— Religious Maxims (1846) XXXV.
A blog drawn from the writings of Thomas Cogswell Upham (1799-1872).
The life of those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High may be called a Hidden Life, because the animating principle, the vital or operative element, is not so much in itself as in another. It is a life grafted into another life. It is the life of the soul, incorporated into the life of Christ; and in such a way, that, while it has a distinct vitality, it has so very much in the sense, in which the branch of a tree may be said to have a distinct vitality from the root.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Holiness Joins Us to God
It is of the nature of holiness to unite with whatever is like itself. It flies on eagle's wings to meet its own image. Accordingly the soul, so long as it is stained with sin, has an affinity with what is sinful. But when it is purified from iniquity, it ascends boldly upward and rests, by the impulse of its own being, in the bosom of its God. The element of separation is taken away, and a union, strong, sincere, and lasting, necessarily takes place. "He, that is joined unto the Lord, is one spirit." — 1 Cor. vi. 17.
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What a great description of the true Christian life. Overall there does not seem to be many who have grasped this. 'my people are destroyed through lack of knowledge' comes to my mind. There seems to be a very large portion of Christians who are preoccupied with sin and who believe they still have the sin nature. I remember the struggle I had years ago before God broke me through to the knowledge of Holiness. If lack of knowledge is the problem then The Lord is looking to us to teach it.
ReplyDeletePeople say the holiness movement is dead — and I understand that. But, it is time for the message to arise again from the ashes. It is needed. And, it is a hope-filled message!
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