Malachi 2:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

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Hath

John 8:41

Acts 17:25

Why

Bible References

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Do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!

"And the oath that he swore to our forefather Abraham,

Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!

They answered, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, then do what Abraham did.

He answered, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The glorious God appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Then what are we to say about our ancestor Abraham?

And that is not all, for there was Rebecca too, when she was about to bear twin sons to our forefather Isaac.

one God and Father of all, who is above us all, pervades us all, and is within us all.

When our earthly fathers disciplined us we treated them with respect; should we not far more submit to the Father of our spirits, and so have life?

Hath

You are doing as your father does." They said to him, "We are not illegitimate children. We have one father, God himself."

nor is he waited on by human hands as though he were in need of anything, for he himself gives all men life and breath and everything.

Why

One brother will give up another to death, and a father his child, and children will turn against their parents, and have them put to death.

So they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, to say to him, "Master, we know that you tell the truth, and teach the way of God with sincerity, regardless of the consequences, for you are impartial.

The next day, he came across two of them fighting and tried to pacify them. He said to them, 'You are brothers. Why should you injure each other?'

but one Christian has to go to law with another, and before unbelievers too?

So you must lay aside falsehood and each tell his neighbor the truth, for we are parts of one another.

No one is to wrong or defraud his brother in this matter, for the Lord avenges all such things, as we told you before, in the most solemn terms.