 | John Brewster - Bible - 1830 - 602 pages
...Forgiveness of our enemies is the test of our Christianity. " God is love : and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God and God in him. Herein is our love...perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment ! ." An awful time ! for who will, who can have boldness, to meet an unforgiven enemy in the presence... | |
 | William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 542 pages
...ground of this confidence he more particularly states in the verses immediately preceding the text: " Herein is our love made perfect, that we " may have..." He that feareth is not made perfect in love*.*' If our love of God be well-founded, if it spring from a firm persuasion of His goodness towards us,... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodist Church - 1831 - 466 pages
...death, not in this world." But how are we to ra oncile this with the express words of St. John ? " Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have...the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world." The Apostle here, beyond all contradiction, speaks of himself and other living Christians,... | |
 | Christian life - 1832 - 642 pages
...We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love...perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us." That state of liberty in which every regenerated man is planted, is not an exemption from the... | |
 | Theology, Doctrinal - 1832 - 294 pages
...We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love...torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (1 John 4. 16 — 18.) This implies that the Christian may have that measure of sincere love to God,... | |
 | William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1832 - 540 pages
...ground of this confidence he more particularly states in the verses immediately preceding the text: " Herein is our love made perfect, that we " may have...we in this world. " There is no fear in love; but perfect love " casteth out fear; becausfe fear hath torment. " He that feareth is not made perfect... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1832 - 510 pages
...death, not in this world.' But how are we to reconcile this with the express words of St. John ? ' Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have...the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.' The Apostle here, beyond all contradiction, speaks of himself and other living Christians,... | |
 | Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 578 pages
...store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment, and perdition of ungodly men. 2 Pe. ¡ii. 7Herein flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcr this world. 1 Juhu iv. 17. 16 As sheep in the midst of wolves.] Go your way ; behold, 1 send you forth... | |
 | Sermons - 1833 - 652 pages
...we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love...are we in this world. There is no fear in love ; but perfect love casteth ont fear : because fear hath torment He that feareth is not made perfect in love.... | |
 | Baptists - 1833 - 744 pages
...of the elements of the perfect Christian character. " There is no fear in love," says the Apostle, " but perfect love casteth out fear ; because fear hath...perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us." 1 John iv. 18, 19. The grand doctrine of Christianity is salvation through Jesue * Page xi. Christ... | |
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And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment ; because as he is, so are we in... 
