| Presbyterian Church - 1844 - 484 pages
...glory and our salvation. Paul in his conflict fled to Christ, and found present help: he said to him, " My grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is made perfect in weakness," 2 Cor. xii. 9. The less strength the Christian has, the more Christ will exert his power.... | |
| 1845 - 582 pages
...end of the world;" and " patience having her perfect work," we shall be comforted by the promise, " My grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is made perfect in weakness." Let us notice a few of the difficulties as particularized. I. It was observed that among... | |
| 1872 - 812 pages
...Christian has been crushed yet, though thousands have feared it. Paul did, till he heard the words, "My grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is [made perfect in weakness." Give up because it is difficult ? Do we usually do this ? Rather let us take our difficulty... | |
| 1845 - 696 pages
...putting our trust in God we can never exceed the power of God to save us. His testimony is express, — " My grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is made perfect in weakness." Paul believed this, and he triumphed, and we ought to do so too. " Most gladly, therefore,... | |
| Henry Thornton - 1846 - 220 pages
...possible for human nature to perform. She understands not the meaning and force of those expressions, " My grace is sufficient for thee ; — My strength is made perfect in weakness ; — with men it is impossible, but with GOD all things are possible." Two doctrines of religion,... | |
| 1846 - 404 pages
...smiles on the " stripling with his sling," standing undaunted before the brazen Goliath, and says, " My grace is sufficient for thee ; my strength is made perfect in weakness." Where there is a clean heart, unbelief is gone; the clear and piercing eye of faith is fixed... | |
| Nicholas Snethen - Methodist Church - 1846 - 492 pages
...There was indeed a crisis, in which he became importunate in his prayers, but the answer was, — " my grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is made perfect in weakness," — and it inspired new fortitude and new joy. The justice of God is exemplified in justifying... | |
| John Forsyth - 1846 - 402 pages
...and corruptions. But he hath said, and blessed, forever blessed be his name that he hath said it, ' my grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is made perfect in weakness.' All-sufficient grace ! strength perfected in weakness ! Well, then, worm Jacob shall thresh... | |
| Ann Johnstone - 1846 - 192 pages
...concern being to know her heavenly Master's will, that she might do it, depending upon his promise, " My grace is sufficient for thee, my strength is made perfect in weakness ;" and thus there was a purity about her whole deportment that struck even the most careless... | |
| 1846 - 130 pages
...abounded, grace did much more abound."\ It is the HOLY SPIBIT working on the mind for its renovation — my grace is sufficient for thee: my strength is made perfect in weak* ness. — / glory in my infirmities, writes the Apostle, that the power of Christ may rest upon... | |
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