noun from eusebḗs (2152), devout, godly.
Devotion, piety toward God (Acts 3:12; 1 Tim. 2:2; 2 Pet. 1:6, 7).
Godliness or the whole of true religion, so named because piety toward God is the foundation and principal part of it (1 Tim. 4:7, 8; 6:6, see Matt. 22:37, 38; Heb. 11:6).
Although eusébeia in the NT is translated “godliness” (1 Tim. 2:2; 3:16; 4:7, 8; 6:3, 5, 6, 11; 2 Tim. 3:5; Titus 1:1; 2 Pet. 1:3, 6, 7; 3:11), the word “God” is not in it.
It is actually an externalized piety.
When Paul came to Athens and spoke to the Athenians who certainly were not believers, but worshiped idols, he used the verb eusebeíte (2151), to show piety, respect (Acts 17:23).
It is in this manner that 1 Tim. 4:7 says, “Exercise thyself rather unto godliness.”
In 1 Tim. 6:11, we are urged to “follow after righteousness, godliness [eusébeia].”
In 2 Tim. 3:5, we are told that it is possible to fake eusébeia, “having a form [mórphōsis {3446}] of godliness,” an appearance and not the real thing.
In Titus 1:1, we are encouraged to have epígnōsin (1922), acknowledgment or knowledge of the truth, equivalent to revelation, which, however, does not make us proud, but “according to godliness” (a.t.).
This is the reason why the translators have usually translated it “godliness.”
This differentiation between eusébeia (our attitude toward God) and our attitude toward man, as indicated by other words, is shown in 2 Pet. 3:11, “Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved [speaking of the termination of this world and the ushering in of the new earth and heaven {Rev. 21:1}], what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?”
the waist involved pulling up the hem of a robe so that one could run. Jesus was calling the disciples to be ready for service.
The Nelson Study Bible: New King James Version, Lk 12:35 (1 time)
Chapter 15
15 No longer do I call you servants. There is no previous record of Jesus Christ calling the disciples “servants,” except possibly 12:26; yet Jesus had a right to do this, as He had the right…
The Reformation Study Bible, Jn 15:15 (1 time)
Calling the Disciples
Calling the Disciples The Apostle Peter, his brother Andrew, and the disciple Philip were originally from the neighboring village of Bethsaida, where they grew up in the fishing industry. The…
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Calling Systematic Theology
Divine calling refers both to God’s gracious invitation to salvation by the gospel and to the means by which he brings the lost into saving relationship with Christ.
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Jesus Agonizes in the Garden / 14:32–42 / 223
words “Let us go!” did not mean that Jesus was contemplating running. Instead, he was calling the disciples to go with him to meet the traitor disciple, Judas, and the coming crowd. Jesus went…
Mark, Mk 14:42, p 429 (1 time)
Jesus Agonizes in the Garden / 26:36–46 / 223
rise, let us go” did not mean that Jesus was contemplating running. Instead, he was calling the disciples to go with him to meet the traitor disciple, Judas, and the coming crowd. Jesus went…
Matthew, Mt 26:46, p 526 (1 time)
Jn 4:31–38
reaper work alongside one another.48 “One sows, and another reaps.” Jesus is clearly calling the disciples to reap, but who have been the sowers? Answer: Moses, Prophets, John the Baptist…
The Chronological Life of Christ, Jn 4:31–38, p 109 (1 time)
B. Jesus’ Authentication through Miracles and Discipleship (4:31–6:16)
Of the four Gospel writers only Luke mentioned that Jesus had prayed all night before calling the disciples. He called them “apostles” to define the purpose for which they were chosen (Mark 3…
Nelson’s New Testament Survey, Lk 6:12–16, p 114 (1 time)
Commentary
the waist involved pulling up the hem of a robe so that one could run. Jesus was calling the disciples to be ready for service. 12:36 Jesus compared the disciples to servants who are ready…
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary, Lk 12:35, p 1279 (1 time)
Concerning Lowliness of Mind
he writes to the Philippians, saying, “Now I desire that ye should know, brethren,”3 calling the disciples brethren. For such a thing as this is love; it casts out all inequality, and knows not…
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 1.9: Saint Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statues, Chrysos., De prof. evang. 7, p 151 (1 time)
Vers. 1–42
ripens. (D. Thomas, D.D.) Lift up your eyes, and look.— I. The standpoint. In calling the disciples’ attention to the Samaritans who were ready to believe without the help of miracle, our…
St. John, Vols. I–III, Jn 4:35–38; V 1, p 388 (1 time)
Mark 1:16-21 16 And as he was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you become fishers of people.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed…
Mark 1:16–21
058 Mundane Matters and a Man That Changed the World
First Baptist Church · Sermon · August 1, 2021 · 58:58
1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. 2 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece 3 and stayed three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail…
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Gen. 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and
make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Gen. 22:17 That in Gen. 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I
will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Gen. 22:17 That in Gen. 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I
will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Gen. 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I
will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is
upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Gen. 27:12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a
deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Gen. 27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end
of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the
presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Gen. 27:35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away
thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob?
for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and,
behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast
thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Gen. 27:38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing,
my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice,
and wept.
