Monday, May 15, 2006
The Crown and Glory of Christianity in vol 4 of the works of Thomas Brooks
A second argument to prove that without holiness there is no happiness, &c., is this: Without holiness men are strangers to God; and therefore, without hoiness they cannot be admited to a cohabitation with God. God loves not to dwell with strangers, nor to associtate himself with strangers. Now such are all unholy persons; Eph. 2:12, 'That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commomwealth of Israel' (or, being far removed from the citizenship of Israel), 'and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God, the author of hope. They were without Christ, the foundation of hope. They were without the church, which was contained in the commonwealth of Israel, the place of hope. They were without the covenants of promise- that is, they were without the preccious promises which God in his convenant had made and oftentimes renewed with the Israelites, and therefore called convenats in the plural number- the ground and reason of hope. And lastly, They were without the grace of hope: They had no hope of communion with Christ, no hope of fellowship with the saints, no hope of any interest in the promise, no hope of reconciliation to God here, nor no hope of frution of God hereafter. And thus you see what strangers they were to the Lord, and to the great concernments of their souls. God of old would not have strangers come into his sanctuary; do you think, then, he will admit such into heaven? Surely no.
p 51
Brooks shows in volume 4 of his works how important holiness is for people. God wants His people to be holy. (1John 1:9)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we sin God will forgive our sins as it says in 1 John.
p 51
Brooks shows in volume 4 of his works how important holiness is for people. God wants His people to be holy. (1John 1:9)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we sin God will forgive our sins as it says in 1 John.
