His discourse, the first which He delivered to His disciples at greater length, began from this. (2)Unseen world.(3)Everywhere. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. 7 ad 3m II. vi. 5, 6. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. lxxxv. ad probam IV. Think of all those who, on the night of the Passover, came out of Egypt, but yet never entered into Canaan; their carcasses fell in the wilderness, because of their unbelief. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. I. It is a beautiful conclusion; it is a beautiful consequence; it is a blessed deduction. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. vi. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. v. 22). AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. One of these, borrowed from the Spanish theologian Francisco de Vitoria,48 was based on the universal right conferred by the 'law of nations' (ius gentium) to freedom of trade and communication. The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. That He will complete the work. (Admonition 23.) the fear of man, as in the case of the Patriarch, may not bring a snare. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. The Lord told David he should be a king. 24).(W. "God will perfect everything that concerns you." ( Psalm 138:8, NKJV) I have heard my wife use King David's phrase many times in her public prayers. To Dominicus, Bishop. In a declaration of faith, you speak to yourself to build up your faith, to activate your faith in God and to encourage yourself in the Lord. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? The man replies, "I mean that whatever really concerns me the Lord will see after, and bring it to a perfect issue, whether it be what has to do with my outward circumstances, or with what is of far more importance - my standing in his sight, the condition of my soul. xlix. Being rich he becomes richer; being already high born, of still nobler lineage; being illustrious, he gains greater renown; and--what is more than all--once a sinner he is now a saint. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii.
7 Bible Verses About God's Perfect Timing - Abide and Seek The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. G. T. Shedd, D. D.)God's presenceArchbishop Temple. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. 18 " Ep., cxxx. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. 15. We become unconscious of everything by long use. This was Thomas' announcement and one that is perfect for our expectations this first Sunday after the Easter resurrection. 1, 2. lvii. A Psalm by David. I. 13-16).4. 19 III. Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God."4. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. 1. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. Never; but it issues in eternal glory.
Faith In Perfection | The Charles Spurgeon Sermon Collection For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the Great, How those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. 7. Then up comes another fear. So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. 13-16).4. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 19 III. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. This must ever be our first appeal, to mercy. He must be prepared for the Kingdom that has been prepared for him Saint Bernard of ClairvauxSome Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of ClairvauxThat the Ruler Should be Always Chief in Action. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. David praises God for the truth of his word4. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. Our relation toward such a God should be . Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. lxxxv. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. David praises God for the truth of his word4. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. The simple question, then, which meets us is, Wilt thou know thyself here, and now, that thou mayest accept and feel God's pity; or wilt thou keep within the screen, and not know thyself until beyond the grave, and then feel God's judicial wrath? It is perfectly plain from the elevated central point of view where we now stand, and in the focal light in which we now see, that no man can be justified before God upon the ground of personal character; for that character, when subjected to God's exhaustive scrutiny, withers and shrinks away.
PSALMS 138:8 KJV "The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy 15. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. Hoyt, D. D.: This psalm sings of I. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. If there is a creator of the universe, He must also be its sustainer: He cannot press material forces into service and go and leave them, as we do a windmill to draw water, for all force depends upon Him for its existence. Nay, more, this process of self-inspection may go on indefinitely, and the man grow more and more thoughtful, and obtain an everlastingly augmenting knowledge of what he is and what he does, so that it shall seem to him that he is penetrating so deeply into those dim and shadowy regions of consciousness where the external life takes its very first start, and then he may be sure that God understands the thought that is afar off, and deep down, and that at this lowest range and plane in his experience he besets him behind and before.II. He may be an uncommonly thoughtful person, and little of what is done within his soul may escape his notice; nay, we will make the extreme supposition that he arrests every thought as it rises, and looks at it; that he analyzes every sentiment as it swells his heart; that he scrutinizes every purpose as it determines his will; even if he should have such a thorough and profound self-knowledge as this, God knows him equally profoundly and equally thoroughly. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. For that voice more readily penetrates the hearer's heart, which the speaker's life Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished.