" It Is GOD Who Is At Work In You."

The evidence of genuine piety

(John Angell James, "The Christian Professor")

The evidence of genuine piety 

is to be found in . . .

  real humility,

  reliance on CHRIST,

  hungering and thirsting after righteousness,

  sincere sorrow for sin, and

  a continual effort to regulate our thoughts, 

    words, and conduct by the Word of GOD.

Genuine piety will not thrive 

and increase without effort--

but is of so tender and delicate 

a nature as to require great, 

constant, and persevering concern, 

watchfulness, and care.

"Work out your salvation with fear 
and trembling; for it is GOD who 
is at work in you, both to will and 
to work for HIS good pleasure." 
Philippians 2:12-13 

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GraceGems has published Joseph Caryl's helpful article,
"Confession of Sin".