Malachi 2:10

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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

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and don't pretend to say within your selves, We have Abraham for our father: for I tell you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham:

the oath which he made to our father Abraham, to grant us this favour,

let your actions therefore show your repentance, and don't pretend to say within yourselves, "we have Abraham for our father:" for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

they answered him, Abraham is our father. if you were Abraham's children, said Jesus, you would act like Abraham.

Stephen answer'd, my brethren, and you my fathers, lend your attention. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

How then can we assert, "that Abraham our father obtained this from circumcision?"

this appears too from the case of Rebecca, who conceived twins by our father Isaac.

yet to us there is but one God, the father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all.

when our natural parents corrected us, we gave them reverence: is it not much more reasonable to be in subjection to the father of spirits, in order to have life?

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your actions are like your father. at this they reply'd, we are no bastards; we have but one father, even God.

he receives no service from their officiousness: he is self-sufficient: it is he that gives to all their life and breath and every thing they have.

Why

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and be the instruments of their death.

they dispatch'd therefore some of their disciples, together with the Herodians, who thus address'd themselves to him; master, we know that you are sincere, and faithfully teach the divine law without fear or flattery: for you have no regard to the outward quality of men.

the next day seeing some that were fighting, he would have persuaded them to agree, saying, sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye injure one another?

but when a contest arises, you must refer the decision to infidels?

Wherefore leave off the practice of lying, and let every man speak truth to his neighbour: for we are all members of one society.

that no man should be exorbitant, and behave contumeliously to his brother: because the Lord is the avenger of all such crimes, as we have formerly remonstrated to you.