Gen. 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing
wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Gen. 28:4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee,
and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a
stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
Gen. 33:11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought
to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.
And he urged him, and he took it.
Gen. 39:5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in
his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house
for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all
that he had in the house, and in the field.
Gen. 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this
is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according
to his blessing he blessed them.
Ex. 32:29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even
every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing
this day.
Lev. 25:21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the
sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
Deut. 11:26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing
and a curse; 27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the
LORD your God, which I command you this day:
Deut. 11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought
thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the
blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
Deut. 12:15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates,
whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing
of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat
thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
Deut. 16:17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing
of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
Deut. 23:5 Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but
the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee,
because the LORD thy God loved thee.
Deut. 28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in
thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall
bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deut. 30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are
come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set
before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither
the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
Deut. 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I
have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Deut. 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith
Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Deut. 33:7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said,
Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be
sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
Deut. 33:16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof,
and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing
come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was
separated from his brethren.
Deut. 33:23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and
full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and
the south.
Josh. 15:19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast
given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper
springs, and the nether springs.
Judg. 1:15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for
thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave
her the upper springs and the nether springs.
1Sam. 25:27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath
brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my
lord.
2Sam. 7:29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy
servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast
spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant
be blessed for ever.
2Kings 5:15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his
company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that
there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee,
take a blessing of thy servant.
Neh. 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah,
Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God
for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all
blessing and praise.
Neh. 13:2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with
water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our
God turned the curse into a blessing.
Job 29:13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came
upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Psa. 3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is
upon thy people. Selah.
Psa. 24:5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psa. 109:17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted
not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psa. 129:8 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of
the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
Psa. 133:3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the
mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing,
even life for evermore.
Prov. 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh
rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Prov. 11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is
exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Prov. 11:26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse
him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth
it.
Prov. 24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing
shall come upon them.
Is. 19:24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria,
even a blessing in the midst of the land:
Is. 44:3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the
dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing
upon thine offspring:
Is. 65:8 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the
cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in
it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Ezek. 34:26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing;
and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers
of blessing.
Ezek. 44:30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every
oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye
shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing
to rest in thine house.
Joel 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing
behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
Zech. 8:13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the
heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye
shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
Mal. 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be
meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I
will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing,
that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Luke 24:53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing
God. Amen.
Rom. 15:29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the
fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
1Cor. 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not
the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the
communion of the body of Christ?
Gal. 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the
Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith.
Heb. 6:7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it,
and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing
from God:
Heb. 6:14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and
multiplying I will multiply thee.
Heb. 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing,
he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it
carefully with tears.
James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and
cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
1Pet. 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but
contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called,
that ye should inherit a blessing.
Rev. 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to
receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and
blessing.
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1. As we heard while explaining the meaning of Christ’s passion, that it was not enough to know its mere narrative and history; so it is not enough to learn only how and when Christ our Lord arose from the dead; we must also preach and understand the benefit and use both of the sufferings and the resurrection of Christ, namely, what he thereby acquired for us. For if we preach only its history, it is an unprofitable sermon, which Satan and the godless know, read and understand as well as true Christians; but when we preach to what end it serves it becomes profitable, wholesome and comforting.
2. Christ himself pointed out the benefit of his sufferings and resurrection when he said to the women in Matthew 28:10—“Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.” These are the very first words they heard from Christ after his resurrection from the dead, by which he confirmed all the former utterances and loving deeds he showed them, namely, that his resurrection avails in our behalf who believe, so that he therefore anticipates and calls Christians his brethren, who believe it, and yet they do not, like the apostles, witness his resurrection.
3. The risen Christ waits not until we ask or call on him to become his brethren. Do we here speak of merit, by which we deserve anything? What did the apostles merit? Peter denied his Lord three times; the other disciples all fled from him; they tarried with him like a rabbit does with its young. He should have called them deserters, yea, betrayers, reprobates, anything but brethren. Therefore this word is sent to them through the women out of pure grace and mercy, as the apostles at the time keenly experienced, and we experience also, when we are mired fast in our sins, temptations and condemnation.
4. These are words. full of all comfort that Christ receives desperate villains as you and I are and calls us his brethren, Is Christ really our brother, then I would like to know what we can be in need of? Just as it is among natural brothers, so is it also here. Brothers according to the flesh enjoy the same possessions, have the same father, the one inheritance, otherwise they would not be brothers: so we enjoy with Christ the same possessions, and have in common with him one Father and one inheritance, which never decreases by being distributed, as other inheritances do; but it ever grows larger and larger; for it is a spiritual inheritance. But an earthly inheritance decreases when distributed among many persons. He who has a part of this spiritual inheritance, has it all.
