The Saints Everlasting Rest

JM said:

A quote from Baxter's work, “It is an easy thing to take great pains in the outward part or performance of holy things, which oft proves a snare, causing the neglect of the spirit of the inner man; for many are great labourers in the work of the Lord, that are starvelings in the spirit of the Lord…”

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twin1954 said:

Works are always a snare for us. We are so prone to look to them and rely on them that we become ensnared and begin to rest in our doings rather than in the Person and work of Christ. By all means live to the glory of the Lord but be careful that you never live so strictly that you look to your living as your hope.

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JM said:

A quote from Baxter's work, “It is an easy thing to take great pains in the outward part or performance of holy things, which oft proves a snare, causing the neglect of the spirit of the inner man; for many are great labourers in the work of the Lord, that are starvelings in the spirit of the Lord…”

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