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  SOUL-PURIFYING
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: True hope leads to soul-purification, causing us to strive for
holiness and sanctification.

Topics: "Hope", "Sanctification"
Scripture References: Romans 15:13, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Ephesians 4:24, Philippians 1:6, Colossians 1:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 10:23, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 John 3:3

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DESCRIPTION
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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that true hope is soul-purifying, leading
believers to pursue holiness and sanctification. He explains that those
who have the strongest hope of salvation are diligent in their efforts
to be sanctified, as hope keeps their focus on God, Christ, and the
Word. This hope ignites a fire within the soul, burning away corruptions
and drawing purifying strength from Christ, the ultimate source of
purity. Ultimately, hope inspires believers to aspire to be like Christ
in glory.

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CONTENT
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"And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies

himself just as He is pure." 1 John 3:3

True hope is soul-purifying. It runs out into holiness.

He who has the purest and strongest hopes of being

saved, is most studious and laborious to be sanctified.

Now hope purifies the heart and life thus--by keeping

the purest objects, as God, Christ, the word, and the

soul together; and by making the soul serious and

conscientious in the use of all soul-purifying means;

and by being a fire in the soul to burn up all those

corruptions and principles of darkness which are

contrary to that purity and glory, which hope has in

her eye; and by working the soul to lean upon Christ,

to live in Christ, and to draw purifying virtue from

Christ--who is the spring and fountain of all purity

and sanctity. And thus hope purifies those who

expect to be like Christ in glory.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/soul-purifying/
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