The Young Christian: Or, A Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian DutyAmerican Tract Society, 1832 - 395 pages |
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... PRAYER . The absent son - The father's promise - Its implied limitations - Improper requests Requests in an improper manner - The letter - Our Saviour's promise - Prayers denied - Power of prayer - Granting requests in another form ...
... PRAYER . The absent son - The father's promise - Its implied limitations - Improper requests Requests in an improper manner - The letter - Our Saviour's promise - Prayers denied - Power of prayer - Granting requests in another form ...
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... prayer in danger - True composure in danger - The prayer at sea - Effects - Sincerity of prayer - Ardor in prayer - All can pray who wish to . A difficulty about selfishness - Reply - Invitation to the weary - The prodigal -The nobleman ...
... prayer in danger - True composure in danger - The prayer at sea - Effects - Sincerity of prayer - Ardor in prayer - All can pray who wish to . A difficulty about selfishness - Reply - Invitation to the weary - The prodigal -The nobleman ...
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... prayer -Sources of difficulty - Algebra - The surd - Difficulty theoretical - None in practice . Objects of this chapter - 1 . Inquiries - Disobedient school - boy - 2 . Perplexi- ties of Christians - Way to avoid them - Plausible ...
... prayer -Sources of difficulty - Algebra - The surd - Difficulty theoretical - None in practice . Objects of this chapter - 1 . Inquiries - Disobedient school - boy - 2 . Perplexi- ties of Christians - Way to avoid them - Plausible ...
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... Prayer - Studying the Bible , and conversa tion on the Sabbath - Frivolous conversation - Public worship - Responsi- bility of the hearers - The farmer and his boys - Duty of the hearers to be interested - Sinister motives at church ...
... Prayer - Studying the Bible , and conversa tion on the Sabbath - Frivolous conversation - Public worship - Responsi- bility of the hearers - The farmer and his boys - Duty of the hearers to be interested - Sinister motives at church ...
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... prayer often too general -Way to make prayer interesting - Formal confession - Excuses - Way to make secret prayer interesting - Private prayer - Examples of minute confession - The father's letter - Object of this illustration - Faults ...
... prayer often too general -Way to make prayer interesting - Formal confession - Excuses - Way to make secret prayer interesting - Private prayer - Examples of minute confession - The father's letter - Object of this illustration - Faults ...
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Page 99 - So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Page 346 - I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Page 152 - Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the LORD JESUS went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
Page 185 - LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Page 117 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain : and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 232 - And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son.
Page 154 - But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover ; will ye therefore, that I release unto you the King of the Jews ? Then cried they all again, saying ; Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
Page 239 - And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
Page 34 - For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted (Hebrews 2:14-18).
Page 239 - When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.