mhcc - conversion

mhcc@Genesis:9:24-29 @ Verse 24-29 - Noah declares a curse on Canaan, the son of Ham; perhaps this grandson of his was more guilty than the rest. A servant of servants, that is, The meanest and most despicable servant, shall he be, even to his brethren. This certainly points at the victories in after-...It speaks of the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Genesis:10:1-7 @ Verse 1-7 -...law, speaks of the conversion of...

mhcc@Exodus:14:Ps @ Verse Psalms -...was typical of the conversion of...11:15. and the Egyptians being drowned in it was typical of the final ruin of all unrepenting sinners. God showed his almighty power, by opening a passage through the waters, some miles over. God can bring his people through the greatest difficulties, and force a way where he does not find it. It was an instance of his wonderful favour to his Israel. They went through the sea, they walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea. This was done, in order to encourage God's people in all ages to trust him in the greatest straits. What cannot he do who did this? What will not he do for those that fear and love him, who did this for these murmuring, unbelieving Israelites? Then followed the just and righteous wrath of God upon his and his people's enemies. The ruin of sinners is brought on by their own rage and presumption. They might have let Israel alone, and would not; now they would flee from the face of Israel, and cannot. Men will not be convinced, till it is too late, that those who meddle with God's people, meddle to their own hurt. Moses was ordered to stretch out his hand over the sea; the waters returned, and overwhelmed all the host of the Egyptians. Pharaoh and his servants, who had hardened one another in sin, now fell together, not one escaped. The Israelites saw the Egyptians dead upon the sands. The sight very much affected them. While men see God's works, and feel the benefit, they fear him and trust in him. How well were it for us, if we were always in as good a frame as sometimes! Behold the end to which a Christian may look forward. His enemies rage, and are mighty; but while he holds fast by God, he shall pass the waves in safety guarded by that very power of his Saviour, which shall come down on every spiritual foe. The enemies of his soul whom he hath seen to-day, he shall see no more for ever. **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Deuteronomy:28:45-68 @ Verse 45-68 -...other prophecies of their conversion to...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@1Kings:18:41-46 @ Verse 41-46 - Israel, being so far reformed as to acknowledge the Lord to be God, and to consent to the execution of Baal's prophets, was so far accepted, that God poured out blessing upon the land. Elijah long continued praying. Though the answer of our fervent and believing supplications does not come quickly, we must continue earnest in prayer, and not faint or give over. A little cloud at length appeared, which soon overspread the heavens, and watered the earth. Great blessings often arise from small beginnings, showers of plenty from a cloud of span long. Let us never despise the day of small things, but hope and wait for great things from it. From what small beginnings have great matters arisen! It is thus in all the gracious proceedings of God with the soul. Scarcely to be perceived are the first workings of his Spirit in the heart, which grow up at last to the wonder of men, and applause of angels. Elijah hastened Ahab home, and attended him. God will strengthen his people for every service to which his commandments and providence call them. The awful displays of Divine justice and holiness dismay the sinner, extort confessions, and dispose to outward obedience while the impression lasts; but the view of these, with mercy, love, and truth in Christ Jesus, is needful to draw the soul to self-...employs both in the conversion of..._1__19 **** Matthew Henry's Commentary **** _

mhcc@2Kings:2:9-12 @ Verse 9-12 -...Divine strength for the conversion and...

mhcc@2Kings:10:29-36 @ Verse 29-36 -...from false worships. True conversion is..._2__11 **** Matthew Henry's Commentary **** _

mhcc@2Kings:21:10-18 @ Verse 10-18 -...few instances of the conversion of...

