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  THE WORLD AND I AM WELL AGREED
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of assurance in faith to
overcome worldly temptations and prioritize spiritual communion with
Christ.

Topics: "Assurance in Christ", "Detachment from Worldly Desires"
Scripture References: Hebrews 11:24

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the power of assurance in Christ to keep
believers from being overly attached to worldly desires and temptations.
He illustrates this through the examples of Moses and Paul, who,
grounded in their assurance of God's love and eternal reward,
disregarded the fleeting glories of the world. Brooks argues that true
assurance leads to a heart that is dead to worldly pursuits, as
exemplified by Lazarus, who, after his resurrection, found no joy in
earthly things. He calls for Christians to cultivate this assurance to
avoid the dishonor of God and the reproach of the gospel. Ultimately,
Brooks encourages believers to prioritize their communion with Christ
over worldly glory.

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Assurance will keep the heart from an inordinate

running out after the world, and the glory thereof.

Moses, having an assurance of the recompense of

reward, and of God's love and favor, could not be

drawn by all the honors, pleasures, and treasures

of Egypt. He slights all, and tramples upon all the

glory of the world, as men trample upon things of

no worth, Heb. 11:24-27.

So after Paul had been in the third heaven, and had

assurance that nothing should separate him from the

love of God in Christ, he looks upon the world as a

crucified thing: "The world is crucified to me," says

he, 2 Cor. 12:1-3, and Rom. 8:38; "and I am crucified

unto the world," Gal. 6:14. The world is dead to me,

and I am dead to it: the world and I am well

agreed--the world cares not a pin for me, and I

care not a pin for the world.

I have read of Lazarus, that after he was raised

from the grave, he was never seen to smile. The

assurance that he had of more glorious things,

deadened his heart to the things of this world;

he saw nothing in them worthy of a smile. Ah!

were there more assurance among Christians,

there would not be such tugging for the world,

and such greedy hunting and pursuing after it, as

is in these days, to the dishonor of God, the

reproach of Christ, and the shame of the gospel.

So when God gave Galeacius, that Italian marquis,

an assurance of everlasting happiness, he withstood

many golden temptations, and cried out, 'Cursed be

he who prefers all the glory of the world to one

day's communion with Christ!'

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/the-world-and-i-am-well-agreed/
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