The Lord's Offering: Or, The Exchange of the Kingdom, and the Church's Exchequer; Being Essays on Systematic Beneficence to which Have Been Awarded the Prizes Offered by the Synod of the United Presbyterian Church in May 1875 |
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Abraham adoption amount Ananias and Sapphira ANDREW THOMSON ascer Balaam blessing charity Christian Church's Exchequer claims congregation conscience consecration contribute Corinth devote divine duty earnest earth Essays evil faith favour fund Galatia gifts given giver giving glory God's Gospel grace hand hath heart heaven Holy Holy Spirit honour impulse income interest Jesus Christ Judaism Kingdom Kingdom of God labour less liberality living Lord Jesus Lord's Day luxury matter means ment method mind minister ministry mites obligation occasion offering Paul pietism plead poor portion poverty practice prayer preaching present principle proportion prosperity purposes question receive religion religious rich Sabbath Saviour Scripture self-denial selfish sincere soul spirit substance teaching tenth Testament thee thine things thou shalt tion tithes treasure truth United Presbyterian Church unto the Lord wealth weekly words worship
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Page 38 - And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Page 102 - Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
Page 127 - Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Page 35 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven, and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 43 - Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Page 200 - I command thee this day : lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein ; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied ; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage...
Page 36 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Page 78 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
Page 226 - For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words : for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Page 41 - And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.