de Losinga:The Life, Letters and Sermon - Softcover

Herbert De Losinga

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3348040310 ISBN 13: 9783348040310

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1878 ... vin. A SERMON ON THE LORD'S ASCENSION. Jesus appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, St. Mark and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardnessKV1',4of heart, because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen from the dead. The Lord appeared to the disciples as they were sitting at meat, since He suppeth with them, who eat their meat in charity, and send a portion from their table to the poor. He lietha on the bed with them that lie on the bed, seeing that He hath compassion for them who have compassion for others, and turneth not his face away from the alms which brotherly kindness hideth in the lap of the poor. Whence the Prophetb saith; He hath dispersed abroad, He hath given to the poorc, Ps. cxii. 9, His righteousness remaincth for ever. And the jcJrTx o Use hospitality one to another without grudging. And 1 pet. iv. 9. elsewhere; He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also 2 Cor. ix.6. sparingly, and he who soweth bountifully shall reap life in Scripture itself as having been also a Prophet. "The patriarch David,... being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; he seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ." (Acts ii. 29--31.) The usage of modern writers, however, marks better the three-fold division of the Old Testament recognised by our Lord Himself, "the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms." (St. Luke xxiv. 44.) c This passage is quoted by the Apostle Paul (2 Cor. ix. 9) in enforcing the duty of almsgiving; and it is remarkable as being the only place in which the word irivis is used in the Greek Testament. nruxhs is the usual word for a poor man. neVijs denotes the poo...

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3348040310
• ISBN 13: 9783348040310
• Binding: Paperback