![]() What should we desire, but that all our purposes may agree with God's holy will? Commentary on Proverbs 19:22 ![]() Those that would be wise in their latter end, must be taught and ruled when young. The spared and spoiled child is likely to become a man of great wrath. When parents keep under foolish tenderness, they do their best to render children a comfort to them, and happy in themselves. God has chosen the poor of this world, to be rich in faith, and heirs of his kingdom. This truth is clearly taught in words enough to alarm the stoutest sinner. We abuse the doctrine of free grace, if we think that it does away the necessity and advantage of obedience. If we keep God's word, God's word will keep us from every thing really hurtful. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come. ![]() Commentary on Proverbs 19:15Ī sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor it brings them to want. Commentary on Proverbs 19:14Ī discreet and virtuous wife is more valuable than house and riches. It shows the vanity of the world, that we are liable to the greatest griefs where we promise ourselves the greatest comfort. Commentary on Proverbs 19:12Ĭhrist is a King, whose wrath against his enemies will be as the roaring of a lion, and his favour to his people as the refreshing dew. He attains the most true glory who endeavours most steadily to overcome evil with good. It is very unseemly for one who is a servant to sin, to oppress God's free-men. Commentary on Proverbs 19:10Ī man that has not wisdom and grace, has no right or title to true joy. Those only love their souls aright that get true wisdom. It encourages our faith that he had so large an experience of the sorrows of poverty. Commentary on Proverbs 19:7Ĭhrist was left by all his disciples but the Father was with him. His gifts to us are past number, and all the gifts of men to us are fruits of his bounty. We are without excuse if we do not love God with all our hearts. Those that tell lies in discourse, are in a fair way to be guilty of bearing false-witness. Here we may see how strong is men's love of money. Men run into troubles by their own folly, and then fret at the appointments of God. What good can the soul do, if without knowledge? And he sins who will not take time to ponder the path of his feet. It is not from faith to works, as if faith put us into a justified state, and then works kept us in it but it is all along from faith to faith it is faith pressing forward, and gaining the victory over unbelief.Commentary on Today's Verse Complete ConciseĪ poor man who fears God, is more honourable and happy, than a man without wisdom and grace, however rich or advanced in rank. Faith is all in all, both in the beginning and progress of Christian life. ![]() It is the righteousness of Christ, who is God, coming from a satisfaction of infinite value. It is necessary that we have a righteousness to appear in before him: there is such a righteousness brought in by the Messiah, and made known in the gospel a gracious method of acceptance, notwithstanding the guilt of our sins. God is a just and holy God, and we are guilty sinners. In these verses the apostle opens the design of the whole epistle, in which he brings forward a charge of sinfulness against all flesh declares the only method of deliverance from condemnation, by faith in the mercy of God, through Jesus Christ and then builds upon it purity of heart, grateful obedience, and earnest desires to improve in all those Christian graces and tempers, which nothing but a lively faith in Christ can bring forth. Commentary on Today's Verse Commentary on Romans 1:16-17 ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |