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| The fatal mistake of thousands ~ Philpot | | The fatal mistake of thousands is to offer unto God the fruits of the fleshinstead of the fruits of the Spirit.
Fleshly holiness, fleshly exertions, fleshly prayers, fleshly duties, fleshly religious forms, fleshly zeal these are what men consider good works, and present them as such to God.
But well may He "who is of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on iniquity", say to all such fleshly workers, "If you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if you offer the crippled and the diseased, is it not evil?"
All that the flesh can do is evil, for "every imagination of man's heart is only evil continually;" and to present the fruits of this filthy heart to the Lord of hosts, is "to offer defiled food upon His altar."
A broken heart, a contrite spirit, a tender conscience, a filial fear of God, a desire to please Him, a dread to offend the great God of heaven, a sense of the evil of sin, a desire to be delivered from sin's dominion, a mourning over our repeated backslidings, grief at being so often entangled in our lusts and passions, an acquaintance with our helplessness and weakness, simplicity and godly sincerity, a hanging upon grace for daily supplies, watching the hand of Providence, a singleness of eye to the glory of God, these are a few of the fruits of the Spirit.
[url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=category&cid=722]Pearls from Philpot[/url] _________________ Mike Balog
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| 2006/3/16 15:50 | Profile | ChrisJD Member

Joined: 2006/2/11 Posts: 2895 Philadelphia PA
| Re: The fatal mistake of thousands ~ Philpot | | Quote:
these are a few of the fruits of the Spirit
I pray that God would work these in me, with the grace to sustain them.
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Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
_________________ Christopher Joel Dandrow
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| 2006/3/16 18:25 | Profile |
| Re: The fatal mistake of thousands ~ Philpot | | Quote:
[b] A broken heart, a contrite spirit, a tender conscience, a filial fear of God, a desire to please Him, a dread to offend the great God of heaven, a sense of the evil of sin, a desire to be delivered from sin's dominion, a mourning over our repeated backslidings, grief at being so often entangled in our lusts and passions, an acquaintance with our helplessness and weakness, simplicity and godly sincerity, a hanging upon grace for daily supplies, watching the hand of Providence, a singleness of eye to the glory of God, these are a few of the fruits of the Spirit. [/b]
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| 2006/3/17 2:19 | | sermonindex Moderator

Joined: 2002/12/11 Posts: 39795 Canada
Online! | Re: | | Excellent article Mike, thats great you pulled up the philpot, there is something about this divine that really catches me.
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these are what men consider good works, and present them as such to God.
Oh may our sacrifices to God be of an broken and contrite heart, that He will not despise. _________________ SI Moderator - Greg Gordon
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| 2006/3/17 11:19 | Profile | roadsign Member

Joined: 2005/5/2 Posts: 3777
| Re: works of the flesh, or the Spirit | | These words caught my attention right away. They are the very sins I struggle with.
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Fleshly holiness, fleshly exertions, fleshly prayers, fleshly duties, fleshly religious forms, fleshly zeal these are what men consider good works, and present them as such to God.
All that the flesh can do is evil, for "every imagination of man's heart is only evil continually;" and to present the fruits of this filthy heart to the Lord of hosts, is "to offer defiled food upon His altar."
This is what I seek God to work within me:
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A broken heart, a contrite spirit, a tender conscience, a filial fear of God, a desire to please Him....
Thank you for posting this, Mike. Diane _________________ Diane
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| 2006/3/17 20:33 | Profile |
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