Thursday, November 6, 2014

Go on to Perfection! Hebrews 6:1



Let us go on to perfection! Hebrews 6:1
(1Pe 5:10)  And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, stablish, strengthen you. The subject of perfection is about one of the most dangerous things to write on if one wants to preserve a good reputation in laodicean Christianity. On the one side Satan heaps contempt and ridicule among the established theologians regarding it. On the other hand he piles unstable fanatics to espouse false representations of what it entails, so that they add fuel to the fire of contempt in those conventionalist and ecumenical haters of the doctrine. All said Satan is evidently terrified of its proper attention...an attention which scripture apologetically gives to its importance. Since most in the modern church are fair weather Christians only, they are equally as negative regarding its value as a goal to pursue. They heap unto themselves false teachers to tickle their itching ears and lead themselves to conclude that one may be perfect enough to be a halfway Christian, trusting that Christ will make up for the other half by and by. Another class teaches that their imperfections will simply melt away, effortlessly, as they look to Jesus, but they ill define what looking to Jesus really means. Looking at Jesus is no casual sentimental pastime. It will truly lead to a certain agony of spirit when one sees the desperate condition of the soul. At that point the sinner will be willing to endure hardship in order to crucify the affections and lusts which have hitherto consumed the life of the mere lukewarm professor. A life and death struggle ensues. True beholding will lead to true penitence and true striving against all evil habits, even through painful effort and self sacrifice.1Peter 4:12  Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13  But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. What is this perfection that Christ alone achieved and alone is able to minister? That we shall look into next!

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