Christian Ethics, Volume 2Nelson & Phillips, 1873 |
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absolutely action antagonism antecedent condition antithe appropriating attained becomes body character child children of God Christ community-life comp conceived condition conscience consequently contrary created creature Deut divine enjoyment essence essentially eternal evil existence Exod expression fact faith feeling fidelity freedom fulfilling God's harmony hence higher highest holy honor human immoral inasmuch individual inner James iv John iv John xvii Luke manifestation marriage Matt merely natural moral activity moral character moral communion moral community moral duty moral idea moral law moral love moral maturity moral person namely ness notion object Old Testament Pantheism parents peculiarity perfect phase polygamy possession prayer presupposes pure rational spirit reality realized reason relation religious revelation Schleiermacher Scriptures SECTION sensuous simply sinful society sparing sphere spiritual possession Testament theocracy things tion true truth unfallen unity virtue wisdom
Popular passages
Page 63 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Page 127 - Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Page 113 - So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants : we have done that which was our duty to do.
Page 124 - The design and construction of the outlet arrangements is one of the most important and at the same time most difficult features of the work.
Page 84 - The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eye"s" [Psa. xix, 8]. The question: is a thing good because God wills it, or does God will it because it is good ? contains for us no contradiction.
Page 126 - Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man ; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this do file th a man.
Page 258 - Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Page 173 - There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love...
Page 305 - He a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man.
Page 234 - Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?