The Christian in Complete Armor - Choice Extracts!

it is not necessary that you should be rich; but it is necessary you should be
holy, if you mean to be eternally happy. You may travel to Heaven with never
a penny in your purse — but not without holiness in your heart and life also.
Holiness and contentment. "Godliness with contentment is great gain." The
holy person is the only contented man in the world. Paul tells us "he had
learned in whatever state he was to be content."
Holiness in the home. It is in vain to talk of holiness — if we can bring no
letters testimonial from our holy walking with our family. O, it is sad when
those who have reason to know us best, by their daily converse with us —
speak least for our godliness! Few so impudent as to come naked into the
streets — if men have anything to cover their naughtiness, they will put it on
when they come abroad. But what are you within doors? Pray not only
against the power of sin — but for the power of holiness. His zeal is false,
that seems hot against sin — but is cold to holiness.
6. TEMPTATIONS
"No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful,
who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation
will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it."
1 Corinthians 10:13
The Devil's dupes. Many have yielded to go a mile with Satan, who never
intended to go two. Thus Satan leads poor creatures down into the depths of
sin by winding stairs, that let them not see the bottom where they are going.
First, he presents an object that occasions some thoughts, these set the
affections on fire, and these fume up into the brain and cloud the
understanding, which, being thus disabled, now Satan dares a little more
declare himself, and boldly solicit the creature to that it would otherwise
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