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  A SINNER NEVER LOOKS SO SWEETLY
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: A sinner's genuine repentance and tears bring great pleasure to
God.

Topics: "God's Grace", "Repentance"
Scripture References: Psalm 34:18, Psalm 51:17, Psalm 56:8, Isaiah 57:15, Matthew 5:4, Luke 7:38, Luke 15:10, 2 Corinthians 7:10, James 4:9-10, 1 John 1:9

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that a sinner appears most beautiful to God
when they express genuine repentance through tears. He illustrates this
by referencing the woman who wept at Jesus' feet, highlighting that
while God may be displeased with sin, He delights in the heartfelt
sorrow of a repentant heart. Brooks reassures that God values these
tears so much that He keeps a bottle for them, symbolizing His
compassion and grace towards sinners seeking forgiveness.

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"She stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began

to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with

the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them

with the fragrant oil." Luke 7:38

A sinner never looks so sweetly, as when he weeps

most penitentially. Though God is displeased with a sinner's

sins--yet He is very well pleased with a sinner's tears, and

therefore has a bottle for them. It is a great pleasure to

God--to see a sinner drown his sins in a deluge of

penitential tears.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/a-sinner-never-looks-so-sweetly/
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