It is a kind of clock made to wake persons at a particular hour by making a loud noise. There must be constancy of spirit. O. "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope, that it waver not." Another error on this head is, that assurance of personal salvation is essential to salvation. Christ, founded on a firm conviction that what is made known to us in the gospel. Not only draw towards God, but come forward, and draw near to Him as a God in Christ. )The faithfulness of God the Christian's support in life and deathOwen Clarke. They are all written with His own hand, they are all stamped with His own authority; and in His own Word they stand out in all their truth and in all their fulness.3. If we wait for a blessing at the hand of God till we are worthy of it, we shall die unblessed, and be lost for ever. And so, when we look through the blue glass all things will be blue, they will be yellow when we look through the yellow glass, and green when we look through the green glass. It takes hold of God through His gracious word of promise; it looks at the atoning sacrifice of Jesus; it stands by that sacrifice, and embracing that Saviour as the only hope, the soul contemplates a faithful God. Kingdom Compassion and the Killing of Children Sanctity of Life Sunday. For —1. And the apostle means to say that if we do not mind what our consciences tell us we shall injure them just as the skin of our hand is injured by being "seared with a hot iron." It came to the ears of the commander, who was a Roman Catholic — but I mention this to his honour. None of the promises, how conditional soever in their form, are altogether beyond the reach of sinners, so long as they are in the land of the living and place of hope.5. Not even a feather can rest upon it without your feeling it. We have considered how we began this profession, and we have also seen how often we have made it since. To these wise and weighty words I can add nothing, and nothing needs to be added.3. You may get near to Him ere you come to heaven; in His ordinances in the lower house, there you may have access to Him. Now nothing can be more unscriptural than such doctrines. Has the Lord failed you? God has provided abundant resources for our comfort and safety.5. H. But if we wish to have a correct view of the things that we are looking at through a window, what sort of glass is it necessary to have in the window? O. Mackey.Admiral Foote, of the American navy, was a very godly man. Let us remember also the many times in which we have repeated that profession of faith, that confession of hope; for instead of retracting it, we have gone on to repeat it. Besides, God's mercy is like His power, and as He is able, so is He willing to do what He hath promised, and He hath signified His will and purpose, through faith, by His power to preserve us unto salvation.3. What have you gained by going from Him?2. "Truly that is everything good," answered Luther. To this day it fulfils its original purpose of impressing upon man his great guilt and feebleness. If you were not false then, if you were not deceivers then, hold fast the confession of your hope without wavering, for" He is faithful that promised." God is again coming to us in that ordinance: an ordinance appointed for the most special nearness out of heaven (1 Corinthians 10:16).3. that black future! That is Christianity in a sentence. Who will dare go on day after day in neglect of earnest prayer, and the Holy Communion, while each day brings its own fearful burden, coming as if spontaneously, springing from our very nature, but not got rid of without deliberate and direct acts of faith in the Great Sacrifice which has been set forth for its removal? For —1. 3. It is about the best thing that happens to a Christian man when worldlings cut his acquaintance.III. III. He is a friend of ours who is set over the house of God (ver. If, after all, it has been a mistake and a delusion, then give it up. How MAY CONSCIENCE BE INJURED?1. Our text points to Him who fills the throne itself; we are contemplating Him as engaged to us by a covenant ordered in all things and sure; and as having communicated in consequence exceeding great and precious promises, while He is faithful to each and every promise which He has thus made.2. But suppose we have thick, heavy shutters to the window, and keep them closed. )The faithfulness of God the Christian's support in life and deathOwen Clarke. Who will dare go on day after day in neglect of earnest prayer, and the Holy Communion, while each day brings its own fearful burden, coming as if spontaneously, springing from our very nature, but not got rid of without deliberate and direct acts of faith in the Great Sacrifice which has been set forth for its removal? Newton, D. D.Suppose that all the people in the place where we live had some disease of the eye, and that in consequence some were not able to see at all, while none of them were able to see anything clearly. And the book in which this is written