mhcc@Nehemiah:8:13-18 @ Verse 13-18 -...the gospel church. The conversion of...14:16. True religion will render us strangers and pilgrims upon earth. We read and hear the word acceptably and profitably, when we do according to what is written therein; when what appears to be our duty is revived, after it has been neglected. They minded the substance; else the ceremony had been of no use. They did it, rejoicing in God and his goodness. These are the means which the Spirit of God crowns with success, in bringing the hearts of sinners to tremble and to become humbled before God. But those are enemies to their own growth in holiness, who always indulge sorrow, even for sin, and put away from them the consolations tendered by the word and Spirit of God. **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Nehemiah:10:1-31 @ Verse 1-31 - Conversion is separating from the course and custom of this world, devoting ourselves to the conduct directed by the word of God. When we bind ourselves to do the commandments of God, it is to do all his commandments, and to look to him as the Lord, and our Lord.

mhcc@Psalms:6:8-10 @ Verse 8-10 -...He prays for the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:45:10-17 @ Verse 10-17 -...brings. This notes the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:47:5-9 @ Verse 5-9 -...prophets dwell upon the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:51 @ ****** Psalms 51 ****** *** Outline of Psalms 51 *** The psalmist prays for mercy, humbly confessing and lamenting his sins. (_1-6.)...of God and the conversion of...(_7-15.) God is pleased with a contrite heart, A prayer for the prosperity of Zion. (_16-19.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Psalms:67 @ ****** Psalms 67 ****** *** Outline of Psalms 67 *** A prayer for the enlargement of Christ's kingdom. -...a prayer for the conversion of...-...in Scripture respecting the conversion of...__Outline Henry'__68 **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:68:15-21 @ Verse 15-21 -...gifts needful for the conversion of...17:2. Christ came to a rebellious world, not to condemn it, but that through him it might be saved. The glory of Zion's King is, that he is a Saviour and Benefactor to all his willing people, and a consuming fire to all that persist in rebellion against him. So many, so weighty are the gifts of God's bounty, that he may be truly said to load us with them. He will not put us off with present things for a portion, but will be the God of our salvation. The Lord Jesus has authority and power to rescue his people from the dominion of death, by taking away the sting of it from them when they die, and giving them complete victory over it when they rise again. The crown of the head, the chief pride and glory of the enemy, shall be smitten; Christ shall crush the head of the serpent.

mhcc@Psalms:80:1-7 @ Verse 1-7 - He that dwelleth upon the mercy-...favour; there is no conversion to...

mhcc@Psalms:127 @ ****** Psalms 127 ****** *** Outline of Psalms 127 *** The value of the Divine blessing. - Let us always look to God's providence. In all the affairs and business of a family we must depend upon his blessing. 1. For raising a family. If God be not acknowledged, we have no reason to expect his blessing; and the best-...those who seek the conversion of...__Outline Henry'__128 **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:139:17-24 @ Verse 17-24 -...them; with God their conversion and...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Psalms:147:12-20 @ Verse 12-20 -...change wrought in the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Isaiah:2 @ ****** Isaiah 2 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 2 *** The conversion of the Gentiles, Description of the sinfulness of Israel. (_1-9.) The awful punishment of unbelievers. (_10-22.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:11 @ ****** Isaiah 11 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 11 *** The peaceful character of Christ's kingdom and subjects. (_1-9.) The conversion of the Gentiles and Jews. (_10-16.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:19 @ ****** Isaiah 19 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 19 *** Judgments upon Egypt. (_1-17.)...Its deliverance, and the conversion of...(_18-25.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:29 @ ****** Isaiah 29 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 29 *** Judgements on Jerusalem and on its enemies. (_1-8.) The senselessness and hypocrisy of the Jews. (_9-16.) The conversion of the Gentiles, and future blessings for the Jews. (_17-24.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:30:19-26 @ Verse 19-26 - God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more for ever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holiness, if they were more constant in prayer. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God. There are right-hand and left-hand errors; the tempter is busy courting us into by-...shown daily in the conversion of...-hearted.

mhcc@Isaiah:43 @ ****** Isaiah 43 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 43 *** God's unchangeable love for his people. (_1-7.) Apostates and idolaters addressed. (_8-13.)...from Babylon, and the conversion of...(_14-21.) Admonition to repent of sin. (_22-28.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:43:14-21 @ Verse 14-21 -...sinners by Christ, the conversion of...

