Difference between revisions of "Fool away their souls"

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Christ made a very fair offer to the young man in the
Gospel, "Go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor,
and you shall have treasure in heaven," Matthew 19:21.
Here Christ offers . . .
heavenly treasures for earthly treasures,
unmixed treasures for mixed treasures,
perfect treasures for imperfect treasures,
satisfying treasures for unsatisfying treasures,
lasting treasures for fading treasures;
but the young man slips his opportunity, his season, and
goes away sorrowful, and we never read more of him.
Just so, there are many who trifle away their time, and
fool away their souls and their eternal salvation.

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-<p>&quot;I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness,<br />
+<p>Christ made a very fair offer to the young man in the <br />
-               and in <strong>the bond of iniquity</strong>.&quot; Acts 8:23<br />
+               Gospel, &quot;Go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, <br />
-              <br />
+               and you shall have treasure in heaven,&quot; Matthew 19:21. <br />
-              If you would arm and fence yourselves against <br />
+               Here Christ offers . . .<br />
-              sin, then look upon sin as the soul's bonds.<br />
+               heavenly treasures for earthly treasures,<br />
-              <br />
+               unmixed treasures for mixed treasures,<br />
-              Iniquity is a chain, a bond. Now, bonds and <br />
+               perfect treasures for imperfect treasures,<br />
-              chains gall the body, and so does sin the soul. <br />
+               satisfying treasures for unsatisfying treasures,<br />
-              As poor captives are held fast in their chains, <br />
+               lasting treasures for fading treasures; <br />
-               so are sinners in their sins.<br />
+               but the young man slips his opportunity, his season, and <br />
-              <br />
+               goes away sorrowful, and we never read more of him.<br />
-              For as bonds tie things together, so does <br />
+               Just so, there are many who trifle away their time, and <strong><br />
-              sin tie the sinner and the <strong>curse </strong>together. <br />
+                fool away their souls</strong> and their eternal salvation.
-               Sin binds the sinner and <strong>wrath </strong>together. <br />
-              Sin links the sinner and <strong>hell </strong>together.<br />
-               <br />
-               Ah! There is no bondage like soul bondage, <br />
-               no slavery like soul slavery.  <br />
-               <br />
-              Ah, friends! you should never look upon your <br />
-               sins—but you should look upon them as your <br />
-               bonds; yes, as the worst bonds that ever were!<br />
-              All other chains are golden chains, chains of pearl, <br />
-               compared to those chains of iron and brass, those <br />
-               chains of lust, with which you are bound. Ah! who <br />
-              can thus look upon his chains—his sins—and not <br />
-              loathe them, and not labor for freedom from them?
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