Saturday, April 08, 2006
Coutts, F (1957) The Call to Holiness
pp 10
The church of Christ is perfect when she is fulfilling her intended end as the body of Christ, acting as His eyes to serach out human need, His feet to run to meet that need, His hands to succourneed, His lips to speak comfortable words to those in need. Thu sbehaving, His church is a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, perfect in the Father's sight because she is fulfilling His purpose for her. pp48
When we love men we care for them as God cares, which is caring till it hurts pp60
"we must not make the mistake of supposing that holiness means the eradication of any of our normal human appetites. The redirection and control of all to the divine glory - yes; but the elimination of none... to suppose otherwise is a reflection upon the creator whose handiwork we are" pp103
To sum up - what needs to be sanctified is the will. As the will is th esource of all sinning, so it can be the spring of all right living
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The church of Christ is perfect when she is fulfilling her intended end as the body of Christ, acting as His eyes to serach out human need, His feet to run to meet that need, His hands to succourneed, His lips to speak comfortable words to those in need. Thu sbehaving, His church is a glorious church without spot or wrinkle, perfect in the Father's sight because she is fulfilling His purpose for her. pp48
When we love men we care for them as God cares, which is caring till it hurts pp60
"we must not make the mistake of supposing that holiness means the eradication of any of our normal human appetites. The redirection and control of all to the divine glory - yes; but the elimination of none... to suppose otherwise is a reflection upon the creator whose handiwork we are" pp103
To sum up - what needs to be sanctified is the will. As the will is th esource of all sinning, so it can be the spring of all right living
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