Made perfect in love
We expect to be made perfect in love, in that love which casts out all painful fear (1 John 4:18), and all desire but that of glorifying him we love, and of loving and serving him more and more. We look for such an increase in the experiential knowledge and love of God our Savior as will enable us always to walk in the light, as he is in the light (1 John 1:7). We believe the whole mind will be in us which was also in Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5), so that we shall love every man as to be ready to lay down our life for his sake (1 John 3:16), so as by this love to be freed from anger and pride and from every unkind affection. We expect to be cleansed from all our idols, from all filthiness whether of flesh or spirit (2 Corinthians 7:1), to be saved from all our uncleannesses, inward or outward, to be purified as he is pure (1 John 3:3).
1771 text
3. We expect to be made perfect in love, in that love which casts out all painful fear, and all desire, but that of glorifying him we love, and of loving and serving him more and more. We look for such an increase in the experimental knowledge and love of God our Saviour, as will enable us, always to walk in the light, as he is in the light. We believe the whole mind will be in us which was also in Christ Jesus: that we shall love every man so as to be ready to lay down our life for his sake. So as by this love to be freed from anger and pride, and from every unkind affection. We expect to be cleansed from all our idols, from all filthiness whether of flesh or spirit: to be saved from all our uncleannesses, inward or outward, to be purified as he is pure.
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Sermon 42 in the 1771 Works. Second Corinthians 2:11.
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