Pages 49-68 are our treat for the fourth "meeting" for the SC Reading Group.
Therein Charnock covers "Part I" of his discourse on Christ Is Our Passover. Though our reading schedule has divided this section into the doctrinal category, the last portion (63-69) deals with "Practical Applications."
Just when I didn't think it could possibly get any better than chapter one, I continued reading, and, well, it did!
Groupies, comment away....
Therein Charnock covers "Part I" of his discourse on Christ Is Our Passover. Though our reading schedule has divided this section into the doctrinal category, the last portion (63-69) deals with "Practical Applications."
Just when I didn't think it could possibly get any better than chapter one, I continued reading, and, well, it did!
Groupies, comment away....
4 comments:
Prayed for all of you this morning.
I've been so thankful for this group. Charnock has been incredible and your comments are truly helpful in understanding and applying what I've read. Thank you.
"A lamb is both clothes and meat. Christ is clothing to us, by righteousness to cover our nakedness, and food to us, by his body and blood to satisfy our appetite. [He is] a sacrifice and a feast for us."
It is necessary that I remember I am in desperate need of the righteous clothing he provides and the feast of himself he offers. I am so thankful that he gives both to us despite the Revelation 3:17 attitudes we have. This quote also reminded me to soak up this verse:
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food."
Isaiah 55:1-2
I also thought a lot about this quote:
"A bitterness of soul will make the taste of the benefit of Christ more delicious."
Repentance over our wickedness and remembrance of the sacrifice will quickly help us to savor our Lord and treasure the Passover.
Hey are you getting my comments?
“It is from the wrath of God that our Passover hath delivered us. And what is the anger of Pharaoh to the fury of an offended Deity [God], kindled against us by our multiplied transgressions?” (pg 66)
“Remember it with bitterness…Shall we be without it, when we consider the cause of our slavery, and the means of our deliverance? A bitterness of soul will make the taste of benefit of Christ more delicious.” (pg 67)
May we never forget the “cause of our slavery” and the price of our rescue.
“He was a murdered man, and you my soul, the murderer-
Ah, you my sins, my cruel sins,
His chief tormentors were,
Each of my crimes became a nail,
And unbelief the spear."
I slew him--this right hand struck the dagger to his heart.
My deeds slew Christ.” – Charles Spurgeon
“...knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.” I Peter 3:18-20
Charnock’s words are such a head on challenge to our materialistic, luke-warm, self-exalting generation. Oh, how we need a “bitterness of soul”!
May our sensitivities to the “means of our deliverance” never dull - that we would be dazzled with nothing but Christ our King!
Clyde Cranford said in his book that "In sending forth His dear Son, God the Father dealt a death blow to sin." May Christ be our portion forever.
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