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Twenty-One Sermons on Hebrews 10:20-24 in Volume III of the Works of Robert Traill (Available from Reformation Heritage Books or free here) - Read Sermon III.
Today's sermon continues on 'Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, for he is faithful that hath promised' Hebrews 10:23.
Firstly, Traill finishes teaching us about what it means to hold fast the profession of our faith. He explains that it is a mighty hard thing:
(i) to make a true profession of faith;
(ii) to keep it when it is made.
Secondly, Traill begins to look at the fact that 'he is faithful that hath promised'. This week he shows us that the Christian's God is a promising God: 'a God made known to us by promises, who comes to us in the mask, and under the veil of promises.'
What grabbed me
I appreciated Traill's comments that a true profession of faith is difficult: 'To take it for profession of faith: 'I believe' the first word in the apostle's creed, applied to divine things, is in some the greatest lie in the world. Most persons are guilty of lying in saying, I believe; for God and their own consciences may tell them, that though their tongues speak the words, their souls are strangers to the power and truth of this believing. I will name some few of the heads that people commonly profess faith on and when they are seriously considered, it will be found that the faith of them is very rare.'
Far too often what we profess with our mouth is contradicted by the rest of our bodies.
Next week's reading
Read Sermon IV.
Now it's your turn
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