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| Chapter XI.—An exhortation to fear God, etc.
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Chapter XI.—An exhortation to fear
God, etc.
The last
times are come upon us. Let us therefore
be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend
not to our condemnation. For let us either stand in awe of the wrath to
come, or show regard for the grace which is at present displayed—
one of two things. Only [in one way or another] let us be found in Christ
Jesus unto the true life. Apart from Him, let nothing
attract568
| 568 Literally,
“let nothing become you.” | you, for whom I bear
about these bonds, these spiritual jewels, by which may I arise through
your prayers, of which I entreat I may always be a partaker, that I may
be found in the lot of the Christians of Ephesus, who have always been of
the same mind with the apostles through the power of Jesus Christ.
The last
times are come upon us. Let us therefore
be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, lest we
despise the riches of His goodness and forbearance.569
For let us either fear the wrath to come, or let us love the
present joy in the life that now is; and let our present and true joy be
only this, to be found in Christ Jesus, that we may truly live. Do not at
any time desire so much as even to breathe apart from Him. For He
is my hope; He is my boast; He is my never-failing riches, on whose
account I bear about with me these bonds from Syria to Rome, these
spiritual jewels, in which may I be perfected through your prayers, and
become a partaker of the sufferings of Christ, and have fellowship with
Him in His death, His resurrection from the dead, and His everlasting
life.570
May I attain to this, so that I may be
found in the lot of the Christians of Ephesus, who have always had
intercourse with the apostles by the power of Jesus Christ, with Paul,
and John, and Timothy the most faithful.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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