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 Glued to their lusts -brooks


[b]Glued to their lusts[/b]

(Thomas Brooks, "A Cabinet of Choice Jewels" 1669)

Sinners' hearts are so glued to their lusts, that they
will rather part with their nearest, dearest, and choicest
enjoyments--than part with their sins! Yes, they will rather
part with God, Christ, and all the glory of heaven--than
they will part with some darling lust.

"When He comes, He will convict the world about sin."
John 16:8

The first work of the Spirit upon the soul,
is to make a man . . .
look upon sin as an enemy,
to deal with sin as an enemy,
to hate sin as an enemy,
to loathe sin as an enemy,
to fear sin as an enemy, and
to arm against sin as an enemy.

Of all the vile things in the world, sin is the
most defiling thing; it makes us red with
guilt and black with filth.

Inward corruptions grieve the gracious soul.

"Oh," says the gracious soul,
"that I were but rid of . . .
this proud heart,
this hard heart,
this unbelieving heart,
this unclean heart,
this froward heart,
this earthly heart of mine!"

The Christian has a universal willingness
to be rid of all sin. The enmity which grace
works in the heart, is against all sin:
profitable sins,
pleasurable sins,
disparaging sins,
disgracing sins,
small sins,
great sins.

A gracious heart had much rather, if it were put to his
choice, live without all sin--than to have allowance to
wallow in any sin. He had rather live without the least
sin--than to have liberty to live in the most flesh-pleasing
sin. It is certain that sin is more afflictive to a gracious
soul, than all the losses, crosses, troubles, and trials
that he meets with in the world.

True grace would not have one Canaanite left
in the holy land; he would have every Egyptian
drowned in the red sea of Christ's blood!

"I hate every false way." Psalm 139:24

Saving grace makes a man as willing to leave his lusts,
as a slave is willing to leave his chains,
or a prisoner his dungeon,
or a beggar his rags.

A sincere heart had much rather be rid of his sins
than of his sufferings; yes, of the least sins than
of the greatest sufferings.


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Sinners' hearts are so glued to their lusts, that they
will rather part with their nearest, dearest, and choicest
enjoyments--than part with their sins! Yes, they will rather
part with God, Christ, and all the glory of heaven--than
they will part with some darling lust.


How sad many in this life are "clutching" to their sins that are so precious to them all the way to perdition. How they will react when you begin to point out this alarming problem to any sinner.


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"I hate every false way." Psalm 139:24



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 Re: Glued to their lusts -brooks

And Paul said... "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preacher to others, I myself should be a castaway." - 1Cor 9:27(kjv)

I really like this...

Quote:

A sincere heart had much rather be rid of his sins
than of his sufferings; yes, of the least sins than
of the greatest sufferings.



Amen! Much better to suffer now than in the Age to come. I need God's grace to carry my crosses... His mind, that attitude in Php 2:5-8:
Php 2:5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
Php 2:6 "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"
Php 2:7 "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:"
Php 2:8 "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."

...also, found in Psalm 119:128(kjv):
"therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; [b]and I hate every false way[/b]."

Thankyou for sharing more "Jewels" brother...
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 Re: Glued to their lusts -brooks

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He had rather live without the least sin -- than to have liberty to live in the most flesh-pleasing sin.



Amen.

Great post. I love it.

TJ


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How quickly when you step back and aim that poem at yourself can you get convicted. I read something Luther said and it was something to the effect of ....all sins could be considered unbelief. Because when you choose to sin you don't believe God's way is right...(totally paraphrased) So thank you for the post. To be able to step back see the faults and then see them as unbelief is really really humbling.

Awesome Post
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Quote: How they will react when you begin to point out this alarming problem to any sinner.

How will a Christian react when you point out a sin to them?

Say you are judgmental, you don't know my heart, God is dealing with my heart, God is love and forgives me?

Yet, where is the repentance from such people?

When the sin is a habit, they are glued to it, as it says in the post, and will take real 'spiritural surgery', if I can put it that way, to get rid of it.

That is, if they want to get rid of it.

God bless.

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