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Let us be strong in the Lord, and the power of his might, for he it is that shall tread down our Enemies : God hath a tender regard unto the Souls of men, and is infinitely willing to promote their welfare : he hath condescended to our weakness, and declared with an Oath, that he hath no pleasure in our destruction. There is no such thing as despite or envy lodged in the Bosom of that ever ...
1. A New Relationship. The life of God in the soul of man brings about a new relationship to God and his Son. In the last part of verse 9 Paul says, "Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him." In other words the fundamental effect of having the Spirit is that he makes you belong to Christ.
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The book was written by a young Scottish minister named Henry Scougal, who died at only 28 years of age. Published anonymously in 1677, it was originally a tender letter of spiritual direction to a female friend, Lady Gilmour, and it retains the warmth and directness of this personal correspondence. When we read it today, it feels like listening in...
A clue to the importance of this book is that Whitefield says it taught him “true religion.” For all his earnestness and discipline, for all his religious observance and sincerity, he had still not discovered the central reality about being a Christian. As he read this book, he was surprised to find that his religious duties were not regarded by Sc...
A great spiritual classic not only tells you what ought to be, but it also helps you to desire it. Part of the power of Scougal’s book lies here. In the second part, he paints a compelling picture of the beauty of the divine life: it is what we have really been longing for all our lives, if we only knew it — what in fact we were made for. He unders...
Scougal also offers practical counsel on sustaining life in union with God. All heaven is engaged on our behalf and stands ready to support us. “Why should we think it impossible that true goodness and universal love should ever . . . prevail in our souls?” (96). And there are steps we can take. “We must not lie loitering in the ditch,” he says, “a...
Jonathan Edwards began his great treatise on the Religious Affectionsby saying that there was no question of greater importance to mankind than this: “What is the nature of true religion?” He had read Scougal, and I wonder if he was thinking of this book as he wrote. Scougal gave what is still one of the best and simplest answers to this question. ...
They know by experience that true religion is a union of the soul with God, a real participation of the divine nature, the very image of God drawn upon the soul, or, in the apostle's phrase, "It is Christ formed within us."—Briefly, I know not how the nature of religion can be more fully expressed, than by calling it a Divine Life: and under ...
The truly great spirit is always gentle; and because God is so infinitely great, he is, therefore, tender. We read of his gentleness and of his tenderness towards the children of men; and we see them displayed to their full in the gospel of our salvation. Very conspicuous is this “tender mercy of our God.”. Now, the original word is, “The ...
His name is holy, and all must know him as a holy God. He will have tender regard to those who bring their mind to their condition, and dread his wrath. He will make his abode with those whose hearts he has thus humbled, in order to revive and comfort them. When troubles last long, even good men are tempted to entertain hard thoughts of God.
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The oxygenized atmosphere which unites with the carbon of the candle in supporting the flame corresponds to the ‘breath of life’ or ‘spirit of life’ which unites with the physical organism in producing ‘soul’ or ‘intelligent existence.’. Should an accident occur which would destroy the candle, the flame would cease.
