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The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 617
;ORGANICALLY ONE577and opening of hearts impossible but in the Christian life; a brotherly love so sweet as to surpass every other love. AnA. finally, for the present time these discords must continue, that in the last day the beauty and symmetry of the structure may appear t ...
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ORGANICALLY ONE tivate an affection tion theymaywhich excludes Hisnot ignoreGod;In their mutual affec-love.act as tho579Goddid not exist;be in-accountname and truth as tho they were of little ...
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LOVE5/6requires a great stretch of the imagination to believe that this muddy shell of the visible Church contains such a precious They know that in this respect pearl but the initiated believe it.Surelyit;the Church resembleswhom thatit ...
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— LOVE578but such uniting and knitting together of the elect that each can attain the fullmeasureof his individualgrowth ordainedhimforinthe divine counsel; so that in this completion the glory of theirmembershipin the ...
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—XXXI. The Hardening Operationof Love." Being grieved for the hardness ol their heart."Love may to enrich,italso be reversed.consumes and destroys.Markiii.5.Failing to cherish, to uplift, andThisisa ...
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;THE HARDENING OPERATION OF LOVE die.But He does notAndthem.letthemalone.He581continues His hold uponthis causes the eternal pain,and overwhelms themwith destruction and condemnation forever. It isre ...
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:LOVE582There is also a mere "giving up,'' or " letting alone." This is followed by the more gloomy " darkening." And only then comes the deadly operation in in its worst and its proper and limited sense, " hardening of heart, most fearful degree. The mildest and yet awful fo ...
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THE HARDENING OPERATION OF LOVE However, even from thejoy of victoryfirstof disappointment.unsatisfactory:Forthis awful condition return is possible.followed by a positive and painful feelingisSurely he has conquered, but his c ...
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—XXXII.The Love Which Withers. " Therefore hath He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He willHe hardeneth."Theidea of hardeningRotn.ix. i8.so awful that, with all its unsanctifiedishuman heart rejects it as a horrible N ...
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THE LOVE WHICH WITHERS587His human love requires that he more and moreneighbor's needs.make the salvation of others the only object of And since love so works in him, he imagines thatignore himself, and his existence.must so work in God. Unconsciously he ...
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