Monday, January 26, 2015

Grace at Work

John Bunyan - from "Grace Abounding" written during his 12 yr imprisonment.

 "I FIND THIS DAY SEVEN ABOMINATIONS IN MY HEART:

1. AN INCLINING TO UNBELIEF,

2. SUDDENLY TO FORGET THE LOVE AND MERCY THAT CHRIST MANIFESTS,

3. A LEANING TOWARD THE WORKS OF THE LAW,

4. WANDERINGS AND COLDNESS IN PRAYER,

5. TO FORGET TO WATCH FOR WHAT I PRAY FOR,                                                                           

6. APTNESS TO MURMUR BECAUSE I HAVE NO MORE, AND YET READY TO ABUSE WHAT    I HAVE, AND

7. I CAN DO NONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE LORD HAS COMMANDED ME WITHOUT MY CORRUPTION THRUSTING THEMSELVES IN. “I FIND THEN A LAW, THAT EVIL IS PRESENT WITH ME, THE ONE WHO WILLS TO DO GOOD.” (Romans 7:21)

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