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  A HOLY HEART
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: A holy heart is characterized by love, joy, peace, and other
fruits of the Spirit, and is always accompanied by a holy life.

Topics: "Holiness", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: Galatians 5:22

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DESCRIPTION
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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that a holy heart naturally leads to a holy
life, asserting that true holiness manifests through gracious actions
and habits. He explains that just as natural habits grow stronger
through practice, so do spiritual habits flourish when exercised. Brooks
encourages believers to cultivate their inner holiness, which will
inevitably produce outward expressions of love, joy, and other fruits of
the Spirit. He highlights the importance of aligning outward works with
inward dispositions, suggesting that holiness should be evident in both
thought and action.

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CONTENT
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"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and

self-control." Galatians 5:22-23

A holy heart is always attended with a holy life.

All holy habits must be brought forth into holy acts. All

gracious habits must be attended with gracious motions,

gracious operations, and a gracious life. Outward works

must be suitable to inward habits. It is with spiritual habits

as it is with natural habits--the more they are acted and

exercised--the more they are increased and strengthened.

Holy habits are golden talents that must be employed and

improved. Where there is holiness of disposition, there

must be, there will be--holiness of living.

Where there are the seeds of holiness, there will be

the flowers of holiness.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/a-holy-heart/
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