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Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
–Galatians 1:10 (ESV)–

Broad is the road that leads to death,
And thousands walk together there;
But wisdom shows a narrow path,
With here and there a traveler.

Deny thyself and take thy cross,
Is the Redeemer’s great command:
Nature must count her gold but dross,
If she would gain this heav’nly land.

Lord, let not all my hopes be vain,
Create my heart entirely new,
Which hypocrites could ne’er attain,
Which false apostates never knew.

–Isaac Watts, “The Almost Christian”–

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Dr. John R. Rice, Why Preach Against Sin? (Sword of the Lord, 1985), p. 3.

The door is open
Now I’m running away
Comfort waits where I will seek
How to free a light for weeks

Can you see me now?
I’ve fallen near the end
Can you see me now?
You hold the end

Succumb to shock and fear
To a climate drawing near
Extending shadows that grip your mind
To whisper its doubt like one of a kind
One of a kind

Culture in jeopardy
A line drawn and feathering
Cut and spread, force feed the false ego
As you philosophize an enemy

Hallucinations dissolve into the floor
There’s no meaning anymore

I see
You are

Reading my mind back to me
It’s clear you are here
Whilst sharing the same air
I can disappear

–Loathe, “I Let It In and It Took Everything”–