Galatians 6:7-8 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.… There are four subjects which the apostle would have us particularly guard against being deceived in. I. BE NOT DECEIVED IN THE CHARACTER OF THE BEING AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 1. He is omnipresent. 2. He is omniscient. There are no secrets on earth to Him — no secrets in hell: hell is naked before Him, and destruction has no covering; much more the hearts of the children of men. II. BE NOT DECEIVED REGARDING YOUR OWN CHARACTER AS RATIONAL AND REDEEMED CREATURES. You are a probationer for eternity. What infinite importance, then, is stamped on every thought, word, action; they will all spring up again, multiplied a hundredfold at the world's great harvest. III. BE NOT DECEIVED CONCERNING THE EVIL NATURE AND DREADFUL END OF A LIFE OF SIN. Whenever a man is living according to the principles, appetites, propensities, and passions of his fallen nature, he is sowing to the flesh, and the crop that he must reap is eternal perdition. He can't have anything else. IV. BE NOT DECEIVED CONCERNING THE NATURE AND EXCELLENCY OF A LIFE OF HOLINESS. "Sowing to the Spirit" is yielding to the illuminating and quickening energies of the Holy Ghost, living according to the light of the Spirit of God within and without us. Surely this is better than sowing to the flesh. A man who is sowing to the flesh has to labour; and sowing to the Spirit is no more laborious than sowing to the flesh, nor yet so much. The exercises of holiness are no greater than the exercises of sin: so that even in that view the saint has no loss. But then there is the harvest to come; and what a difference then. (W. Dawson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.WEB: Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. |
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