Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Torrey's Topical Textbook—AKJV
Thoughts Upon Worldly-Riches. Sect. Ii. ... Luke 16:9. that is, distribute and employ the unrighteous or deceitful Riches you have in this World in such a way as is most pleasing and acceptable unto God ... /.../private thoughts upon a christian life/thoughts upon worldly-riches sect ii.htm Sown among Thorns ... the deceitfulness of riches." Our Lord does not say "riches," but "the deceitfulness of riches." The two things grow together: riches are evermore deceitful. ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/sown among thorns.htm Of the Despising of the World ... He will despise youth and will keep his strength for God; riches he counts for nought; he will take heed that this fairness is vain, and grace deceitful. ... //christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter ii of the despising.htm Second Great Group of Parables. ... [The word "unrighteous" is here used to mean deceitful, as opposed to true. Worldly riches deceive us by being temporal and transitory, while the true riches ... /.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xcii second great group of 5.htm The First Commandment ... It is a foolish thing to trust in them. They are deceitful riches, and it is foolish to trust to that which will deceive us. Matthew 13:22. ... /.../watson/the ten commandments/2 1 the first commandment.htm That God's Lover Forsakes the World, Idleness and Irksomeness: and ... ... Yet when they abound in riches and are fed with riches, they say they eat ... Deceitful also are they, because they have worldly wisdom; and they beguile by that ... //christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter x that gods lover.htm O God My God, what Miseries and Mockeries did I Now Experience... ... proper in a boy, in order that in this world I might prosper, and excel in tongue-science, which should serve to the "praise of men," and to deceitful riches. ... /.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter ix o god my.htm Concerning the Hatred of Learning, the Love of Play, and the Fear ... ... my boyhood, that I might flourish in this world, and distinguish myself in the science of speech, which should get me honour amongst men, and deceitful riches! ... /.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter ix concerning the hatred of.htm On Helping the Poor. ... and unjust publicans, and those that deceive by false balances and deceitful measures, and ... says: "Better is a little to the righteous, than much riches of the ... /.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec i on helping the poor.htm Whether a Religious Order Should be Established for the Purpose of ... ... riches, wherefore it is written (Wis.7:8): "I . . . esteemed riches nothing in ... we should not overlook those whom heretics delude by the deceitful assurance of ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a religious order should 2.htm |