mhcc@Isaiah:45 @ ****** Isaiah 45 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 45 *** The deliverance of the Jews by Cyrus. (_1-4.) God calls for obedience to his almighty power. (_5-10.) The settlement of his people. (_11-19.) The conversion of the Gentiles. (_20-25.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:53:10-12 @ Verse 10-12 -...it accomplished in the conversion and...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Isaiah:54 @ ****** Isaiah 54 ****** *** Outline of Isaiah 54 ***...the church by the conversion of...(_1-5.) Its certain deliverance. (_6-10.) Its triumphant state is described. (_11-17.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Isaiah:60:1-8 @ Verse 1-8 -...of the church. The conversion of...

mhcc@Isaiah:66:19,20, @ Verse 19,20, -...abundance of means for conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Jeremiah:3:12-20 @ Verse 12-20 - See God's readiness to pardon sin, and the blessings reserved for gospel times. These words were proclaimed toward the north; to Israel, the ten tribes, captive in Assyria. They are directed how to return. If we confess our sins, the Lord is faithful and just to forgive them. These promises are fully to come to pass in the bringing back the Jews in after-...greatly increased by the conversion of...

mhcc@Jeremiah:16 @ ****** Jeremiah 16 ****** *** Outline of Jeremiah 16 *** Prohibitions given to the prophet. (_1-9.) The justice of God in these judgments. (_10-13.)...the Jews, and the conversion of...(_14-21.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Jeremiah:18:1-10 @ Verse 1-10 -...our sins; but sincere conversion from...

mhcc@Jeremiah:31:1-9 @ Verse 1-9 - God assures his people that he will again take them into covenant relation to himself. When brought very low, and difficulties appear, it is good to remember that it has been so with the church formerly. But it is hard under present frowns to take comfort from former smiles; yet it is the happiness of those who, through grace, are interested in the love of God, that it is an everlasting love, from everlasting in the counsels, to everlasting in the continuance. Those whom God loves with this love, he will draw to himself, by the influences of his Spirit upon their souls. When praising God for what he has done, we must call upon him for the favours his church needs and expects. When the Lord calls, we must not plead that we cannot come; for he that calls us, will help us, will strengthen us. The goodness of God shall lead them to repentance. And they shall weep for sin with more bitterness, and more tenderness, when delivered out of their captivity, than when groaning under it. If we take God for our Father, and join the church of the first-...they figuratively describe the conversion of...

mhcc@Jeremiah:50:1-7 @ Verse 1-7 -...the promise of their conversion and...

mhcc@Ezekiel:37:1-14 @ Verse 1-14 - No created power could restore human bones to life. God alone could cause them to live. Skin and flesh covered them, and the wind was then told to blow upon these bodies; and they were restored to life. The wind was an emblem of the Spirit of God, and represented his quickening powers. The vision was to encourage the desponding Jews; to predict both their restoration after the captivity, and also their recovery from their present and long-...of God, in the conversion of...

mhcc@Daniel:1 @ ****** Daniel 1 ****** *** General Notes on the Book of Daniel *** Daniel was of noble birth, if not one of the royal family of Judah. He was carried captive to Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiachin, B. C. 606, when a youth. He was there taught the learning of the Chaldeans, and held high offices, both under the Babylonian and Persian empires. He was persecuted for his religion, but was miraculously delivered; and lived to a great age, as he must have been about ninety-...the Jews, and the conversion of...*** Outline of Daniel 1 *** The captivity of Daniel and his companions. (_1-7.) Their refusal to eat the king's meat. (_8-16.) Their improvement in wisdom. (_17-21.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Hosea:1 @ ****** Hosea 1 ****** *** General Notes on the Book of Hosea ***...Jews, and their final conversion to...*** Outline of Hosea 1 *** Under a figure, is represented the shameful idolatry of the ten tribes. (_1-7.) The calling of the Gentiles, and the uniting Israel and Judah under the Messiah. (_8-11.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Hosea:1:8-11 @ Verse 8-11 - The rejection of Israel for a time, is signified by the name of another child: call him Lo-...full, till the general conversion of...9:25,26,. and by St. Peter, 1st Peter strkjv@2:10. To believe in Christ, is to have him for our Head, and willingly to commit ourselves to his guidance and government. And let us pray for the coming of the glorious day, when there shall be one Lord through all the earth. **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Hosea:2:14-23 @ Verse 14-23 -...righteousness; also, of the conversion of...-kindness. Doth God say, Thou art my people? Say, Lord, thou art our God. **** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Hosea:3:4-5 @ Verse 4-5 -...it foretold their future conversion to...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Hosea:14:1-3 @ Verse 1-3 - Israel is exhorted to return unto Jehovah, from their sins and idols, by faith in his mercy, and grace through the promised Redeemer, and by diligently attending on his worship and service. Take away iniquity; lift it off as a burden we are ready to sink under, or as the stumbling-...tendency of a sinner's conversion to...