5. However, what is Christ’s inheritance? His heritage is life and death, sin and grace, all that is in heaven and earth, eternal truth, power, wisdom, righteousness; he governs and rules over all, over hunger and thirst, over fortune and misfortune, over everything imaginable, whether in heaven or on earth, not only spiritual but also secular affairs; and the sum total of all is, he has all things in his hand, be they eternal or temporal. Now if I believe on him, I become partaker with him of all his possessions, and obtain not only a part or a piece; but, like him, I obtain all, eternal righteousness, eternal wisdom, eternal strength, and become a lord and reign over all. The stomach will not hunger, sins will not oppress, I will no more fear death, nor be terror-stricken by Satan, and I will never be in want, but will be like Christ the Lord himself.
6. In the light of this we now easily understand the sayings here and there in the prophets and especially in the Psalms; as when David in Psalm 34:10 says: “The young lions (the rich) do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.” And in another Psalm: “Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”Psalm 37:18–19. And immediately following in verse 25: “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” All this comes of itself from the fact that we are and are called Christ’s brethren; not because of our worthiness, but because of God’s pure grace. Yes, if God gave us this in our heart, so that we experience it, then we would be saved; but it goes in one ear and out the other. And this it is that Paul praises so highly and strongly to the Romans when he says: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.”Romans 8:14–17.
7. The title of being Christ’s brothers is so high that the heart of man cannot understand it. If the Holy Spirit bestows not this grace, none can say: Christ is my brother. For reason is not bold enough to say so; although one may say it with the tongue, as the spirits of modern times do. It is not uttered in this way, it is necessary for the heart to experience it; otherwise it is pure hypocrisy. If you truly experience it in your heart it will be such a great thing that you will much prefer to keep silence than to speak about it, yea, in the presence of the magnitude of this inheritance you easily doubt and waver as to whether it is really true or not. Those who only cry: Christ is my brother! Christ is my brother! are not true Christians. A Christian acts quite differently, and it is very wonderful, so that the flesh shudders at it and dares indeed neither speak of it nor confess it.
8. We should bestir ourselves to hear this, not only with the natural ear, but also to experience it in our hearts, for then we would not be so forward and impudent, but would be surprised and amazed over it. True and godly Christians go along in life in contempt of themselves and in fear; they think thus: Ah, shall I, a poor, miserable person, who am steeped in sin, be now so exalted that God’s Son becomes my brother? Ay, how is it that I, a miserable poor creature, am thus honored? I am at once confounded before it and feed upon it; for it truly requires a great effort to believe it; yea, when one experiences it thus, how it is in truth, he must from that hour die; for man, since he is flesh and blood, cannot understand it. Here in this life man’s heart is in too great straits to lay hold of it; but after death, when the heart becomes larger and broader, we experience what we have heard through the Word.
9. In the Gospel of John Christ tells Mary Magdalene of the benefit and use of his death and resurrection still more plainly, when he says: “But go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.”John 20:17. This is one of the great and comforting passages upon which we can venture, and of which we dare boast. As if Christ had said: Go hence, Mary, and say to my disciples who have deserted me on the field of battle, and who have well merited punishment and eternal condemnation, that my resurrection has taken place for their benefit; that is, by my resurrection I have brought it to pass that my Father is their Father, and my God is their God. These are few words and very short; but they contain a great thought, namely, that we have as great a confidence and refuge in God as Christ his Son himself has. Who can grasp such exceeding joy, unless one speaks of himself when he says a poor, corrupt sinner can and may call God his Father and his God, just like Christ himself does?
10. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews has grasped the words of Psalm 22:23 and taken them well to heart, when he says of Christ: “For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.”Hebrews 2:11–12. If any worldly lord were to condescend so low as to say to a thief, or a murderer or to a low French character, Thou art my brother; that would be a great thing and everyone would be amazed at it; but that this King, who in his glory sits at the right hand of God, his Father, says to a poor sinner: Thou art my brother, that no one takes to heart, no one receives it in earnest, and yet on that hangs our highest comfort and courage against sin, death, Satan, hell, law, and against all misfortune, both of the body and of the soul.
11. Since we are flesh and blood, and subject to all kinds of affliction, it follows that it must be thus also with our brother; or he would not be like us in all respects. Therefore, in that be becomes like us, he tastes of all that we do, in order to be our true brother and save us, so that we on the other hand may become like him. This the Epistle to the Hebrews paints and brings out very beautifully when it says: “Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to naught him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham. Therefore it behooveth him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, be is able to succor them that are tempted.”Hebrews 2:14–18.
12. St. Paul in a very beautiful way condensed the benefit and use both of Christ’s sufferings and his resurrection in one short passage, as in a nutshell, when he says to the Romans: “Who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.”Romans 4:25.
But on this theme enough has been said for the present; whoever desires may with profit meditate on it; more is written about it in the Postil; whoever desires to have it let him get it and read. We will now discuss another subject. Since people in many localities still cling to the papal abuses, so that they flock to the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper on Easter, and this custom is so deeply drilled into them, that it is very difficult to root it out everywhere, we wish to give some instruction to the singleminded and plain people, how they should at the present time partake of the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. (Rodt’s Ed., 1525.) Of this the following sermon plainly speaks.
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