Everyday Religion Or the Common Sense Teaching of the Bible
Everyday Religion Or the Common Sense Teaching of the Bible
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vi. 6).
" Doing the will of God from the heart," this is the only kind of doing His will that is of any value. The soul that has surrendered its central will to God, is the only soul that can do His will "from the heart." It is for this reason that we say that the essence of true virtue consists, not in the state of our emotions, nor in the greatness of our illuminationsi nor in the multitude of Digitized by Google THE WILL m RELIGION. 77 our good works, but simply and only in the attitude of t...he will.
The practical bearing of all this upon our religious experience is of vital importance. We are so accustomed to consider the state of our emotions as being the decid- ing test of our religious life, that we very often neglect to notice the state of our will at all ; and we thus leave this stronghold of our nature utterly unguarded, while we attend only to the unimportant outposts. The moment, however, that we recognise the fact that the will is king, our common-sense will teach us to disregard the clamour of our emotions, and to claim as real the decision of our will, however contrary it may be to the voice of our emotions.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
vi. 6).
" Doing the will of God from the heart," this is the only kind of doing His will that is of any value. The soul that has surrendered its central will to God, is the only soul that can do His will "from the heart." It is for this reason that we say that the essence of true virtue consists, not in the state of our emotions, nor in the greatness of our illuminationsi nor in the multitude of Digitized by Google THE WILL m RELIGION. 77 our good works, but simply and only in the attitude of t...he will.
The practical bearing of all this upon our religious experience is of vital importance. We are so accustomed to consider the state of our emotions as being the decid- ing test of our religious life, that we very often neglect to notice the state of our will at all ; and we thus leave this stronghold of our nature utterly unguarded, while we attend only to the unimportant outposts. The moment, however, that we recognise the fact that the will is king, our common-sense will teach us to disregard the clamour of our emotions, and to claim as real the decision of our will, however contrary it may be to the voice of our emotions.
What to read after Everyday Religion Or the Common Sense Teaching of the Bible?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hannah Whitall Smith to read onlineMoreLess
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