...presume to imagine myself competent to do anything praiseworthy by my own natural strength, — not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God." Here, then, we have St. Paul, first contemplating the difficulties and responsibilities of...

...the Spirit of God ; and I know, in some measure, what the apostle meant when he said, " We are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God." I am still proving my own helplessMy friend, I was very low last Saturday, when I wrote to...

...to true holiness. Our trust is to be "through Christ to Godward," — and this, because we are not " sufficient of ourselves, to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God2." Such is Scripture truth, and Scripture doctrine ; and the moment we leave this sure guide,...

...to God, they cannot vow anything without the Holy Spirit ; for, as Paul says in 2 Cor. iii. 5, " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves." But when God stretches forth his hand to us, he bids us be of good courage, and promises that he will never...

...and again. They are the richest in Christian attainment who are the poorest in self-estimation. " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves : our sufficiency is of God." " I can do all things through Christ who strengthened! me ;" but " without...

...the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?" (2 Cor. ii. 14 — 16.) " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything...but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament." (2 Cor. iii. 5, 6.) " We preach not ourselves, but Christ...

...Hannah sings (l Sam. ii. 9), "By strength shall no man prevail," and St. Paul (2 Cor. iii. 5), " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God. "This is a very high article, and comprehends much, abases at once all arrogance, presumption,...

...reason of our care, as well as his promise the ground of our hope. (2.) Confess your impotency : " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God " (2 Cor. iii. 5). This is to empty the bucket before we go to the fountain. When we are full...

...the living God; not in tables of stone, but 4 in fleshly tables of the heart. And such trust have 5 we through Christ to God-ward : not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ouro selves; but our sufficiency is of God; who also hath made us able ministers of...

...sanctifying grace of God, is one of the first and chief doctrines of our holy religion. "We are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God." This must be the candid, though perhaps humiliating, confession of every one, who knows any...