E W Bullinger Quotes

All scripture was written for us, and for our learning ; but they are not all addressed to us, or written concerning us.

When it comes to application of eternal truths we may, of course, apply them, if they are in harmony with what is addressed specially to the church of God, and agreeing with the truth addressed directly to it in the Church Epistles. Then we may apply it, so far, but no further.

Man must offer us something better than his own thoughts if he wants us to give up the thoughts of God.

God has spoken, " at sundry times" as well as in. "diverse manners" And if we are to understand what He has spoken we must learn to distinguish, not only the various peoples whom He has spoken, but "the sundry times" at which He has spoken to them, and also the. "diverse manners".

What confusion! what perversion! and what folly! for the further man's criticism departs from the domain of evidence and enters on the sphere of reason, the "higher" he calls it! That is to say, the less like a skilled judge he acts, the higher he exalts his judgment! Poor man! Oh that you would submit yourself to this Word. For it must either judge you now, in this day of grace, and give you conviction of sin; or it will be your judge in the last day, when every mouth will be stopped, and you will be "speechless" and "without excuse.

Eph. 6:12 . For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. This is to emphasize the fact that our conflict is spiritual , and that Satans sphere of operations is not immorality or crime, but religion. See all the references to him in Scripture, and note how opposed they are to popular Satan-myth of the world and of Christendom.

It is when our hearts are so before God and so with God, that we learn the wondrous wisdom of His way, and the perfection, sweetness, and blessedness of His will. We yearn to possess it, we long for it, and desire to come into its joy; and our own will vanishes without an effort, and without our knowing it, until we discover afterwards what has happened by a happy experience. In Millennial days this will be the blessing of the whole earth. For in that day there shall be one King, one will, "one Lord, and His name one.

Matt. 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in the pneuma [of them]”: i.e., in their spirit. Or, poor as to their spirit. Here the article is used grammatically, to indicate the possessive pronoun, and pneuma is used as denoting character. Character is spoken of at pneuma because it is invisible; in contrast to that which is visible. This verse, when compared with verse 8, may refer to mental endowments of which we are apt to be so proud; and the other to those affections of the feelings by which we are so apt to be led astray.

THE FLESH is put for the whole person

por la frecuencia de su aparición como por la uniformidad de su asociación con un período de prueba, juicio y castigo (no juicio , como el número 9, que se relaciona con el castigo de los enemigos, pero el castigo de los hijos y del pueblo del pacto). Es el producto de 5 y 8, y apunta a la acción de la gracia (5), que conduce y termina en avivamiento y renovación (8). Este es ciertamente el caso cuando cuarenta se relaciona con un período de prueba evidente . Pero cuando se relaciona con el dominio ampliado , o congobierno renovado o ampliado , entonces lo hace en virtud de sus factores 4 y 10, y en armonía con su significación. Hay 15 períodos de este tipo que aparecen en la superficie de las Escrituras y que pueden clasificarse así: · Cuarenta años de probación por prueba : Israel en el desierto, Deu_8: 2-5 ; Salmo_95: 10 ; Hechos_13: 18 (los terceros 40 de la vida de