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The Holy Spirit Himself is the source of all spiritual fruit, and this fruit does not admit of exhaustive classification, though three groups emerge: Christian states of mind in their general aspect; qualities affecting intercourse with neighbours; and principles guiding...
The investiture of Christ operates on two levels: the clothing of a garment and the clothing of a person.
He began with doubt: "If Thou be the Son of God," targeting the very foundation of our Lord's identity and Sonship.
Exell's Victorian instruction distinguishes three journals worthy of consideration.
First, it may occur suddenly—a vivid impression of Divine grace received in conversion that never fades.
This final biblical reference to Christ's Cross corresponds with the recurring phrase in *Revelation*, "the Lamb slain" (*arnion sphazō*), reaching backward to Genesis 3:15's promise of the bruised heel.
The word "wages" (*opsonion*) denotes "rations"—the daily bread supplied to a Roman soldier.
John stood as the epoch's great man—mighty in word, wondrously successful, embodiment of matured strength.
The Apostle Paul establishes three critical truths about spiritual foundations.
Exell identifies a devastating spiritual reality: the helplessness of idols abandoned by their worshippers.
This imperative cuts deeper than His miracles over wind and waves—it exercises mastery over the highest principles of human nature itself.
1)—the first and last prophets of the old covenant—establishing the continuity between testaments.
Love flows from three sources: the love of the Father as its hidden root, the love of Christ as its first manifestation, and the love of believers for each other as its full outpouring.
Exell observes a crucial two-fold aspect in this verse: the same divine way operates as *strength* (Hebrew *maoz*, fortress) to the righteous and as ruin to the wicked.
Few win laurels; many lose by a hair's-breadth, never glimpsing the goal.
Isaiah quotes an ancient prediction (also preserved in Micah iv.
By "plants," we understand three categories: every false doctrine, every corrupt practice, and every unregenerate person who claims membership in the visible Church without transformation by Elohim.
The hand lifts itself to violence, as Cain's did against Abel, or grasps what belongs to others, as Achan seized forbidden spoils.
We are led not as brute beasts driven against our nature, but as reasonable creatures whose wills remain intact yet transformed by grace.
The scorner dismisses all religious forms as hollow "cant," corrupting the young and weak-minded through cynical manipulation.
The ancient preacher Francis Taylor, B.D., explicates this metaphor with Victorian clarity: lawful children flow forth like streams blessed by Elohim Himself.
He marks authentic ministry by three essential characteristics, each a renunciation of corrupted practice.
This joy flows from four foundations He revealed to His disciples in the Upper Room discourse.
Many drift through evil without defining it plainly; if compelled to articulate their actions honestly, they would recoil in horror.