2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
Treated in 6 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 2 Cor 1: 3
…eritance but his child? God being our God, will be a father to us; a ‘Father of mercies,’ 2 Cor 1: 3; ‘The everlasting Father.’ Isa 9: 6. If God be our God, we have a Father in heaven that n…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
John Newton — The Former Slave Trader Who Shepherded with Grace cites 2 Corinthians 1:3–4
…that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God” (2 Corinthians 1:3–4, NIV). Newton had received the comfort. He spent his life distributing it. He continued t…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 2 Corinthians 1:3–4
…n the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth.” 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 — “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites 2 Cor 1: 3
… Mercy proceeds primarily, and originally from God. He is called the ‘Father of mercies’ (2 Cor 1: 3), because he begets all the mercies which are in the creature. Our mercies compared with …
- All Things for Good ·
Why all things work for good cites 2 Cor. i. 3
…ettle the inheritance upon, but his child? God is the tender hearted “Father of mercies” (2 Cor. i. 3). He begets all the mercies and kindness in the creatures. God is an everlasting Father (…
- The God of All Comfort ·
The God of All Comfort cites 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
…o are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) Among all the names that reveal God, this one—“the God of all comfort”—seems to me one o…