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‘They that are in the flesh cannot please God.’
Rom_8:8
I. This obedience must be rooted in reverence.—‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.’ There is very little godly fear in this flippant and shallow age.
II. This obedience must be inspired by love.—It must be ‘doing the will of God from the heart.’ ‘The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.’ And love is the only ingredient that weighs in the scales of heaven.
III. This obedience must be sustained by prayer.—It should be steadfast and unceasing. Not by fits and starts, but with ‘hearts set to obey.’
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Rev. F. S. Webster.
Illustration‘Some think that the tendencies to evil can be eliminated without dealing with the question of guilt and punishment, or propitiation and pardon. But it is not so. Love is the only expulsive power that can eliminate sin. And love cannot dwell in an unforgiven soul. “He that is forgiven much, will love much.” He that despises the need of forgiveness, despises the Love that has been sinned against, and so closes his heart against that Love. And the forgiveness must be both just and free. It must be based on righteous grounds, or it will not restore a good conscience in the forgiven soul; it must be “without money and without price,” or it will not be great. “They that are in the flesh cannot please God,” for true obedience must be inspired by love.’