is " the book of God's remembrance," of which the Bible tells us, and out of which we are to be judged at last.3. Oh, the joy of the young sailor to have a comrade with him! The first promise was that the seed of the woman should arrive in the fulness of time, and that He should bruise the serpent's head; that He should give Himself as a ransom, and purchase the Church with His own blood. For some nights they were the only occupants, but by and by the curtain was opened, and a blue-jacket said, "May I come in?" Let me review a bit before I publicly correct myself, so I can begin the exposition. Granting that this is not to be confounded with that full assurance of faith of which the apostle speaks, may there not, nevertheless, be such a thing as this personal assurance of salvation, and may we not speak of it under other and more appropriate phraseology? (4) As friends; friends of God, to have fellowship with Him, who may freely converse with Him: to unbosom ourselves to Him, and to be let into the secrets of the covenant (John 15:15). But how must the business of our drawing near to God be managed? The last error I notice is, that we can arrive at assurance of our own personal salvation otherwise than by means of a holy life. They became the butt of the men in two or three messes, but still continued, bearing and forbearing. The form in which they are directed is not always the same, but sometimes assumes a more absolute, and sometimes a more conditional, appearance.4. This faithfulness presupposeth His power and His promise, and it is the immutability of His will, for as He is unchangeable in His being, so He is in His promise (1 Samuel 15:29; Malachi 3:6). We have been marked anew with the King's name. Suppose we feel distressed in our consciences on account of some wrong done to a friend or neighbour; then the way to get rid of this trouble, and heal our injured conscience, is to go and tell that friend of the fault — to say that we are sorry for it, and ask his forgiveness, thus making up for the wrong we have done. Before his death he was earnestly persuaded to recant, and among other things a friend said to him, "Take pity on thy golden years and pleasant flowers of youth before it is too late." We have a promise. And running together in a holy rivalry the same race, we should behold in our brother features of Christian character and activity in which we are deficient. O. Mackey.Admiral Foote, of the American navy, was a very godly man. (2)Sensible sinners dare not (Luke 5:8).II. But Christ's faithfulness is here laid down as the great motive.1. What is meant by full assurance of faith? Conscience, God's secretary, is writing down everything that we do, "whether it be good or whether it be evil." Faith means trust, reliance, confidence, leaning. Conscience no longer sleeps, allowing us to sin, but is restored to its original office. PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE SUBJECT, in an use of exhortation.1. Are you to come to His table? But if you wish to have an additional object of faith in your own progress and spirituality, you are, like Peter, looking away from Jesus unto the unstable sea. Suppose you have one of these clocks, and you wish it to waken you so that you can rise every morning at four o'clock. God is unchangeable both in His nature and purpose; it is impossible, therefore, that He can ever disappoint the hopes that His goodness has raised.(G. None of the promises, how conditional soever in their form, are altogether beyond the reach of sinners, so long as they are in the land of the living and place of hope.5. And so God has given to our souls that which we call conscience, and which shows us what is right and what is wrong — what we ought to do and what we ought not to do. Love to Jesus is a powerful motive. If we believe that He has come, we also hope that He will come. Then, the promise of the Holy Ghost. Our present happiness, and our prospect of eternal felicity. If we wait for a blessing at the hand of God till we are worthy of it, we shall die unblessed, and be lost for ever. For some nights they were the only occupants, but by and by the curtain was opened, and a blue-jacket said, "May I come in?" To some of them I must now advert.1. They have all an immediate connection with the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20).3. You know we have what are called detective police. I said, "I am very thankful; for it will save you the trouble of quitting them. And there, by "standing fire," by standing firm, true to what was his duty, God has blessed that solitary sailor, and made him a spiritual father to at least thirty of the men on board the ship.Confidence in deathIn the reign of Queen Mary of England, a man named Palmer was condemned to die. The doctrine of the Atonement is a promise; it explains the ground on which God grants the pardon of sin. They flow solely from the free and sovereign good pleasure of Jehovah.2. By not giving it good light. ... You need, every day — yea, every