religion ' means the love and wor"ship of God and the love and service of man. We believe the "Scripture that of a truth God is no respecter of persons, but that "in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is "accepted of Him. Sermons, charges, and circular letters - Página 129por Robert Hall - 1832Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Jared Sparks - 1825 - 384 páginas
...Christian revelation ; as it represents to them the universal goodness of the common father of mankind, and that " in every nation, he that feareth God, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him ;" and, consequently, encourages universal benevolence, and an esteem of the whole rational... | |
| Elihu Coleman - 1825 - 28 páginas
...Apostle Peter saith, " Now I perceive of a truth that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him." Now although the negroes might not have the understanding that some other nations have, then I do believe... | |
| 1842 - 982 páginas
...misapplied, — that " the Gentiles who have not the law, are a law unto themselves," and "in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him." Instead of gathering hope from these revealed principles of the Divine adminiitration, they tend to... | |
| 1825 - 516 páginas
...lightens every man that cometh into the world, shall, on their death, enter into Paradise ; for in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him. But how many of the Gentiles, in any nation of the earth, do really act up to the dictates of that... | |
| 1825 - 404 páginas
...nor yet at Jerusalem" are the true worshippers now directed to worship the Father ; " but in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him ;" (Acts x. 35) and, sprinkled with the atoning blood of Christ, and clothed in his righteousness,... | |
| William Laurence Brown - 1826 - 350 páginas
...Abraham, and to Cornelius the centurion.b More extensively still is it said in the passage already quoted, that, " in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him ;" to which may be added, " he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and is a rewarder of them... | |
| John William Fletcher - 1826 - 610 páginas
...have ! — This is as impossible, as that the Holy Spirit should lie when he testifies, ' In every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him ;' according to one or another of the divine dispensations : He is accepted as a converted Heathen,... | |
| John Wesley - 1827 - 590 páginas
...how does it appear, that this relates to justification at all ? " St. Peter also declares, in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him, Acts x. 34." He is : but none can either fear God or work righteousness, till he believes according... | |
| 1827 - 548 páginas
...revealed by Jesus Christ ; and the gospel assures us that with God there is no respect of persons ; and that in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him. I have no doubt that a great number of my Loo Choo brethren now possess that humble and benevolent... | |
| John Wesley - 1827 - 548 páginas
...a lie in my right hand 1 Am I not in the waj of destruction ?' (p. 417.) " St. Peter says, indeed, That ' in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him.' But if there were very few (among the J«ws) who feared God, very few in those learned nations of the... | |
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