by J.C. Philpot
“That which is highly esteemed among men is
an abomination in the sight of God.” Luke 16:15
The pride,
the ambition,
the pleasures,
the amusements,
in which we see thousands and tens of thousands
engaged—and sailing down the stream into a dreadful
gulf of eternity—are all an abomination in the sight of
God.
Whereas, such things as…
faith,
hope,
love,
humility,
brokenness of heart,
tenderness of conscience,
contrition of spirit,
sorrow for sin,
self-loathing,
self-abasement,
looking to Jesus,
taking up the cross,
denying one’s self,
walking in the strait and narrow path that leads to
eternal life—in a word, the power of godliness—these
things are despised by all—and by none so much as
mere heady professors who have a name to live while
dead.
“That which is highly esteemed among men is
an abomination in the sight of God.” Luke 16:15