Christian faith (with all those young gentlemen called Methodists in Collection, #333"
I concluded with these words:
Here is the sum of the perfect law, the circumcision of the heart. Let the spirit return to God that gave it, with all that it holds dear. God does not ask of us any sacrifices other than the living sacrifice of the heart. Let our hearts be constantly offered up to God through Christ in flames of holy love.
Let no human being hold your ultimate loyalty or devotion, for the Lord is a jealous God. God will not share the Lord's throne with another. In other words, God must reign without rival. Let there be no thought or desire of the heart that does not have the love of God as its ultimate objective.
This is the way those saints of God, who still speak to us, once walked: "Yearn to live only in the way that is praise to God's name. Let all your thoughts, words, and works lead
God of eternal truth and grace, Thy faithful promise seal!
Thy word, thy oath to Abraham's race, In us, even us fulfil.
Let us, to perfect love restored, to God's glory." "Let your soul be filled with so complete a Thy image here receive; And in the presence of our Lord love of God that you may love nothing but for God's sake."
"Have a pure intention of heart and steadfast regard for God's glory in all your actions." This is apparent when in every motion of our heart, every word of our tongue, every work of our hands we "pursue nothing that isn't in relation
The life of angels live.
That mighty faith on me bestow Which cannot ask in vain, Which holds, and will not let thee go to God and in service to God's will." When we also neither think, nor speak, nor act to fulfill "our own will, but the Till I my suit obtain. will of God who sent us,"'' when "whether we eat or drink,
Till thou into my soul inspire or whatever we do," we do it all "to the glory of God,"
The perfect love unknown, And tell my infinite desire, then, and only then, is that "mind in us that was also in Christ Jesus."!"
Whate'er thou wilt, be done.
This sermon was the first of all my writings to be published. It contained the description of faith I had then, which then I chose not But is it possible that I Should live, and sin no more?
Lord, if on thee I dare rely, to call perfection. Without any material addition or subtraction, this is the view I have of it today. What is here that any person of understanding, who believes the Bible, can object to? Without flatly contradicting the Scripture, what can one deny? What may be removed without taking from the Word of God?
The faith shall bring the power.
On me that faith divine bestow Which doth the mountain move; And all my spotless life shall show ' oo Th'omnipotence of love.
7. My brother and I remained in agreement upon this view of Christian faith (with all those young gentlemen called Methodists in Collection, #333" derision) until we embarked for America near the end of 1735. It was the next year, while I was at Savannah, Georgia, that I wrote the following lines:
Is there a thing beneath the sun, That strives with thee my heart to share?
Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone The Lord of every motion there!
In the beginning of the year 1738, as I was returning from Georgia, the cry of my heart was,
O grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone!
O may thy love possess me whole, is: