Those who have tasted the goodness of God can
never speak good enough of God. Reason teaches
that those should bless most who are most blessed.
What are carnal men to Christian men? The
power of God appears in the formation of one ; but
the stupendous grace of God shines illustriously in
the transformation of the other. In creation, God
has given the productions of the earth for our
bodies : but in redemption he has given himself for
our souls. Thus it appears to be a greater favor
to be converted than to be created ; yea, it were
better for us to have no being, than not to have a
new being.
"Heaven is my throne...Isaiah 63"
GOD'S REJECTION OF ALL MATERIAL TEMPLES. There was a time when it could be said that there was a house of God on earth. That was a time of symbols, when as yet the Church of God was in her childhood. She was being taught her A B C, reading her picture-book, for she could not as yet read the Word of God, as it were in letters. She had need to have pictures put before her, patterns of the heavenly things. Even then, the enlightened amongst the Jews knew well that God did not dwell between curtains, and that it was not possible that He could be encompassed in the most holy place within the veil It was only a symbol of His presence. But the time of symbols is now passed altogether. In that moment when the Saviour bowed His head, and said "It is finished! " the veil of the temple was rent in twain, so that the mysteries were laid open. So, one reason why God saith He dwelleth not in temples made with hands, is, because He would have us know that the symbolical worship is ended...
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