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ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
ANF05. Fathers of the Third Century: Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
.—Valentinus’ Explanation of the Existence of Jesus; Power of Jesus Over Humanity. After, then, there ensued some one (treaty of) peace and harmony between all the Æons within the Pleroma,…
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Matthew IX to XVIII by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.’—MATT. xxvi. 29. This remarkable saying of our Lord’s is recorded in all of the accounts of the institution of the Lord’s Supper.
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, Fyodor (1821-1881)
IT was not much more than three-quarters of a mile from the town to the monastery. Alyosha walked quickly along the road, at that hour deserted. It was almost night, and too dark to see anything clearly at thirty paces ahead.
Lord Teach Us To Pray by Whyte, Alexander (1836-1921)
XIII. ONE OF PAUL’S THANKSGIVINGS “Lord, teach us to pray.”—Luke xi. 1. “Giving thanks unto the Father. . .”—Col. i. 12, 13. THANKSGIVING is a species of prayer.
History of the Christian Church, Volume I: Apostolic Christianity. A.D. 1-100 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. Practical Christianity is the manifestation of a new life; a spiritual (as distinct from intellectual and moral) life; a supernatural (as distinct from natural) life; it is a life of holiness and peace; a life of union and communion with God the Father, the Son, and the Spirit; it is eternal life, beginning with regeneration and culminating in the resurrection.
Hope of the Gospel by MacDonald, George (1824-1905)
Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your father which is in heaven.... But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee.—Matthew vi.
Gospel In Brief by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
So, not to fall into temptation, we must at every moment Of our life be at one with the Father. "AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION" AFTER this, the Orthodox chief priests tried to do all they could to ensnare Jesus, so as in one way or other to destroy him.
Gospel In Brief by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich (1828-1910)
And so for a man who lives not the personal life but the common life in the will of the Father, there is no death. Physical death is union with the Father. "FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,…
Silver Lining: Messages of Hope and Cheer by Jowett, John Henry (1864-1923)
THE LORD’S GUESTS “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies.”—Psalm xxiii. 5. THIS is a desert scene. A hot, panting fugitive is fleeing for his life, pursued and hunted by the forces of a fierce revenge.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.