 18 If Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let... | |
 | Samuel Minton - 1869 - 358 lehte
...— No more than it excludes them from regeneration. The normal process is described by the words, ' Of His own will begat He us by the word of truth.' What is the nature of the process, where the mind is not sufficiently matured to receive the word of... | |
 | John Nelson Darby - 1869 - 256 lehte
...delighted Him. He was bringing in truth to people's souls. " Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." " Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth." " Now are ye clean through the word which I have spoken to you." Truth sets everything to rights; it... | |
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Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 
