{"query": "A parable — Grace to others", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_d346f6fb05a9", "title": "A parable — Grace to others", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "An elder brother stayed in the field while the younger spent the inheritance and returned. The father killed the calf for the younger and threw a feast. The elder stood outside, refusing to enter. The"}, {"id": "card_n_61bf8457ea27", "title": "A parable — Suffering illness", "shelf": "codex", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "A man prayed three times for the thorn to be removed. Each time the answer was no. The fourth time he did not ask, and learned: the thorn was the door through which grace had come. The strength had be"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_luke_16_19", "title": "Matthew Henry on Luke 16:19", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Luke 16:19 — As the parable of the prodigal son set before us the grace of the gospel, which is encouraging to us all, so this sets before us the wrath to come, and is designed for our awakening; a"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_romans_9_14", "title": "Matthew Henry on Romans 9:14", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Romans 9:14 — The apostle, having asserted the true meaning of the promise, comes here to maintain and prove the absolute sovereignty of God, in disposing of the children of men, with reference to "}, {"id": "card_src_comm_proverbs_16_16", "title": "Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:16", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Proverbs 16:16 — Solomon here not only asserts that it is better to get wisdom than gold (Pro 3:14, Pro 8:19), but he speaks it with assurance, that it is much better, better beyond expression - wi"}, {"id": "card_src_word_grace", "title": "grace", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "grace: (noun) (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God — syn: saving grace, state of grace · (noun) elegance and beauty of movement or expression — syn: gracility · (noun) a sense of prop"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_luke_15_11", "title": "Matthew Henry on Luke 15:11", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Luke 15:11 — We have here the parable of the prodigal son, the scope of which is the same with those before, to show how pleasing to God the conversion of sinners is, of great sinners, and how read"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_proverbs_21_21", "title": "Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:21", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Proverbs 21:21 — See here, 1. What it is to make religion our business; it is to follow after righteousness and mercy, not to content ourselves with easy performances, but to do our duty with the u"}, {"id": "card_n_2773c91c04b3", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_03: First keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker t...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "First keep thyself in peace, and then shalt thou be able to be a peacemaker towards others. A peaceable man doth more good than a well-learned. A passionate man turneth even good into evil and easily "}, {"id": "card_n_62c373c206b5", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_16: Those things which a man cannot amend in himself or in others, he ought patie...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Those things which a man cannot amend in himself or in others, he ought patiently to bear, until God shall otherwise ordain. Bethink thee that perhaps it is better for thy trial and patience, without "}, {"id": "card_n_35661f2d238d", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_05: We cannot place too little confidence in ourselves, because grace and underst...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "We cannot place too little confidence in ourselves, because grace and understanding are often lacking to us. Little light is there within us, and what we have we quickly lose by negligence. Oftentimes"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_jeremiah_24_1", "title": "Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 24:1", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Jeremiah 24:1 — This short chapter helps us to put a very comfortable construction upon a great many long ones, by showing us that the same providence which to some is a savour of death unto death "}, {"id": "card_src_comm_psalms_9_11", "title": "Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:11", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Psalms 9:11 — In these verses,\nI. David, having praised God himself, calls upon and invites others to praise him likewise, Psa 9:11. Those who believe God is greatly to be praised not only desire t"}, {"id": "card_n_e09e7b97f84c", "title": "Pilgrim's Progress §202: To others, it is thus discovered: 1.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "To others, it is thus discovered: 1. By an experimental confession of his faith in Christ. 2. By a life answerable to that confession; to wit, a life of holiness, heart-holiness, family-holiness, (if "}, {"id": "card_src_comm_2_corinthians_8_1", "title": "Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:1", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On 2 Corinthians 8:1 — Observe here,\nI. The apostle takes occasion from the good example of the churches of Macedonia, that is, of Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, and others in the region of Macedonia,"}, {"id": "card_n_b652be011ed1", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_02_02: Make no great account who is for thee or against thee, but mind only the pres...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "Make no great account who is for thee or against thee, but mind only the present duty and take care that God be with thee in whatsoever thou doest. Have a good conscience and God will defend thee, for"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_1_chronicles_8_1", "title": "Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 8:1", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On 1 Chronicles 8:1 — There is little or nothing of history in all these verses; we have not therefore much to observe. 1. As to the difficulties that occur in this and the foregoing genealogies we ne"}, {"id": "card_n_0cd28a99c131", "title": "Pirkei Avot §avot_05_13: There are four types of charity givers.", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "There are four types of charity givers. He who wishes to give, but that others should not give: his eye is evil to that which belongs to others; He who wishes that others should give, but that he hims"}, {"id": "card_n_fbfced21517a", "title": "Imitation of Christ §imit_01_04: We must not trust every word of others or feeling within ourselves, but cauti...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "We must not trust every word of others or feeling within ourselves, but cautiously and patiently try the matter, whether it be of God. Unhappily we are so weak that we find it easier to believe and sp"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_psalms_119_103", "title": "Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:103", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On Psalms 119:103 — Here is, 1. The wonderful pleasure and delight which David took in the word of God; it was sweet to his taste, sweeter than honey. There is such a thing as a spiritual taste, an in"}]}