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Avoid the world's religion!
The following is from Spurgeon's sermon,
"Abram's call. Or, Half-Way And All the Way"
Will you devote yourself to God and His cause
and truth? In matters of religion follow the Lord
fully. Let the Word of God be your sole and sure
rule and nothing else. That religion which is not
according to God's Word is a false religion.
Accept neither doctrine nor ceremony for which
there is no Scriptural warrant. Search the Word
about it all, "to the Law and to the testimony,
if they speak not according to this Word, it is
because there is no light in them."
Avoid the world's religion!
For if there is one world worse than another,
it is the religious world. Be distinctly removed
from the religion which is based upon self-will,
pride of intellect, and worldly conformity.
The world's religion is as evil
as the world's irreligion.
Surrender to the plain teaching of the Spirit
of God and resolve in all things to follow
your Lord wherever He may lead you.
Stand alone, if others will not obey.
My brethren, if we thus separate ourselves
from the world's religion, we must expect
violent opposition. Severe criticism will not
be spared us. Some will say, "The man is mad!"
Others more gently will murmur, "He is sadly
misled." Many will accuse you of a liking to be
singular, or a weakness for going to extremes.
Having once made up their mind that you are
foolish and contemptible they will view all your
conduct through colored glasses and condemn
you up and down.
Be not dismayed but endure hardship for
the love of Jesus. The life of a consecrated
believer involves trials.
Avoid the world's religion!
O you, who by Divine Grace are beginners in
the heavenly life, make a strong resolve to be
the servants of God and endeavor in all things
to obey Him.
We live here in this world as strangers and
pilgrims. We find little to charm us in this
foreign land. Our treasure is above and it
will be a joy for our souls to rise to the place
where our hearts already dwell.
If you are now separated unto Him, you
shall find your reward in that day when
He shall divide the sheep from the goats.
You shall be placed at His right hand to hear
Him say, "Come, you blessed of My Father."
Avoid the world's religion!
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