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untouched. To them it is said, “I have somewhat against thee, because
thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art
fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee
quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou
repent.”
Revelation 2:4, 5
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“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite
heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.”
Psalm 51:17
. Man must be
emptied of self before he can be, in the fullest sense, a believer in
Jesus. When self is renounced, then the Lord can make man a new
creature. New bottles can contain the new wine. The love of Christ will
animate the believer with new life. In him who looks unto the Author
and Finisher of our faith the character of Christ will be manifest.
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