Bible Dictionary: The Scriptures: should be not Only Heard, But Obeyed

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Matthew 7:24
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house on a rock:
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Luke 11:28
But he said, Yes rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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James 1:22
But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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Prophecy was not Only from the Father and the Son but Also from ...
... manifold, lest the operation of Christ alone should be too ... for God, when He works,
does not fashion anything ... is by the witness of the Scriptures attributed to ...
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Faustus Willing to Believe not Only that the Jewish but that all ...
... also of me, as admitting that Moses wrote other things not referring to ... He wrote
of me," as teaching that in searching the Scriptures we should view them as ...
/.../faustus willing to believe not.htm

John Chapter vii. 25-36
... In respect of His being man, the Scriptures foretold whence He should ... them and for
them, so that no man should despair of ... A people whom I have not known served ...
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The Scriptures
... Though we should not be of contentious spirits, yet we ought to ... (7.) Be thankful
to God for the Scriptures. ... a mercy is it that God has not only acquainted us ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, John v. 39, "Ye Search the Scriptures ...
... Body too; "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached ... "Search the
Scriptures, in which ... they testify of me." What I have said is not of mine ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxxix on the words.htm

John i. 43, 44
... that Christ was "of Nazareth," his accuracy respecting the Scriptures, and a ... He needs
them, it is reasonable that all distinction should be not in the ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xx john i 43.htm

The Waterpots at Cana
... with water." While you are studying the Scriptures you may ... not a fit Master to be
served." We should be losers ... And when I have not printed, but only preached, a ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 26 1880/the waterpots at cana.htm

Chrysostom -- Excessive Grief at the Death of Friends
... He made a profound study of the Scriptures, the whole ... Should you say that Job had
many sons, but that ... Thus not unwillingly, but with promptness, he obeyed the ...
/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume i/chrysostom excessive grief at.htm

The Essence of God Never Appeared in Itself. Divine Appearances to ...
... And, indeed, these Scriptures often reveal the angel to be ... of God, who had commanded
that he should be slain ... thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 11 the essence of god.htm

What the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of ...
... Nay, you must not only have the truth received by love ... We should beware and take
heed of strange words that ... to be wise according to the Scriptures, and suspect ...
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