The Evil of Evils - Jeremiah Burroughs
posted by Doug E. @ 1:47 PM
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Godward Thoughts
"Remember that it is not hasty reading, but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths, that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the mere touching of the flower by the bee that gathers honey, but her abiding for a time on the flower that draws out the sweet. It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian." (Thomas Brooks)
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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- Name: Doug E.
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My desire is not merely to know theology, but to live it. But you can't live it if you don't know it!
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4 Comments:
oh, but how hard that choice is sometimes!
No Average Girl,
You got that right! Just think how many times we choose sin, when we are not even faced with the alternative of affliction. We just simply choose sin.
That is part of the reason I like this quote. It reminds me of the seriousness of sin.
God Bless,
Doug
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."
Psalm 119:71
Great blog!
I started this book (and need to finish it) and immediately realized that my biggest problem in living a holy life is that I thought I knew sin was bad, but really think much too little of its severity. I see sin horizontally (gauging it by comparing myself with others) but need to recognize (as David did) "against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight..."
The Burroughs quote helps us understand the mindset of a Christian martyr. Oh; I want to think this way, but am light-years away.
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