Similitudes of ChristA.D.F. Randolph, 1885 - 159 pages |
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... plant , " and so was led to speak of Himself as the true vine . Palestine was a land of vineyards , and it would be very natural that this figure should be inwoven with the speech of the people . Some have thought that Jesus was now in ...
... plant , " and so was led to speak of Himself as the true vine . Palestine was a land of vineyards , and it would be very natural that this figure should be inwoven with the speech of the people . Some have thought that Jesus was now in ...
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... it is the clinging , dependent , tender vine . 7. We are reminded by the vine of the low esti- mate that the wicked put upon Christ . It is a plant that fills but little space , and is gnarled 98 SIMILITUDES OF CHRIST .
... it is the clinging , dependent , tender vine . 7. We are reminded by the vine of the low esti- mate that the wicked put upon Christ . It is a plant that fills but little space , and is gnarled 98 SIMILITUDES OF CHRIST .
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Lewis Hubbard Reid. plant that fills but little space , and is gnarled , crooked , and unattractive . It was predicted of Christ , " He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant , and as a root out of a dry ground : He hath no form nor ...
Lewis Hubbard Reid. plant that fills but little space , and is gnarled , crooked , and unattractive . It was predicted of Christ , " He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant , and as a root out of a dry ground : He hath no form nor ...
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... plant of a strange vine unto Me ? " Christ is the true vine , chosen , planted , cultivated ; the vine of the vineyard , whose fruit is fragrant , luscious , perfect . 14. The vine is a symbol of growth and exten- sion . It is a ...
... plant of a strange vine unto Me ? " Christ is the true vine , chosen , planted , cultivated ; the vine of the vineyard , whose fruit is fragrant , luscious , perfect . 14. The vine is a symbol of growth and exten- sion . It is a ...
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... plants of grace may exist out of the church , but the church is the place for them . This is the cleared spot where the best growth is attained . " We are a garden walled around , Chosen , and made peculiar ground ; A little spot ...
... plants of grace may exist out of the church , but the church is the place for them . This is the cleared spot where the best growth is attained . " We are a garden walled around , Chosen , and made peculiar ground ; A little spot ...
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Page 68 - For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Page 142 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Page 130 - I heard the voice of Jesus say, " I am this dark world's Light ; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun ; And in that Light of life I'll walk Till travelling days are done ! H.
Page 81 - Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Page 28 - For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh : how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God...
Page 44 - Wherefore in all things it behoved 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.
Page 97 - And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Page 150 - How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear.
Page 76 - GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ! He whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for his own abode : On the Rock of Ages founded — What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
Page 14 - I heard the voice of Jesus say " Behold, I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live : " I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live In Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say " I am this dark world's Light ; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright...