The True Salamander's Skin!
Christ's blood secures us from hell's flames and cleanses us from all our sins, providing eternal protection and security.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the profound assurance that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses believers from all sins, providing them with eternal security from the fires of hell. He draws a parallel between the protection of the three Hebrew children in Nebuchadnezzar's furnace and the safety believers have through Christ's sacrifice, assuring that hell's flames will not harm them. Brooks likens Christ to a true salamander's skin, which protects from burning, illustrating that those washed in Christ's blood are shielded from eternal punishment. This message serves as a source of comfort and hope for those who fear the Lord and trust in Christ's redemptive power.
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"The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all our sins."
1 John 1:7
O you who truly fear the Lord, and who are united
to Christ by faith, know for your everlasting comfort
and support--that Christ has secured you . . .
from infernal fire,
from everlasting fire,
from unquenchable fire,
from eternal fire, and
from the worm which never dies!
Christ by His blood has quenched the violence
of infernal flames--so that they shall never . . .
scorch you nor burn you,
hurt you nor harm you!
Some say that Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace was
a type of hell. Now look! As the three Hebrew children,
or rather champions, had not one hair of their heads
singed in that fiery furnace--just so, hell-fire shall
never singe one hair of your heads! O sirs, Christ's
blood has so quenched the flames of hell--that they
shall never be able to scorch or burn those souls who
are saved by Him! Such as are washed and cleansed
from their sins in the blood of Jesus, such shall never
experimentally know what everlasting burnings or a
devouring fire means. Such as are washed in Christ's
blood--need no purifying by hell's flames!
The fable says that a salamander cannot burn. Nero
had a shirt made of a salamander's skin, so that if he
walked through the fire in it--it would keep him from
burning. O sirs! Christ is the true salamander's
skin--which will certainly keep every gracious soul
from burning in everlasting flames!
"The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all our sins."
1 John 1:7
Sermon Outline
- Christ's Blood Secures Us
- Christ's Blood Quenches Hell's Flames
- The True Salamander's Skin
- Christ's Blood as Protection
- Gracious Souls Protected from Flames
- From Unquenchable Fire
- From Eternal Fire
- From the Worm Which Never Dies
Key Quotes
“The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all our sins.” — Thomas Brooks
“Christ by His blood has quenched the violence of infernal flames--so that they shall never scorch you nor burn you, hurt you nor harm you!” — Thomas Brooks
“O sirs! Christ is the true salamander's skin--which will certainly keep every gracious soul from burning in everlasting flames!” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- If you are saved by Christ, you have nothing to fear from hell's flames, as Christ's blood has quenched them.
- Christ's blood is the true salamander's skin that protects us from burning in everlasting flames.
- Those who are washed and cleansed from their sins in the blood of Jesus will never experience the torment of hell's flames.