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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. 1. 6. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. 19 III. We become unconscious of everything by long use. 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. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. Justice, in this reference, is out of the question. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? Rom. (2)His knowledge of us is entire, complete.2. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one, Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. ID. (Admonition 23.) 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. We have received with the utmost gratification the letters of your Fraternity, which have reached us somewhat late by the hands of Donatus and Quodvultdeus, our most reverend brethren and fellow-bishops, and also Victor the deacon with Agilegius the notary. He will revive us."--HOS. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. Here are 6 to get started: 1. A Psalm by David. 1, 2. lxxxv. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. I will ask you three questions suggested by the words themselves, and according to your answer to these three questions, shall be Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Question of the Contemplative LifeI. 1. 8). The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us.(1)Innumerable.(2)Constant.II. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. 2. 2. How shall we learn to walk by His side? It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. This is living with God. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. Ps. 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. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. . Why should he? The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. 19-22).3. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? The 10 Best Books for Skeptics of Christianity. lvii. 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 will revive us."--HOS. Today, the LORD will perfect that which concerns me and my family. 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. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Have you obtained a religion which is not the work of God? 6. 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. 6. I. 23, 24). We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatSense in Which, and End for which all Things were Delivered to the Incarnate Son. 2. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops promotes the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place. Rom. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. Let the path I daily walk in not be a crooked, corrupt and perverse path. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 6. III. 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. Psalm 138:8 says "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me." Notice the word PERFECT. This is false. 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. (Isa. Sunday, February 26, 2023~ Reverend Damaris Y Walker, Esq., Pastor 1, 2. Ps. Ps. 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. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 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. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? To Dominicus, Bishop. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. 1. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 1, 2. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old TestamentLinksPsalm 138:8 NIVPsalm 138:8 NLTPsalm 138:8 ESVPsalm 138:8 NASBPsalm 138:8 KJVPsalm 138:8 Bible AppsPsalm 138:8 ParallelPsalm 138:8 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 138:8 Chinese BiblePsalm 138:8 French BiblePsalm 138:8 German BiblePsalm 138:8 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)Indifferentism.3. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made, St. Hilary of Poitiers is one of the greatest, yet least studied, of the Fathers of the Western Church. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." 1, 2. Guest Commentary on Andy Stanley's Sermon: "Speaking the Way the First To Dominicus, Bishop. (4)In the dark as well as the light.3. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? 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. Then I would exhort you to get rid of it. If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? xlix. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 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. : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God, 20th centu ry. He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. The greater any man's nearness to God, the more intense is his abhorrence of the impiety which disowns or despises the living God. We become unconscious of everything by long use. 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. So, here is an attempt at a definition: the glory of God is the infinite beauty and greatness of God's manifold perfections. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. 19-22).3. He will revive us."--HOS. He is a man like ourselves; but as we look on him, we note how bright his eye, how radiant his countenance, how calm yet how joyous his tone, how happy in his conviction he seems to be, as he keeps saying to himself, "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." The thought will flash across us that God sees us. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. "Where are you going?" Phil 1:6. Some are too small and some too distant. Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. 19-22).3. )God all-seeing:In the mythology of the heathen, Momus, the god of fault-finding, is represented as blaming Vulcan, because in the human form, which he had made of clay, he had not placed a window in the breast, by which whatever was done or thought there might easily be brought to light. "Forsake not the work of Thine own hands." To Dominicus, Bishop. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. If that Being has gone down into these depths of human depravity, and seen it with a more abhorring glance than could ever shoot from a finite eye, and yet has returned with a cordial offer to forgive it all, and a hearty proffer to cleanse it all away, then we can lift up the eye in adoration and in hope. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! 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. 231 and 1506: "Faith in Perfection", and, "Choice Comfort for a Young Believer." Verse 8. (Isa. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. 17, 18).2. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. His omnipresence. 24).(W. WE BECOME OBEDIENT First, if we truly fear the Lord, we will obey His commands, live according to His Word and say "No" to sin. THE EARNEST PRAYER ACCOMPANYING THIS CONFIDENCE. The mercy of the creature is changeable; the mercy of Jehovah is unchangeable. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. 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. The Lord Will Perfect - RCCG PPP If it be God's plan for you for life you will carry it through. When I kept going, in danger and beatings and shipwreck and insults and prison, that was the power of Christ in me. The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! v. 22). Lectionary texts. 19 III. Our personal salvation depends on our answer to that question and our commitment to that answer. The thought will flash across us that God sees us. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. OURSELVES. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." His communion is unbroken. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. Whose works of grace, in that same earth, have steadily built up a kingdom of love, of peace, of righteousness? 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. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. 6. He will revive us."--HOS. The word, "me," in the text, cannot be appropriated by any man, unless he, in some respects, resembles the character of David, who penned this psalm. Nor did God create these each by himself, and join them together as alien by birth: but He created the one St. : The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of every detail of our character and our conduct, neither exaggerating nor omitting, but applying absolute justice; this truth is one of those which lose force from their very universality. 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. 2. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. "O Lord, revive Thy work in the midst of the years."--HAB. S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. When used as an adjective, this is how the dictionary describes the meaning of perfect- adjective prfikt 1. Easy Link: Embed Email To Share Favorites But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. But if that knowledge whereby man knows himself is mysterious, then certainly that whereby God knows him is far more so. and the merit of his perfect obedience is applied to us for our forgiveness. 1. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great, The Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. vi. He is our model. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 18, 19. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. 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. 7. Hence Paul. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. This is a plea that every reconciled soul may urge. 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. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. His omnipotence (vers. 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. 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. 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 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. To Dominicus, Bishop. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. 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. ad probam IV. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. 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. It is a simple question of time; a simple question whether it shall come here in this world, where the blood of Christ "freely" flows, or in the future world, where "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin."(W. (Isa. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Ps. AugustineOn the Good of MarriagePrayer Out of the Deep. That act whereby another being knows my secret thoughts and inmost feelings is most certainly inexplicable.I. O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me. But whatever does really concern me, and especially my soul's full salvation, I am sure the Lord will perfect. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. We could never discharge our duties properly if we were to be perpetually distracted by the consciousness of what was around us: and, above all, we might be daunted by the perpetual thought of the presence of God, and so be paralyzed instead of helped. 8). 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. (1)He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. AugustineOn the Good of Marriage, Prayer Out of the Deep. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 19 III. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. He compasseth man's path, and his lying down, and is acquainted with all his ways. How many are the Scriptures which bid us, by direct precept or by actual example, to fear lest we should come short of eternal life! CONTINUALLY I am clearing the ground and laying the foundation of eternal salvation in the Grace of God which was manifested in Christ Jesus when He came into the world to save sinners. 19-22).3. Corresponding judgments await those who, shrinking from that all-seeing eye, with a repugnance predominant and increasing, must abide its searchings for ever. 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? But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. 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? 17, 18).2. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. 13-16).4. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. This is the communion with Him, and with Christ, which unquestionably helps the struggling, the penitent, the praying, more than anything else.