hour — to be coming to Christ for blessing. It is implied that there was a danger of their relinquishing it. Those legal sacrifices and purifications which are now all done away, are still evidence to us of a fact which the gospel has not annulled — our corruption. It is one part of religion itself.3. Let us draw near with a true heart, in the full assurance of faith.2. We need to surround ourselves with those who will help encourage, push, inspire, and motivate us to keep on holding on. (3) Get your hearts beforehand " sprinkled from an evil conscience." And conscience is like a window in this respect. Christ died once, long since: by communicating in His Sacrament, you renew the Lord's death: you bring into the midst of you that Sacrifice which took away the sins of the world; you appropriate the benefit of it, while you eat it under the elements of bread and wine.(J. It is so delicate that it can feel the slightest touch. Learn that religion requires both the devotion of the heart and the profession of the life.2. Beg the great High Priest to "sprinkle" you; to do it at once, because you are at the worst, and just going to die. As IT IS THE EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN'S EXPERIENCE — "He is faithful that promised." (1) When this is borne in mind, how important the Jewish Law becomes to us Christians I important in itself, over and above all references contained in it to that gospel which it introduced. The reason hereof is that His power is absolute and almighty, and nothing can resist or hinder it if once it begin to work. No change will take place in the clock, but a great change will take place in yon. We will take both renderings; for they are both correct in fact if not in the letter. 3. Who sent them? It takes hold of God through His gracious word of promise; it looks at the atoning sacrifice of Jesus; it stands by that sacrifice, and embracing that Saviour as the only hope, the soul contemplates a faithful God. Conscience will have a terrific power of starting such accusations, and then an ear of keen sensibility to receive the echoes as they roll back upon the soul What an occupation for eternity! It is not on your toil, your labour, your skill, or your acquisitions, that you can depend; for whatever your gains, they may take to themselves wings and fly and leave you desolate and utterly worthless. God desireth truth in the inward part. 3. For a long time he was alone; no other sailor joined him. (Owen Clarke. The reason hereof is that His power is absolute and almighty, and nothing can resist or hinder it if once it begin to work. Have you found Him faithful? This is a very convenient way of being roused from sleep. God has nowhere declared concerning any of us, as individuals, that we shall be saved; all that He has revealed on this subject respects us as characters. Burns, D. D.I. They have professed it, are to profess it (v. 23). "Thy first father hath sinned": this is the legend on our forehead which even the sign of the Cross does no more than blot out, leaving the mark of it. It is a kind of clock made to wake persons at a particular hour by making a loud noise. Living By Faith Hebrews 10. They met for many nights behind the gun, reading and praying. )Steady to the poleColeridge's Aids to Reflection.Late observations have shown that under many circumstances the magnetic needle, even after the disturbing influence has been removed, will continue wavering, and require many days before it points aright and remains steady to the pole. Let us love the Lord who has given us the first two.II. We stand before God as the Israelites at the passover of Hezekiah, who desired to serve God according to the Law, but could not do so accurately from lack of knowledge; and we can but offer, through our Great High Priest, our sincerity and earnestness instead of exact obedience, as Hezekiah did for them. It is a kind of clock made to wake persons at a particular hour by making a loud noise. He has promised to give us grace to hold fast our profession; and "He is faithful."2. III. The promise of Christ's presence is to the assembly gathered in His name.(A. God is on a throne of grace in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19).2. Then open your heart of hearts to take it in.(J. To keep an account of what we do. We are called upon to hold fast the profession of our faith. Love to Jesus is a powerful motive. As a detector, to find out sin after it has been committed. The one is, that no man can in this life be absolutely sure that he is sated, because no man in this life can become perfectly holy; the other is, that as holiness of heart and life is salvation, it is only in proportion as this is attained that we have any real ground for believing that we are personally saved. God. Let us detest and eternally abhor to waver; let us go on whatsoever it may cost us.