mhcc@Obadiah:1:17-21 @ Verse 17-21 -...its spread, and the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Jonah:4:1-4 @ Verse 1-4 -...his kingdom? Let the conversion of...

mhcc@Micah:2:12,13 @ Verse 12,13 -...a prophecy of the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Micah:5 @ ****** Micah 5 ****** *** Outline of Micah 5 ***...birth of Christ and conversion of...(_1-6.) The triumphs of Israel. (_7-15.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Zephaniah:3:14-20 @ Verse 14-20 -...relate to the future conversion and...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Zechariah:13:1-6 @ Verse 1-6 -...take place on the conversion of...

mhcc@Malachi:2:1-9 @ Verse 1-9 -...the utmost for the conversion of...

mhcc@Matthew:1 @ ****** Matthew 1 ****** *** General Notes on the Book of Matthew ***...surnamed Levi, before his conversion was...-gatherer under the Romans at Capernaum. He is generally allowed to have written his Gospel before any other of the evangelists. The contents of this Gospel, and the evidence of ancient writers, show that it was written primarily for the use of the Jewish nation. The fulfilment of prophecy was regarded by the Jews as strong evidence, therefore this is especially dwelt upon by St. Matthew. Here are particularly selected such parts of our Saviour's history and discourses as were best suited to awaken the Jewish nation to a sense of their sins; to remove their erroneous expectations of an earthly kingdom; to abate their pride and self-conceit; to teach them the spiritual nature and extent of the gospel; and to prepare them for the admission of the Gentiles into the church. *** Outline of Matthew 1 *** The genealogy of Jesus. (_1-17.) An angel appears to Joseph. (_18-25.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Matthew:9:10-13 @ Verse 10-13 -...for to promote the conversion of...

mhcc@Matthew:12:22-30 @ Verse 22-30 -...Holy Spirit, in the conversion of...

mhcc@Matthew:23:34-39 @ Verse 34-39 -...Jews, and their future conversion to...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Matthew:25:1-13 @ Verse 1-13 - The circumstances of the parable of the ten virgins were taken from the marriage customs among the Jews, and explain the great day of Christ's coming. See the nature of Christianity. As Christians we profess to attend upon Christ, to honour him, also to be waiting for his coming. Sincere Christians are the wise virgins, and hypocrites the foolish ones. Those are the truly wise or foolish that are so in the affairs of their souls. Many have a lamp of profession in their hands, but have not, in their hearts, sound knowledge and settled resolution, which are needed to carry them through the services and trials of the present state. Their hearts are not stored with holy dispositions, by the new-...the real or apparent conversion of...2Peter strkjv@3:14. It will be a day of search and inquiry; and it concerns us to think how we shall then be found. Some wanted oil to supply their lamps when going out. Those that take up short of true grace, will certainly find the want of it one time or other. An outward profession may light a man along this world, but the damps of the valley of the shadow of death will put out such a light. Those who care not to live the life, yet would die the death of the righteous. But those that would be saved, must have grace of their own; and those that have most grace, have none to spare. The best need more from Christ. And while the poor alarmed soul addresses itself, upon a sick-bed, to repentance and prayer, in awful confusion, death comes, judgment comes, the work is undone, and the poor sinner is undone for ever. This comes of having oil to buy when we should burn it, grace to get when we should use it. Those, and those only, shall go to heaven hereafter, that are made ready for heaven here. The suddenness of death and of Christ's coming to us then, will not hinder our happiness, if we have been prepared. The door was shut. Many will seek admission into heaven when it is too late. The vain confidence of hypocrites will carry them far in expectations of happiness. The unexpected summons of death may alarm the Christian; but, proceeding without delay to trim his lamp, his graces often shine more bright; while the mere professor's conduct shows that his lamp is going out. Watch therefore, attend to the business of your souls. Be in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

