...Christ, as the power of God and the wisdom of God. The extent of this »ucee«« without ceating your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. hadbeengreati they now employed, Including the Females of the Missions,...

...by their works. His words, however, are restricted to those, concerning whom he " re" membered their work of faith, and labour of " love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus " Christ, in the sight of God and our Father," from which he inferred their " election of God; " and they cannot...

...Thessalonians he writes, We give thanks to God alwayfor you all, rememltering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God, even our Father ,• knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 1 Thess....

...state. They lie in three words,—faith, hope, and charity. The Apostle beheld in the Thessalonians the work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus; and hence knew their election of God. Wouldst thou prove thyself one of the elect people of God ? Ask,...

...arc others also, on whose account we ought " to bless God without ceasing, whilst we remem" ber their work of faith, and labour of love, and " patience of hope in the Lord Jesus Christ."-f* Phil. iii. 18, 19. t 1 Thess. I 3. Every faithful and affectionate pastor,...

...Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates ? It surely behoves us to look narrowly into our 1 own state ; to inquire whether there be any work of...the ruling passion, and if this is engaged in the thing» of God, it will become evident. Do you ask, how is it known ? By obedience. " Work while it...

...increase faith, hope, and love; so if you can thereby trace in yourselves stronger evidences of the work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, your confidence will be increased, that he which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until...

...Thessalonians he writes, ' We give thanks to God alway for you all, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God, even our Father; knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God,' 1 Thess. i....

...there. How are thy thoughts employed, thy tempers regulated, thy passions governed? How advances thy work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ ? Hast thou a firmer trust in the divine testimonies, and an experience of sweeter enjoyment from the...

...one church in terms of greater tenderness and approbation than the Thessalonians. He commends their work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus, and mentions them as a pattern to the other churches in Macedonia and Greece. Yet even among these...