What Makes Christ Precious
The application of Christ's righteousness and blood makes sin hateful, brings peace to the soul, and fills it with earnest desires to live for God's glory and honor.
J.C. Philpot preaches on the transformative power of the righteousness and blood of Christ, emphasizing how they purify the heart, instill a hatred for sin, and elevate the preciousness of Jesus Christ. Through this purification process, peace is found in gratitude, and a deep desire to live for God's glory and honor is ignited within the soul.
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It is the application of the righteousness and blood of Christ which purifies the heart, makes sin hateful and Jesus Christ precious, and not only brings peace to the soul in sweet gratitude, but fills it with earnest desires to live to Gods glory and honour.
As God opens up the depth of our fall, makes the burden of sin felt, and shows the sinner his guilt and inability, He brings the proud heart down and lays us low in the dust, and as He makes us sigh and groan, He applies His precious blood. He brings the blood of sprinkling into the conscience, sheds abroad His mercy and love, and constrains our feet to walk in faith, love, and cheerful obedience.
What fountain is that which sweeps away
My sins just like a flood,
Nor lets one guilty blemish stay?
Tis Jesus precious blood!
Sermon Outline
- The Application of Christ's Righteousness and Blood
- Makes Jesus Christ Precious
- The Power of Christ's Blood
- Purifies the heart
- Makes sin hateful
- Brings peace to the soul
- Fills the soul with earnest desires
- Sheds abroad mercy and love
- Constrains us to walk in faith, love, and obedience
Key Quotes
“What fountain is that which sweeps away My sins just like a flood, Nor lets one guilty blemish stay? Tis Jesus precious blood!” — J.C. Philpot
“It is the application of the righteousness and blood of Christ which purifies the heart, makes sin hateful and Jesus Christ precious” — J.C. Philpot
“He brings the blood of sprinkling into the conscience, sheds abroad His mercy and love, and constrains our feet to walk in faith, love, and cheerful obedience.” — J.C. Philpot
Application Points
- Recognize the depth of your fall and the burden of sin to appreciate the preciousness of Christ's blood.
- Apply Christ's blood to your conscience to experience His mercy and love.
- Let Christ's blood constrain you to walk in faith, love, and cheerful obedience.