mhcc@Mark:1:23-28 @ Verse 23-28 -...were not so, the conversion of...

mhcc@Luke:1:5-25 @ Verse 5-25 -...be instrumental in the conversion of...

mhcc@Luke:11:14-26 @ Verse 14-26 -...made in conversion. The conversion of...

mhcc@Luke:19 @ ****** Luke 19 ****** *** Outline of Luke 19 *** The conversion of Zaccheus. (_1-10.) The parable of the nobleman and his servants. (_11-27.) Christ enters Jerusalem. (_28-40.) Christ laments over Jerusalem. (_41-48.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@John:5:30-38 @ Verse 30-38 - Our Lord returns to his declaration of the entire agreement between the Father and the Son, and declared himself the Son of God. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witness to all he had said. But the Divine word had no abiding-...made effectual to the conversion of...

mhcc@John:11:47-53 @ Verse 47-53 -...come upon them. The conversion of...

mhcc@John:12:37-43 @ Verse 37-43 -...Observe the method of conversion implied...-end in that which is good, will make a man a hypocrite when religion is in fashion, and credit is to be got by it; and love of the praise of men, as a base principle in that which is evil, will make a man an apostate, when religion is in disgrace, and credit is to be lost for it.

mhcc@Acts:9 @ ****** Acts 9 ****** *** Outline of Acts 9 *** The conversion of Saul. (_1-9.) Saul converted preaches Christ. (_10-22.) Saul is persecuted at Damascus, and goes to Jerusalem. (_23-31.) Cure of Eneas. (_32-35.) Dorcas raised to life. (_36-43.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Acts:9:1-9 @ Verse 1-9 -...renewing grace for the conversion of...22:14. strkjv@26:13. How near to us is the unseen world! It is but for God to draw aside the veil, and objects are presented to the view, compared with which, whatever is most admired on earth is mean and contemptible. Saul submitted without reserve, desirous to know what the Lord Jesus would have him to do. Christ's discoveries of himself to poor souls are humbling; they lay them very low, in mean thoughts of themselves. For three days Saul took no food, and it pleased God to leave him for that time without relief. His sins were now set in order before him; he was in the dark concerning his own spiritual state, and wounded in spirit for sin. When a sinner is brought to a proper sense of his own state and conduct, he will cast himself wholly on the mercy of the Saviour, asking what he would have him to do. God will direct the humbled sinner, and though he does not often bring transgressors to joy and peace in believing, without sorrows and distress of conscience, under which the soul is deeply engaged as to eternal things, yet happy are those who sow in tears, for they shall reap in joy.

mhcc@Acts:9:23-31 @ Verse 23-31 -...to escape. Though Saul's conversion was...-creates the heart. Believers are apt to be too suspicious of those against whom they have prejudices. The world is full of deceit, and it is necessary to be cautious, but we must exercise charity, 1st Corinthians strkjv@13:5. The Lord will clear up the characters of true believers; and he will bring them to his people, and often gives them opportunities of bearing testimony to his truth, before those who once witnessed their hatred to it. Christ now appeared to Saul, and ordered him to go quickly out of Jerusalem, for he must be sent to the Gentiles: see ch. strkjv@22:21. Christ's witnesses cannot be slain till they have finished their testimony. The persecutions were stayed. The professors of the gospel walked uprightly, and enjoyed much comfort from the Holy Ghost, in the hope and peace of the gospel, and others were won over to them. They lived upon the comfort of the Holy Ghost, not only in the days of trouble and affliction, but in days of rest and prosperity. Those are most likely to walk cheerfully, who walk circumspectly.

