“Irruption of fallen angels into the world of men. Then a new and startling event burst upon the world, and fearfully accelerated the already rapid progress of evil. “The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
“So, then, even the dust is a resting-place of hope for the people of God.” — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
“And so the powerful appeals of Enoch, his loud calls to repentance and threatenings of judgment to come, since they were slighted by the world, must have mightily hardened the hearts of men, and caused the Spirit of God to cease striving with them. Very probably many were at first impressed and alarmed: but after a while, when they saw… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
“While we are committing sin we may, perhaps, succeed in putting away all thought of God, and persuade ourselves that, because we have forgotten… — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
“For not the revelation of God, but the expounders of that revelation, are responsible for the diversities of Christendom: the fault rests with the… — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
“Bewildered by their altered condition they immediately tried to supply the lost covering artificially, even as their descendants have ever since been doing. For every living creature, whether of earth, air, or sea, has its own proper covering, not put on from without, but developed naturally from within; man alone is destitute and compelled to have recourse to artificial aids,… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
“Four are the highest in creation: the lion among the beasts, the ox among cattle, the eagle among the fowls, and man above these;… — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
“however it happened, she at any rate suffered herself to be allured to the fatal spot, and so gave opportunity to the Devil. For we should keep as far as possible from that which is prohibited, nor ever tempt God by unnecessarily approaching it, either through curiosity or any other impelling cause. Had Eve avoided the vicinity of the tree,… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
“For when one has set his heart upon an idea—which is, perhaps, nothing but the creation of his own fancy, as unsubstantial as the… — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
“Again; in the tenth chapter of Deuteronomy we have the expression, “For Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords.”[318] And numerous are the Scriptural assertions that Jehovah is highly exalted above all gods, to be feared above all gods, and so on. If, then. He executed judgment upon the gods of Egypt, they must… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
“We next read;—“The rib which the Lord God had taken from man made He a woman.” But the last words are by no means an adequate rendering of the original, which should be translated “builded He into a woman.” And there is a remarkable coincidence in the use of such a term, and the frequent application of the words “build… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
“He could not endow men with great power and wisdom; He could not make them excellent in majesty and glorious in might, swift as… — G.H. Pember Copy Share Image
“Irruption of fallen angels into the world of men. Then a new and startling event burst upon the world, and fearfully accelerated the already rapid progress of evil. “The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”[264] These words are often explained to signify nothing more… — G.H. Pember Copy Share
