...nation, among whom G gave great offence, and the town was put into a great ferment ; and before he was ye shine as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life..— A church of Christ is appointed to shine in a dark world, to be blameless and harmless among the crooked...

...God. He expects that his people should be essentially different from the rest of the world; " holy and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke in the midst of a perverse generation." He expects that they shine as lights in the world, and adorn the doctrine of...

...that you be exhorted by us to look to your garments, that they be Jvept clean, and that you maybe as "the sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;" and because your stedfastness will...

...he who has called us is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation." And we are exhorted to " be blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke, in the midest of a crooked and perverse generation, shining as lights in the world." If we are cold and careless...

...appearances, do all things without murmurings and disputings, that ye may be blameless and harmless, ^ as the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom, I pray earnestly that ye may shine as lights in the world: Phil. ii. 14,...

...(resembling him) without rebuke (or cause of rebuke) in the minds of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life." — A church of Christ is appointed (o shine in a dark world, to be blameless and harmless among the...

...dispositions of mind, and what kind of behaviour may be expected from persons of such high birth. Let us, " be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse* nation, among whom we are to shine as lights in the world." Let us be " followers, or imitators,...

...which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right-hand of God." If jewels, they should shine, and " be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom they shine, as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life." 3....

...brethren, go forth under the sense .of these .most weighty truths. Be burning and shining lights. " Be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation ; among whom ye shine as lights in the world: holding forth the word of life." * '...

...rilled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of Godc. That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of...God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world d. That ye might be filled with the knowledge...