(G. Instead of checking the bad elements within us, perhaps we indulged them for years; and they truly had their fruit unto death. On examination it was found that the charge was wholly groundless, and that these accusing voices were imaginary, being but the echo of a guilty conscience. Faith, hope, and love — this is the threefold result of Christ's entrance into heaven, spiritually discerned.A believing, hoping, and loving attitude of heart corresponds to the new covenant revelation of Divine grace.1. There must be constancy of spirit. Hereby we profess that we are strangers and pilgrims upon earth, that we are seeking heavenly things, labouring for heavenly rewards, laying up for ourselves heavenly treasures. While pacing the deck at night, on the lonely seas, and talking with a pious shipmate, he became convinced of his need of a Saviour and became His disciple, remaining true to his profession to the last. "And our bodies washed with pure water," in Christian baptism. He was welcomed. W. Dale, LL. Vaughan, M. A.Of course, the expression "sprinkled" is metaphorical. Yet one may be able, and for a time willing, and yet upon several reasons and motives change his mind, for the mind and will of man or angel is not absolutely immutable; and so, though perhaps they will not, yet it is possible, they may fail us. Then, the promise of the Holy Ghost. (4)More glory to God.Application:1. Religion has cost many of its disciples somewhat dear: but it has cost nothing compared with its worth. Who will dare go on day after day in neglect of earnest prayer, and the Holy Communion, while each day brings its own fearful burden, coming as if spontaneously, springing from our very nature, but not got rid of without deliberate and direct acts of faith in the Great Sacrifice which has been set forth for its removal? You have repeated your profession in the shop, and in the market, and in the place of business, and among your friends, and in your family, and to the partner of your life. B. Meyer, B. A.The sailors on the French coast have a legend, that beneath the waters as they lap the shore, deep down, there are the ruins of a buried city, and that on still, quiet nights it is possible for a voyager to overhear the music of the church bells as they gently sound fathoms deep. The apostle here lays down four directions:(1) Draw near to God sincerely. It is God's presence makes holy ground; God's immediate presence in Christ makes any place the holiest of all: and this is it into which we are to draw nigh, and in which we are to abide. The eye does not see itself; faith is not to stand on itself; your full assurance is to be that Christ's blood is precious, and that He has entered as the Forerunner. (1)Of course this includes the holding fast of your faith. And conscience is like a window in this respect. Those around you know you to be professedly an heir of heaven, a child of God: it is well that they should. The day of our Lord's appearing will be the day of the redemption of the body from the dust with which it mingles. The thing which we desire, and which is promised unto us, is not only the reward of eternal glory, which is the object of our hope, but power and ability with assistance to do all things necessary for the attainment thereof; for in the gospel, not only the reward, but power to perform our duty, are promised (Ephesians 1:16-19).2. Learn that religion requires both the devotion of the heart and the profession of the life.2. His place of prayer was amid the noise and din of the sailors. A Christian man is a thoughtful man. Not halting between two opinions. You may get near to Him ere you come to heaven; in His ordinances in the lower house, there you may have access to Him. Mackey. They are all written with His own hand, they are all stamped with His own authority; and in His own Word they stand out in all their truth and in all their fulness.3. I know one who became a member of this Church: she had moved in high and fashionable circles, but she said to me, "They have left me — everyone of them." We only retain our hold by pressing onwards, etc. Wherever he goes, or whatever he does, he feels self-reproach and a sense of the displeasure of the Almighty. For a long time he was alone; no other sailor joined him. Oh, the joy of the young sailor to have a comrade with him! (3) As servants of the house, to serve our Lord, to wait upon Him, and behold His glory (Psalm 116:16). The name of the Lord is faithful and true.2. If He has, then do not hold fast your profession. We stand before God as the Israelites at the passover of Hezekiah, who desired to serve God according to the Law, but could not do so accurately from lack of knowledge; and we can but offer, through our Great High Priest, our sincerity and earnestness instead of exact obedience, as Hezekiah did for them. And why did He send them? When a robbery has taken place, or a murder has been committed, the business of these men is to try and find out the guilty ones. None of the promises, how conditional soever in their form, are altogether beyond the reach of sinners, so long as they are in the land of the living and place of hope.5. Trapp.Not with a quarter or half wind, but with full assurance, such a gale of faith as fills the sails of the soul, and makes it set up its top-gallant as it were.