Post by Eric Gajewski on Sept 4, 2017 14:35:42 GMT
Tradcatknight: Rendering Our Accounts Before God
There can be no doubt but that God will require of every man an account of his life. The merit and demerit of his acts go to make up that account, and settle his everlasting destiny in the next world. But there is no greater mistake made than when we imagine the latter years of life, the hour of death, or even the day of judgment, to be the time for the making up of that account and the rendering of it to their Lord.
No; the last hours of life but add the last items: the awful moment when the soul quits the body, to appear before its Judge, closes the account for ever; the balance is already struck, and its salvation or damnation is in its hands. They who deal thus deceitfully with their own souls are like those who never remember that they are in debt until the moment for payment arrives, and hence make no provision for the creditor, or who dream of a future day when they will be wealthy, and yet never lay up any treasure. Believe me, brethren, we are rendering an account now, every day, every hour; and as we render it, the recording angel inscribes it in the book of judgment. Let us convince ourselves of this salutary truth, and ask of what that account is composed.
tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2017/09/rendering-our-accounts-before-god.html
There can be no doubt but that God will require of every man an account of his life. The merit and demerit of his acts go to make up that account, and settle his everlasting destiny in the next world. But there is no greater mistake made than when we imagine the latter years of life, the hour of death, or even the day of judgment, to be the time for the making up of that account and the rendering of it to their Lord.
No; the last hours of life but add the last items: the awful moment when the soul quits the body, to appear before its Judge, closes the account for ever; the balance is already struck, and its salvation or damnation is in its hands. They who deal thus deceitfully with their own souls are like those who never remember that they are in debt until the moment for payment arrives, and hence make no provision for the creditor, or who dream of a future day when they will be wealthy, and yet never lay up any treasure. Believe me, brethren, we are rendering an account now, every day, every hour; and as we render it, the recording angel inscribes it in the book of judgment. Let us convince ourselves of this salutary truth, and ask of what that account is composed.
tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2017/09/rendering-our-accounts-before-god.html