...more and more, in knowledge and in all judgment. The apostle exhorts his brethren, Ileb. vi. 1. " To leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on to perfection :" that is, hot to rest satisfied with a partial acquaintance with the scriptures, or vyith a knowledge...

...brew believers may be gathered from the following exhortation addressed to them: " Wherefore, let us leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on to its consummation ; not a second time incurring the necessity of repentance from dead works, of a belief...

...admitted and recognized truths may exercise over us an increasing influence. Paul exhorted the Hebrews to leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on to perfection. He blamed them for being such as needed milk, when they ought to have been capable of digesting strong...

...speak on religion with some advantages which a minister does not possess. The apostle in the direction, leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on unto perfection, requires Christians in general not to be content with a slight superficial knowledge...

...speak on religion with some advantages which a minister does not possess. The apostle in the direction, leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on unto perfection, requires Christians in general not to be content with a slight superficial knowledge...

...great Head, in the institution of the pastoral office. Ephs. iv: 12-16. God has charged his people to "leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on unto perfection," as the workmen leave the foundations of the building, when once broadly and firmly...

...After the utterance of the reproof of their dullness of hearing, he expressly dcclai es his purpose to leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ; and go on unto perfection; ie to the investigation of these high and difficult branches of christian knowledge....

...could be dispensed with. The people of God need be " no longer under a schoolmaster ;" they could now " leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on to perfection." Nor could the sublime truths of the Bible have been imparted to the human mind by any other process,...

...behind and press forward to the mark for the prize of our high calling of God in Christ Jesus," and to " leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ and go on to perfection," as Christ has bidden all his followers ; and, before breaking up our party, we knelt at the throne...

...Christianity at the period when they first gave themselves to Christ. Hence the Apostle exhorted them to leave the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go on to perfection, and not tarry always at the very threshold of the Christian system. 5, The degrce of knowledge to which...