The Fear of the Lord and the Cross of Christ
John Brown (1851):
Nothing is so well fitted to put the fear of God—which will preserve men from offending him—into the heart, as an enlightened view of the cross of Christ.
There shines
- spotless holiness,
- inflexible justice,
- incomprehensible wisdom,
- omnipotent power,
- holy love.
None of these excellencies darken or eclipse the other, but every one of them rather gives a lustre to the rest.
They mingle their beams, and shine with united eternal splendor:
- the just Judge,
- the merciful Father,
- the wise Governor.
Nowhere does
- justice appear so awful,
- mercy so amiable, or
- wisdom so profound.
HT: Jerry Bridges, The Joy of Fearing God, via David Sunday
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