Exposition of Hebrews, An - Heb 11:15-16 CHAPTER 64 - The
Reward of Faith
Immediately before conversion a fierce conflict takes place in the soul. On
the one side is the Devil, seeking to retain his captive by presenting to it the
pleasures of sin and the allurements of the world, telling the soul that there
will be no more happiness if these be relinquished and the rigid requirements of
Christ’s commandments be heeded. On the other side is the Holy Spirit, declaring
that the wages of sin is death, that the world is doomed to destruction, and
that unless we renounce sin and forsake the world, we must eternally perish.
Furthermore, the Holy Spirit presses upon us that nothing short of a
whole-hearted surrender to the Lordship of Christ can bring us into "the way
of salvation." Torn between these conflicting impressions upon his mind, the
soul is bidden to sit down and "count the cost" (Luke 14:28); to
deliberately weigh the offers of Satan and the terms of Christian discipleship,
and to definitely make his choice between them.
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