DISCORSO: 1904 LA DEVOTAZIONE A DIO RACCOMANDATA Romani 12:1 . _Vi prego dunque, fratelli, per la misericordia di Dio, di presentare i vostri corpi in sacrificio vivente, santo, accettevole a Dio, che è il vostro ragionevole servizio_ . IL fine di tutta la vera religione è portare gli uomini a Di... [ Continua a leggere ]
DISCOURSE: 1905 AGAINST CONFORMITY TO THE WORLD Romani 12:2. _Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God_. THE morality, no less than the doctrines, of the Gospel far excels the b... [ Continua a leggere ]
DISCOURSE: 1906 SOBRIETY OF MIND ENJOINED Romani 12:3. _For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith_. IN order to obtain j... [ Continua a leggere ]
DISCOURSE: 1907 CHRISTIANS ARE ALL MEMBERS OF ONE BODY Romani 12:4. _As we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us... [ Continua a leggere ]
DISCORSO: 1908 SPIEGAZIONE DEI DOVERI CRISTIANI VERSO DIO E L'UOMO Romani 12:9 . _Aborrisci ciò che è male; attaccati a ciò che è buono. Siate gentilmente affezionati gli uni agli altri con amore fraterno; in onore preferendosi l'un l'altro; non pigro negli affari; fervente nello spirito; servire... [ Continua a leggere ]
DISCOURSE: 1909 SYMPATHY RECOMMENDED Romani 12:15. _Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep_. AS creatures, we have many duties to perform towards our Creator: and, as members of one universal family, we have duties also towards each other. We all participate one common lot... [ Continua a leggere ]
DISCOURSE: 1910 OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD Romani 12:21. _Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good_. THE writings of the Old Testament exhibit a system of morals incomparably superior to any that was ever promulgated by the wisest philosophers. In extent it equals the New Testament. It... [ Continua a leggere ]