Gold Nugget 187 - Nothing More Dreadful
There is a natural condition for plants, which they lose in their decay. There is a natural condition for animals, which they lose in their death. So there is a natural condition for rational beings, which they lose in what we call spiritual death. And, as there is nothing higher in kind than spiritual life, so there is nothing more dreadful than spiritual death.
It is not extinction, but it is a condition against nature, on the ground of an immortal existence. It is not loving God with our whole soul and strength and mind, but living at enmity with him; and how wearing out to contend with the Maker! It is not loving our neighbour as ourselves, but seeking our own selfish ends; and how narrowing is this to our souls!
The Pulpit Commentary, Ephesians p. 87, Ephesians 2:1-10, (R. Finlayson)
Gold Nugget 187
Nothing More Dreadful
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