![]() ![]() And who can declare the glory of this privilege that we, who are born in darkness and deserved to be cast out into utter darkness, should be translated into this marvelous “light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ”? What are all the stained glories, the fading beauties of this world? of all that the Devil showed our Saviour from ![]() What is this beauty of the King of saints? Is it not that God is in Him and He is the great representative of His glory to us? Wherefore, in the contemplation of this glory consists the principal exercise of faith. We shall behold the glory of Christ in its luster and excellency. It is a promise concerning the days of the New Testament that our “eyes shall see the King in his beauty” (Isa. Read more The Glory of Christ – seen by revelation not imagination Attributes of God, Deity of Christ, Discipleship, Doctrine, Evangelical, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, John Owen, Puritan, Renewing the Mind, Salvation, Sanctification, The Bible, The Christian Life, The Cross, The glory of Christ, The Gospel, The word of God, Worship 2 CommentsĪn excerpt from Owen’s most excellent, The Glory of Christ, ch.2. But they err, not knowing the Scripture nor the eternal glory of the This is that representation of the present glory of Christ, which, being made and proposed to the imagination and carnal affections of superstitious persons, carries such a show of devotion and veneration in the Papal Church. Vain and foolish men, having general notions of this glory of Christ, knowing nothing of the real nature of it, have endeavored to represent it in pictures and images, with all that luster and beauty which the art of painting, with the ornaments of gold and jewels, can give to them. This is that of which we ought to endeavor a prospect by faith by faith, I say, and not by imagination. Read more “that will do it” Discipleship, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Puritan, Sanctification, The Christian Life, The Cross 0 CommentsĬHAPTER VII THE GLORY OF CHRIST IN HIS EXALTATION AFTER THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE WORK OF MEDIATION IN THIS WORLD “This is that glory which our Lord Jesus Christ in a special manner prayed that His disciples might behold. They are golden hours that I treasure.’ ‘Can you remember the means by which you’re able occasionally to defeat the evil desires and thoughts that assail you?’ Christian said, ‘Yes. Christian answered, ‘Yes, it happens occasionally. If I could master my own heart, I would choose never to think of those things again, but when I try only to think about those things that are best, those things that are worst creep back into my mind and behavior.’ ‘Don’t you find that sometimes you can defeat those evil things that at other times seem to defeat you?’ Prudence suggested. I still have within me some of the carnal thoughts that all my countrymen, as well as myself, were delighted with. Pilgrim’s Progress and Defeating Sin: Prudence asked further, ‘Do you not still carry some of the baggage from the place you escaped?’ ‘Yes, but against my will. Read more John Flavel on the Importance of Gospel Delight Christian hedonism, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Puritan, Sanctification, The Gospel 0 Comments When Christ ceases to fill the heart with satisfaction, our souls will go The believer is in spiritual danger if he allows himself to go for any length of time without tasting the love of Christ and savoring the felt comforts of a Savior’s presence. The soul is so constituted that it craves fulfillment from things outside itself and will embrace earthly joys for satisfaction when it cannot reach spiritual ones. We were not meant to live without spiritual exhilaration, and the Christian who goes for a long time without the experience of heart-warming will soon find himself tempted to have his emotions satisfied from earthly things and not, as he ought, from the Spirit of God. “Ecstasy and delight are essential to the believer’s soul and they promote sanctification. From Scotty Smith: John Flavel (English Puritan – 1630-1691), was one of the main influences in Charles Spurgeon’s spiritual formation in the gospel. ![]()
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