mhcc@Acts:11:19-24 @ Verse 19-24 -...was the work of conversion wrought...

mhcc@Acts:16 @ ****** Acts 16 ****** *** Outline of Acts 16 *** Paul takes Timothy to be his assistant. (_1-5.)...proceeds to Macedonia, The conversion of...(_6-15.) An evil spirit cast out, Paul and Silas scourged and imprisoned. (_16-24.) The conversion of the jailer at Philippi. (_25-34.) Paul and Silas released. (_35-40.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Acts:18:1-6 @ Verse 1-6 -...prevent gratitude for the conversion of...

mhcc@Acts:22:1-11 @ Verse 1-11 - The apostle addressed the enraged multitude, in the customary style of respect and good-...he notices that his conversion was...

mhcc@Acts:26 @ ****** Acts 26 ****** *** Outline of Acts 26 *** Paul's defence before Agrippa. (_1-11.) His conversion and preaching to the Gentiles. (_12-23.) Festus and Agrippa convinced of Paul's innocence. (_24-32.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Acts:26:24-32 @ Verse 24-32 -...was needful for the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Romans:3:1-8 @ Verse 1-8 -...made useful to the conversion of...

mhcc@Romans:11:11-21 @ Verse 11-21 - The gospel is the greatest riches of every place where it is. As therefore the righteous rejection of the unbelieving Jews, was the occasion of so large a multitude of the Gentiles being reconciled to God, and at peace with him; the future receiving of the Jews into the church would be such a change, as would resemble a general resurrection of the dead in sin to a life of righteousness. Abraham was as the root of the church. The Jews continued branches of this tree till, as a nation, they rejected the Messiah; after that, their relation to Abraham and to God was, as it were, cut off. The Gentiles were grafted into this tree in their room; being admitted into the church of God. Multitudes were made heirs of Abraham's faith, holiness and blessedness. It is the natural state of every one of us, to be wild by nature. Conversion is as the grafting in of wild branches into the good olive. The wild olive was often ingrafted into the fruitful one when it began to decay, and this not only brought forth fruit, but caused the decaying olive to revive and flourish. The Gentiles, of free grace, had been grafted in to share advantages. They ought therefore to beware of self-confidence, and every kind of pride or ambition; lest, having only a dead faith, and an empty profession, they should turn from God, and forfeit their privileges. If we stand at all, it is by faith; we are guilty and helpless in ourselves, and are to be humble, watchful, afraid of self-deception, or of being overcome by temptation. Not only are we at first justified by faith, but kept to the end in that justified state by faith only; yet, by a faith which is not alone, but which worketh by love to God and man.

mhcc@Romans:12:1-2 @ Verse 1,2 - The apostle having closed the part of his epistle wherein he argues and proves various doctrines which are practically applied, here urges important duties from gospel principles. He entreated the Romans, as his brethren in Christ, by the mercies of God, to present their bodies as a living sacrifice to Him. This is a powerful appeal. We receive from the Lord every day the fruits of his mercy. Let us render ourselves; all we are, all we have, all we can do: and after all, what return is it for such very rich receivings? It is acceptable to God: a reasonable service, which we are able and ready to give a reason for, and which we understand. Conversion and sanctification are the renewing of the mind; a change, not of the substance, but of the qualities of the soul. The progress of sanctification, dying to sin more and more, and living to righteousness more and more, is the carrying on this renewing work, till it is perfected in glory. The great enemy to this renewal is, conformity to this world. Take heed of forming plans for happiness, as though it lay in the things of this world, which soon pass away. Do not fall in with the customs of those who walk in the lusts of the flesh, and mind earthly things. The work of the Holy Ghost first begins in the understanding, and is carried on to the will, affections, and conversation, till there is a change of the whole man into the likeness of God, in knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness. Thus, to be godly, is to give up ourselves to God.

