The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

Cbe IboUest of 15
Ch.2. 10;
6.20; 10.20;
13.13
CHAPTER XII.
ELEVENTH SECTION.-xii. 1-13.
The Patience
Jesns, the Leader In the Race.
THEREFORE let us also, seeing we
are compassed about with so great
a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every
weight, and the sin which doth so
Trial the Portion of God s
Children.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto
blood, striving against sin :
5 And ye have forgotten the ex
hortation, which reasoneth with you
as with sons, My son, regard not
lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor
faint when thou art reproved of him ;
6 For whom the Lord loveth he
of Hope.
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son
whom he receiveth.
7 It is for chastening that ye en
dure ;
God dealeth with you as with
sons ;
for what son is there whom his
father chasteiieth not ?
easily beset us, and let us run with 8 But if ye are without chastening,
"
patience the race that is set before us, whereof all have been made partakers,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author then are ye bastards, and not sons.
and perfecter of ovr faith, who for the
joy that was set before him endured The Blessing of Chastisement.
the cross, despising shame, and hath 9 Furthermore, we had the fathers
sat down at the right hand of the of our flesh to chasten us, and we
throne of God.
gave them reverence : shall we not
3 For consider him that hath en much rather be in subjection unto the
dured such gainsaying of sinners against Father of spirits, and live ?
themselves, that ye wax not weary, 10 For they verily for a few clays
fainting in your souls.
chastened us as seemed good to them ;
but he for our profit, that we may be
partakers of his holiness.
11 All chastening seemeth for the
present to be not joyous, but grievous
:
yet afterward it yiuldeth peaceable fruit
unto them that have been exercised there
by, even the fruit of righteousness.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands that
hang down, and the palsied knees ;
13 And make straight paths for your
feet, thatthat whichislamebenot turned
out of the way, but rather be healed.
THE FIFTH WARNING.
Chap. xii. 14-29.
To beware of Sin and rejection of Jesus.
and
no
any
of
Of falling
14 Follow
the
man shall
15 Looking
man
God ; after sanctification
see
that
lest
the without
:
lest
short of Grace
men,
which
there be
the grace
springing up trouble you, and thereby
the many be defiled ;
15 Lest there be any fornicator, or
profane person, as Esau, who for one
mess of meat sold his own birthright.
17 For ye know that even when he
afterward desired to inherit the blessing,
he was rejected (for he found no plac
of repentance), though he sought
it
diligently with tears.
short of
of God.
peace
the Lord
carefully
falleth