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To be near unto God - pagina 270
know no forgiveness. Hence again thej^ have no knowledge of the tender love which springs from forgiveness received, nor of the richer knowledge of God which is born from this tenderer affection. It is foreign to them, and therefore the apostle writes regarding this mytery that they are desirous ...
To be near unto God - pagina 272
And according to the greater measure of their sin, they enter into a far richer measure of fellowship with the Father who is in heaven, and of the knowledge of his holy Name. A more brutal outbreak in sin is not at all the necessary background of this experience. As in the case of Luther, a deepe ...
To be near unto God - pagina 273
There are two ways that here present themOne man minimizes ihis sin. He ia offended when he is told of his guilt. He will not hear it said that he is guilty in all sorts of ways. He holds himself erect, and deems himself a saint. This is the way to cover up one's sin, and not to thirst after reco ...
To be near unto God - pagina 275
but also among the redeemed. In Christ has come to us a knowledge of God's name and being, such as has never been known outside of him, but Bethlehem as well as Golgotha tures,therefind their cause alone in the salvation of sinners. Even the knowledge of the Almighty powerGod ...
To be near unto God - pagina 276
Howruns it now? Two here be kept apart.of sin in their case run? classes of persons shouldThose who broke out into sin in an offensive way, and the others who remained withm the bounds of an ordinary sinful existence. Mary of Magdala and Salome do not stand in one line. ...
To be near unto God - pagina 277
as fruit of their faith the^' unfold a much richer Christain life. The conveil from gross sins frequently counts all his life long with the weight of pounds alone, while the quiet convert weighs with the assay-balance.This is not true of all. Alas, there are not a few who turn the fact its ...
To be near unto God - pagina 274
51"IACKNOWLEDGE ^lY UNTO THEE."SINAlthough it is a Divine appointment, for which behooves us to give thanks, it is nevertheless difficult for us, sinners, to realize that in the end even sin is compelled to become a means of leading us into deeper knowledge of God, and ...
To be near unto God - pagina 278
better self, and dream that they train themselves in virtuous living. This results in a good deal of social respectability and praise-worthy self-control. But it bears no fruit for eternal life, insomuch as they claim the honor of it for themselves,and withdraw themselves from God, with wh ...
To be near unto God - pagina 279
Verse 5 of this same Psalm contains the record. "I said I will confess m}^ trangressions unto theAnd so: I acknowledged my sin unto And thou forgavest the iniquity of my When thus the soul holds on, and before GodLord." thee. sin".,.on bended knee mourns ...
To be near unto God - pagina 280
under sentence of death, our soul comes into direct contact, and immediate touch with the holy God. It brings us living and striking knowledge of him, with whom we have to do. The sin was terrible. ButGod used it for this end: that through it we should come to a better understanding of his holine ...
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