The design and end of God in the infusion of the Spirit of grace, is practical holiness and obedience. The indwelling Spirit of God elevates their minds, sets their affections upon heavenly things, purges their hearts from earthly dross, and fits them for a life of holiness and obedience.
None are more forward to claim the privileges of religion than those who reject the duties of it. Multitudes hope to be saved by Christ who yet refuse to be governed by Him. But such hopes have no Scripture warrant to support them yes, they have many Scripture testimonies against them!
[John Flavel]
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Ezekiel 36:27 ... And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Psalm 37:30-31 ... The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ... Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.❤