(J. (2) Next, to pass from the Jewish law, you will observe that God tells us expressly in the history of the fall of Adam, what the legal ceremonies implied; that it is our very nature which is sinful. Faithfulness is an essential perfection of the Divine nature. The last error I notice is, that we can arrive at assurance of our own personal salvation otherwise than by means of a holy life. This is a better rendering. Learn that religion requires both the devotion of the heart and the profession of the life.2. W. Dale, LL. Hypocrisy is a disease in the vitals of religion; it pretends one thing and intends another. God's blessed Word, the Bible, gives us exactly the kind of light we need in order to have a good conscience. It is put on when we become the members of His visible Church.2. They are all written with His own hand, they are all stamped with His own authority; and in His own Word they stand out in all their truth and in all their fulness.3. L. Alexander, D. D.)Full assurance of faithJ. "(Anecdotes of Luther. Always setting the Lord before us, etc. )The security of the promiseG. We are secure; when one that is able hath passed his word, and by promise bound himself unto us, then we make sure thus far of the thing promised. Christ, founded on a firm conviction that what is made known to us in the gospel. Faith is Seeing The Invisible | Bible Lesson on Living by Faith, God's Unforgettable Call of Abraham - God's Call and Promise, Sermon on Wisdom | The Wisdom of God or the Wisdom of Man, Parable of the Ten Virgins Sermon | The Ugly Truth on Being Ready, Sermon on Victory - More Than Conquerors, Sermon on God's Invitation | The Invitation of Jesus, Healing at the Pool of Bethesda Sermon - Wondrous Miracle at the Pool, Be Not Weary In Well Doing Sermon Warning to be Faithful. He has promised to reward our profession; and " He is faithful. 21).III. Then it begins to strike and ring, and makes such a racket as is sure to wake any ordinary sleeper. We are to draw near, and dwell always, to live our life and do our work within the sphere, the atmosphere of the inner sanctuary. (3)More blessing in the world. As IT IS THE EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN'S EXPERIENCE — "He is faithful that promised." L. Alexander, D. D.The full assurance of faith is a firm and full reliance on God and on. His beautiful reply was, "Sir, I long for those springing flowers which shall never fade away." If men imagine they can directly see the existence of faith in their souls, or if they suppose that a conviction of their being of the number of the elect is borne in on their souls by the Holy Spirit, or if they infer from some pleasant feelings in their own minds that they are the objects of God's favour, they are either deluding themselves with what is impossible, or they are trusting to what may be a mere fancy or passing emotion of their own minds. He has promised to acknowledge our profession; and " He is faithful."3. Without any thought of self, except as we are conscious of weakness, of want, and of unworthiness, we may with boldness enter in the holiest of all, if we have a firm faith in God and in Christ. Christ's new commandment: "Love one another. It has nothing to do with a belief in, or persuasion of, our own personal salvation. And conscience is like a window in this respect. Before his death he was earnestly persuaded to recant, and among other things a friend said to him, "Take pity on thy golden years and pleasant flowers of youth before it is too late." He has promised to reward our profession; and " He is faithful."Application:1. You cried to God about it and you obtained courage; and now you wonder how you could have been so foolishly timid. The apostle here lays down four directions:(1) Draw near to God sincerely. They met for many nights behind the gun, reading and praying. (1)By the exercise of vigorous faith. "He is faithful that promised." You may get near to Him ere you come to heaven; in His ordinances in the lower house, there you may have access to Him. Then Adam's sin increased, and multiplied itself within us; there was a change, but it was for the worse, not for the better; and the new nature we gained, far from being spiritual, was twofold more the child of hell than that with which we were born. The great thing for us is to apply the right test to ourselves, and to look for those signs of salvation in ourselves which our Lord and His apostles have laid down, that we might try ourselves by them.