mhcc@Romans:15:14-21 @ Verse 14-21 -...the holy God. The conversion of...

mhcc@Romans:15:22-29 @ Verse 22-29 -...that blessed work, the conversion of...

mhcc@1Corinthians:1:1-9 @ Verse 1-9 -...gives thanks for their conversion to...

mhcc@1Corinthians:7:10-16 @ Verse 10-16 -...labour heartily for the conversion of...

mhcc@Galatians:1 @ Henry'_2_13 ****** Galatians 1 ****** *** General Notes on the Book of Galatians *** The churches in Galatia were formed partly of converted Jews, and partly of Gentile converts, as was generally the case. St. Paul asserts his apostolic character and the doctrines he taught, that he might confirm the Galatian churches in the faith of Christ, especially with respect to the important point of justification by faith alone. Thus the subject is mainly the same as that which is discussed in the epistle to the Romans, that is, justification by faith alone. In this epistle, however, attention is particularly directed to the point, that men are justified by faith without the works of the law of Moses. Of the importance of the doctrines prominently set forth in this epistle, Luther thus speaks: "We have to fear as the greatest and nearest danger, lest Satan take from us this doctrine of faith, and bring into the church again the doctrine of works and of men's traditions. Wherefore it is very necessary that this doctrine be kept in continual practice and public exercise, both of reading and hearing. If this doctrine be lost, then is also the doctrine of truth, life and salvation, lost and gone." *** Outline of Galatians 1 *** The apostle Paul asserts his apostolic character against such as lessened it. (_1-5.) He reproves the Galatians for revolting from the gospel of Christ under the influence of evil teachers. (_6-9.)...he was before his conversion and...(_10-14.) And how he proceeded after it. (_15-24.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Galatians:1:15-24 @ Verse 15-24 -...grace of God; their conversion is...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Ephesians:1:15-23 @ Verse 15-23 -...power which effects the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@Ephesians:3:20,21 @ Verse 20,21 -...being assured that the conversion of...**** Matthew Henry's Commentary ****

mhcc@1Timothy:1 @ Henry'_2_3 ****** 1st Timothy 1 ****** *** General Notes on the Book of 1st Timothy *** The design of the epistle appears to be, that Timothy having been left at Ephesus, St. Paul wrote to instruct him in the choice of proper officers in the church, as well as in the exercise of a regular ministry. Also, to caution against the influence of false teachers, who by subtle distinctions and endless disputes, corrupted the purity and simplicity of the gospel. He presses upon him constant regard to the greatest diligence, faithfulness, and zeal. These subjects occupy the first four chapters; the fifth chapter instructs respecting particular classes; in the latter part, controversies and disputes are condemned, the love of money blamed, and the rich exhorted to good works. *** Outline of 1st Timothy 1 *** The apostle salutes Timothy. (_1-4.) The design of the law as given by Moses. (_5-11.) Of his own conversion and call to the apostleship. (_12-17.) The obligation to maintain faith and a good conscience. (_18-20.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@Philemon:1:8-14 @ Verse 8-14 -...But what happy changes conversion makes!...

mhcc@James:5 @ ****** James 5 ****** *** Outline of James 5 *** The judgments of God denounced against rich unbelievers. (_1-6.) Exhortation to patience and meekness under tribulations. (_7-11.) Cautions against rash swearing Prayer recommended in afflictive and prosperous circumstances, Christians to confess their faults to each other. (_12-18.)...the means of the conversion of...(_19,20.) *** Commentary ***

mhcc@1Peter:4:1-6 @ Verse 1-6 -...and actions. And true conversion makes...-doers, some even suffering death. But being quickened to Divine life by the Holy Spirit, they lived to God as his devoted servants. Let not believers care, though the world scorns and reproaches them.

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