Joel speaks somewhat differently, when he says, |Rend your hearts and not your garments,| (Joel 2:13;) for he seems to exclude the outward rite, because men, wishing to shew that they were guilty before …

For example, in Joel 2:12-13, the Lord urges His people, "Yet even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not …

But as men testify by this ceremony their sorrow and grief, it must be preceded by hatred of sin, fear of God, and mortification of the flesh, according to the words of Joel, (2:13,) Rend your hearts and not …

American Standard Version They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my garments among …

D.L. Moody emphasizes the importance of casting our cares upon God, as stated in 1 Peter 5:7, and contrasts the burdensome nature of holding onto troubles with the peace found in surrendering them …

Objection 1: It would seem that slight contrition does not suffice to blot out great sins. For contrition is the remedy for sin. Now a bodily remedy, that heals a lesser bodily infirmity, does not suffice to heal …

1777. Wednesday, January 1. -- We met, as usual, to renew our covenant with God. It was a solemn season wherein many found His power present to heal and were enabled to urge their way with …

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The praise of men came home to their hearts with a sensible relish that the praise of God could not rival. They reaped what they had sown; they had sought the esteem of men, and now they were unable to …

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