But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung,... Village Sermons ... - Page 148by George Burder - 1817Full view - About this book
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 468 pages
...labour ; in a deep, piercing sense of which he was at length constrained to cry out, " The things which were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ: Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord," Phil. iii. 7, 8. 15. It could... | |
| Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1811 - 824 pages
...the truth, and sell it not : and St. Paul's language concerning himself, .illustrates both. " What things were gain to me those I " counted loss for Christ : yea, doubtless and I " couuf all things but loss, for the excellency of the " knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom... | |
| Atonement - 1811 - 450 pages
...says he, " that i should glory save in the cross of .our Lord Jesus Christ." And again, " But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and 1 count all things but loss, &c. that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness... | |
| Missions - 1803 - 652 pages
...from the wrath to come. Not the lips of an apostle could with more truth adopt that expression, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss, for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and 1 count all things but loss, for the excels lency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord ; for whom... | |
| J S. Pipe - Christianity - England - 19th century - 1813 - 646 pages
...the complete renovation of our nature. It was this which made the apostle of the Gentiles say, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ....count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith... | |
| Timothy Dwight - Bible - 1813 - 638 pages
...will quote to you but a single passage, in reference to him. "But what was gain to me I countedJoss for Christ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things...count them but dung that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having my own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith... | |
| Sermons, American - 1813 - 502 pages
...coteuiporarics, in the literary world, and raise him to eminenee. — For such an one to exelaim — " "What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ, yea doubtless and I count all things but loss, for the excelleney of thfr knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord" — must have carricd with... | |
| Charles Simeon - Anglican Communion - 1813 - 282 pages
...souls on his attainments. But what said he of his state, when once he came to view it aright? " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ: yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord." He saw, that brokenness of heart... | |
| Missions - 1841 - 712 pages
...us to live not unto ourselves, but unto him who died for us. Our constant language will be, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesns my Lord. " " Were tlio whole realm of... | |
| Missions - 1847 - 760 pages
...and if all the holiness of saints were conferred upon him, he would still cry, ' I count all things but dung that I may win Christ, and be found in him.' The Christian and the law understand each other well, since the time they stood together before the throne... | |
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