...by self-confidence, and an absence of that fear and trembling, which ever follows the consciousness, that it is GOD that worketh in us both to will and to do. And what is done in such a case ? Is the effect merely nugatory? Surely not: great injury is...

...reconciling the World unto Himself;" — that " in Him dwelleth all the Fulness of the Godhead, bodily ;" — that " it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure ;" — that if we " keep Christ's saying, He dwelleth in us, and we, in...

...by self-confidence, and an absence of that fear and trembling which ever follows the consciousness, that ' it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do.' And what is done in such a case? Is the effect merely nugatory ? Surely not : great injury...

...use of the means of grace, ana working out our own salvation with fear and trembling, yet remembering that it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of His own good pleasure." Of the advice given by our Lord in this ver. 9 he says, " It is worthy...

...promote a spirit of humility and of fervent devotion. There 's much to animate in the cheering thought, that it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure, Phil. ii. 12, 13. It is for the disciples of Christ, then, habitually to...

...more to the making our calling and election sure, by the realization of that soul-supporting truth, that it is " God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his own good pleasure ;" than all the midnight enes which are reiterated by the modern Millenarians,...

...and Apollos -water. The great duty of "working out our salvation," is predicated upon the assurance that "it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Some render the text, " It is time to work for thee, 0 Lord." When many...

...others, we should remember that we have not aecomplished the work by our unaided wisdom or strength, but that " it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Phil. ii. 13. If we duly consider our mutual obligations and our mutual...

...effort is made to resist it. The difficulty is to work out our own salvation, in the acknowledgment that it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Yet, until this point is attained, there can be no conquest of evil. There...

...trembling, by keeping the commandments. and acknowledging in every state of our christian progress, that it is God that worketh in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure. ALTHOUGH THE LORD is thus our righteousness, yet all boasting is altogether...