(W. Even if you reject them, still do they not answer Satan's purpose m inflaming your mind at the instant, and so evidence that the matter of which it is composed is corruptible? And can we see anything in the room when the shutters are closed? anxiously asked the Doctor. All our powers surrendered to God.2. )Drawing near to GodT. We are called upon to hold fast the profession of our faith. (2) Draw near in the "full assurance of faith." No change will take place in the clock, but a great change will take place in yon. Let us think for a minute what it has cost us. As well might he endeavour to escape from his shadow when the sun is shining. But suppose we have thick, heavy shutters to the window, and keep them closed. A. Morris, D. D.I. The promise of Christ's presence is to the assembly gathered in His name.(A. CONSIDERING ONE ANOTHER.1. This is a very convenient way of being roused from sleep. "Draw not nigh hither." Faith means trust, reliance, confidence, leaning. It is no doubt true that to believe in Christ is to trust in Him for our own individual salvation, for the forgiveness of our own sins and the salvation of our own souls. (1)By loving rebuke — not from the love of fault-finding. But suppose you should have a red-hot iron applied to your hand. Faith in what? Nothing unforeseen or unexpected can occur as a reason why we should doubt the Divine faithfulness.5. His place of prayer was amid the noise and din of the sailors. By not giving it good light. It is the command of God (James 4:8).2. And conscience is like a window in this respect. )Christian lifeJ. I know one who became a member of this Church: she had moved in high and fashionable circles, but she said to me, "They have left me — everyone of them." Not halting between two opinions. L. Alexander, D. D.The full assurance of faith is a firm and full reliance on God and on. WHAT ARE WE NOW TO DO?1. The answer to this question will depend upon the way in which we injure our consciences. How are we to get rid of this trouble? They will do you no good if they profess to be your friends; and they will do you less harm by giving you the cold shoulder." Conscience is God's scribe or private secretary; it writes down all that we do, or say, or think, or feel. (Andrew Murray. Sermon Four Ways God Guarantees Your Salvation “How do I know my salvation will be there when I die?” It will be there because Jesus will be there because he is a priest who lives forever. No; it will be dark. "He is faithful that promised." (4)More glory to God.Application:1. The first promise was that the seed of the woman should arrive in the fulness of time, and that He should bruise the serpent's head; that He should give Himself as a ransom, and purchase the Church with His own blood. No; their invariable cry was, Repent, and believe in Christ; accept the offered salvation through faith in Him. The object of faith, of the weakest and smallest spark of faith, as much as of faith in plenitude or full assurance, is not ourselves, but Christ in His person and work. Those around you know you to be professedly an heir of heaven, a child of God: it is well that they should. There is no other worthy of trust, none else reliable but Jesus. We may injure them by doing wrong to those about us, or by sinning against God. What inconceivable agony to be shut up with the ghostly memories of past sin, and to hear, through long centuries of gloom and despair, only the uttered and echoed curses which sin brings down upon the soul! Another Jack Tar was creeping along, and said, "May I come?" They have all an immediate connection with the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20).3. That promise has been fulfilled. We have compared conscience to the eye of the soul. Place yourself under the "sprinkling"; if you cannot, ask Him to place you. But if you turn over and go to sleep again for two or three mornings, the alarum-clock will lose its power, or rather you will lose your power of hearing it or of being awakened by it. We have nothing to plead but the worthy name of Jesus, and we need no other; and while we pray in His name, we may know ourselves sincerer however unworthy. W. Dale, LL. From this two things follow. Another Jack Tar was creeping along, and said, "May I come?" When we look through the red glass what colour will the things be that we are looking at? To draw near to God, in the sense of our text, is to seek Him in the use of the appointed means of grace, that we may be restored to His favour and image, and enjoy a heartfelt sense of that restoration.1. We can only be safe, happy, strong, or useful, by being fully decided — by ceasing to waver.III. Glad news this to poor sensible sinners! "Till I come," is the voice of the Saviour, when faith beholds His dying love; and going forth to meet Him, going forth out of the world's sin, bondage, gloom, is the response of the bride.3. To guide us and keep us from doing wrong. It takes hold of God through His gracious word of promise; it looks at the atoning sacrifice of Jesus; it stands by that sacrifice, and embracing that Saviour as the only hope, the soul contemplates a faithful God. (3) Further, look into your own souls and see if you cannot discern some part of the truth of the Scripture statement, which I have been trying to set before you. 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