Holy Mount Zion

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem.  You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly


All the children of God are heirs, and every one has the privileges of the first-born.  Let a soul be supposed to join that glorious assembly and the congregation above, that is yet unacquainted with God, still carnally-minded, loving this present world and state of things, looking back to it with a lingering eye, full of pride and guile, filled with lusts; such a soul would seem to have mistaken its way, place, state, and company.  It would be uneasy to itself and all about it.  Christ is the Mediator of this new covenant, between God and man, to bring them together in this covenant; to keep them together; to plead with God for us, and to plead with us for God; and at length to bring God and his people together in heaven.  This covenant is made firm by the blood of Christ sprinkled upon our consciences, as the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled upon the altar and the victim.  This blood of Christ speaks in behalf of sinners; it pleads not for vengeance, but for mercy.  See then that you refuse not his gracious call and offered salvation.  See that you do not refuse Him who speaketh from heaven, with infinite tenderness and love; for how can those escape, who turn from God in unbelief or apostacy, while he so graciously beseeches them to be reconciled, and to receive his everlasting favour!  God's dealing with men under the gospel, in a way of grace, assures us, that he will deal with the despisers of the gospel, in a way of judgment.  We cannot worship God acceptably, unless we worship him with reverence and godly fear.  Only the grace of God enables us to worship God aright. God is the same just and righteous God under the gospel as under the law.  The inheritance of believers is secured to them; and all things pertaining to salvation are freely given in answer to prayer.  Let us seek for grace, that we may serve God with reverence and godly fear.

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