Everything short of Hell — is a mercy!
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.1 Peter 5:5 Who are the humble? Those who have a proper sense of their guilt, emptiness, and utter nothingness before God. Divine teaching has . . .Pride is one of the most mischievous things in creation! It appears to have been the cause of the fall of angels, and it certainly was the cause of the fall of our first parents. Pride does more evil in the world, in the church, and in the domestic circle — than anything else; while humility is one of the most beautiful, beneficial, and pleasing of the graces. Humility pleases God, approves itself to man, and prevents a world of mischief and misery!low views of themselves. They see so many sad defects on the one hand, and so many glaring inconsistencies on the other — that they are obliged to lay low before God in shame and self-abhorrence. With Job, they cry, "Behold, I am vile!" Or, with Agur, "So foolish was I, and ignorant, I was as a beast before You!" grace is imperfect,service is polluted and defiled, and prayers need to be cleansed in the blood of Jesus. deserts . They know that if God were to deal with them in pure justice — they must be sent to Hell. They deserve nothing better. Everything short of Hell — is a mercy! "By the grace of God — I am what I am!" 1 Corinthians 15:10 complain of the Lord. He tries them. He strips them. He weans them from the world. He . . ."It is the Lord! Let Him do what seems good unto Him!" doctrines , promises , and precepts of the Word, just as God has revealed them. James Smith
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