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  TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS
  by Alan Redpath
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Summary: The Christian life requires a constant submission to the
crucifixion of the flesh in order to experience a continual
manifestation of Holy Spirit life.

Topics: "Glory Of God", "Self-Crucifixion"
Scripture References: Matthew 16:24, Romans 12:1, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Galatians 2:20

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Alan Redpath emphasizes the stark contrast between worldly principles of
self-glorification and the Christian call to self-crucifixion. He
explains that true greatness in the Christian life comes from
recognizing the glory of God in Jesus Christ, which leads to a personal
confrontation with one's own motives and desires. Redpath stresses the
necessity of continual submission to the crucifixion of the flesh,
highlighting that many Christians fail to mature because they have not
truly encountered Christ. He calls for a consistent rejection of the
flesh's demands for recognition and approval, urging believers to carry
the marks of Jesus in their lives.

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The principle of the world is "self-glorification," and the principle of
the Christian is "self-crucifixion." The principle of the world is
"exalt yourself," and the principle of the Christian is "crucify
yourself." The principle of men is greatness, bigness, pomp, and show;
the principle of the cross is death. Therefore, whenever a man has seen
the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ . . . at once he comes
right into a head-on collision within his own personal living, with all
of his principles and motives upon which he has lived until this moment.
. . . if there is to be a continual manifestation of Holy Spirit life,
there must be a constant submission to the crucifixion of the flesh, not
simply sometimes, but always.

. . . . I see the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, in the
measure in which I am prepared to die. . . Why is it that so many
Christians behave like kindergarten children? Because they have not seen
His face!

. . . And the cost in the Christian life. . . . Deep down in the
Christian's life, always and all the time, there is to be a "no" to
every demand that the flesh may make for recognition, and every demand
that the flesh may make for approval, and every demand that the flesh
may make for vindication. Always the Christian must bear about in his
body the marks of the Lord Jesus (Blessings Out of Buffetings, p.
37-38).

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/alan-redpath/treasure-in-earthen-vessels/
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