"Abide in me, and I in you." How are we to abide in Christ? By a
daily, hourly faith. We are not safe in any other position. A man may
have his name on the church books, and make a high profession, but this
avails nothing unless he has a living connection with Christ, unless his
spirit, his words, his deportment, his business transactions with
believers and unbelievers, reveal the virtues that come from such a
union. A man who is thus united with Christ has a living faith, which
takes hold upon divine power; and he is enabled to escape the corruption
that is in the world through lust.
-- Paulson Collection, page 314
daily, hourly faith. We are not safe in any other position. A man may
have his name on the church books, and make a high profession, but this
avails nothing unless he has a living connection with Christ, unless his
spirit, his words, his deportment, his business transactions with
believers and unbelievers, reveal the virtues that come from such a
union. A man who is thus united with Christ has a living faith, which
takes hold upon divine power; and he is enabled to escape the corruption
that is in the world through lust.
-- Paulson Collection, page 314
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