...Ghost at His Baptism. When the Baptist was asked to account for the influence of Christ, he replied, ' A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven,' and went on to say that not only was the Christ above all as corning from above, but that He was endowed...

...asked in astonishment, "who then can be saved?' 2 And, in the words of John the Baptist, the reply is: "A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." 3 The Master gives the pearl. As it says in one of the Manichaean psalms, where the devotee is praising...

...God, he first recognized that life and ministry come from the hand of God. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven, John 3:27. John's love, loyalty, and service were to God. He knew that Ms authority to minister came...

...their judge. 86 87 is the gift of God ; no man attaineth to them by human industry, or only by the talk of them. TALK. All this I know very well. For a man...; all is of grace, not of works. I • could give a hundred scriptures for the confirmation of this. FAITH. Well, then, said Faithful, what is that one...

...(Nashville: Thomas Nelson) 1997, c!983. XI. UNDERSTANDING YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven (John 3:27, KJV). Now we come to that component of the minister's life of obedience that very few ministers...

...the wrath of God abideth on him. same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him....

...John the Baptist was wise enough to acknowledge the true Giver of all gifts and abilities. He said, "A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven" (Jn. 3:27b). Basically, if there is less of me, then there is room for more of Him. The more of me...

...the Father". Reinforcing the point that spirituality is a gift from God, John the Baptist also says: A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. John 3:27 And in St Matthew, Jesus repeats the same thing in another way: I thank thee, O Father, Lord...

...Christ,' but that ' I am sent before him.' He that has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the "A MAN CAN RECEIVE NOTHING, EXCEPT IT BE GIVEN HIM FROM HEAVEN." bridegroom, which stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my...

...thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 3:27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him....