Bible Encyclopedia: Man: Approved of by God

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The Will of God, which is Always Good, is Sometimes Fulfilled ...
... it, in determining whether a man's desire is one to be approved or disapproved,
to consider what it is proper for man, and what it is proper for God, to desire ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 101 the will of god.htm

And Indeed that Christ was not Only Man, but God Also; that Even ...
... [5085] For there will be a risk that He should not be shown to be man from His
sufferings, if He could not also be approved as God by His powers. ...
/.../chapter xi and indeed that christ.htm

The Valentinian Figment of Christ's Flesh Being of a Spiritual ...
... man." [7154] Also Peter, in the Acts of the Apostles, speaks of Him as verily human
(when he says), "Jesus Christ was a man approved of God among you." [7155 ...
/.../tertullian/ on the flesh of christ/chapter xv the valentinian figment of.htm

Furnished Completely unto Every Good Work
... gets mastery of his whole being, he becomes a man of God, complete and furnished
completely to every good work. He becomes a workman approved of God, who needs ...
/.../murray/working for god/xx furnished completely unto every.htm

The Triumph of God's Sovereign Good Will
... is fitting for God"and also between the ends to which a man directs his will"and
this difference determines whether an act of will is to be approved or ...
/.../augustine/handbook on faith hope and love/chapter xxvi the triumph of.htm

Peter the Preacher.
... But it was true, "Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God, ye have taken, and by
wicked hands have crucified and slain." Let us who preach, cry to God to give ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xxiii peter the preacher.htm

Concerning God's Purpose
... are built upon this rock of God's eternal purpose ... falling away; neither the power
of man, nor the ... himself, had he been living, would doubtless have approved. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a divine cordial/concerning gods purpose.htm

Comparisons Between Christ and the Antichrist
... He was the God-Man; so also will the Antichrist be more than a man: the Super-man. ...
11. Christ wrought miracles: of Him it is said "approved of God among you ...
/.../pink/the antichrist/comparisons between christ and the.htm

General Summary of the virtues and Effects of Patience.
... is the delight of the believer; invites the Gentile; commends the servant to his
lord, and his lord to God; adorns the woman; makes the man approved; is loved ...
/.../tertullian/of patience/chapter xv general summary of the.htm

Explanation of the Words of Christ, "No Man Knoweth the Father ...
... into enmity, and become accusers [of what they had approved], and are ... received testimony
from all that He was very man, and that He was very God, from the ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter vi explanation of the words.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Torrey's Topical Textbook