 Ye lust and have not : ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.  The Christian Advocate1832Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1848 - 554 pages
...and cannot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ?... | |
 | rev. James Gardner - 1849 - 390 pages
...are instantly relieved from our difficulty, by the explanation of James, " Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." The whole force of the text, then, lies in the nature of the asking. All prayer is not true, acceptable... | |
 | Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1850 - 224 pages
...desire ; but a wise supplication and a trustful content. Says the apostle — " Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." Is not this the spirit in which too many breathe even the simple prayer — " Give us this day our... | |
 | Edwin Hubbell Chapin - 1850 - 222 pages
...desire ; but a wise supplication and a trustful content. Says the apostle — " Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." Is not this the spirit in which too many breathe even the simple prayer — " Giye us this day our... | |
 | Mystery - 1850 - 464 pages
...and cannot obtain ; ye fight, and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye (spiritual) adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity... | |
 | Dave Williams - 2005 - 97 pages
...fleshly desires. They must be in line with the Word of God. James 4:3 KJV says, "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." The Bible is specific about some of the rewards we can expect when we fast. As we saw earlier, Isaiah 58:6-12... | |
 | Roger N. McNamara, Ken Davis - 2005 - 661 pages
...warns us, however, to be sure our motivation is right when we pray. He says, "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts" (James 4:3). Don't ask God to give you leaders just so you can build a bigger church or to make your... | |
 | Roger N. McNamara, Ken Davis - 2005 - 662 pages
...warns us, however, to be sure our motivation is right when we pray. He says, "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts" (James 4:3). Don't ask God to give you leaders just so you can build a bigger church or to make your... | |
 | Dr. Philip E. Ayers - 2005 - 246 pages
...have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is at enmity with God?... | |
 | Asaph Philips - 2005 - 270 pages
...depending on His wise discretion. Our motives in prayer must also be right. "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts" (James 4:3). Prayer is also a means to deal with our sins. A Christian is not yet perfect spiritually.... | |
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