Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
[A] good man is a man of piety and devotedness. Piety, including in that expression reverence towards God, and love to him, is an essential part of real goodness, insomuch that good men are characterised in Scripture as those who fear the Lord, who love God, who seek him, who wait upon him, whose fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. The language of the saints, as recorded in the Word of God, is expressive of the most fervent piety, of the profoundest reverence for God, and holy joy in fellowship and communion with him.
When we reflect seriously upon the subject, it seems almost incredible that any intelligent man should presume to separate a pious and devout spirit from the other parts of a truly Christian character. Who can deny that it is one of the first duties of man to love God, and to seek to please him? He is the all-perfect Jehovah, infinitely worthy of our love. He is the fountain of our being, and the source of all our happiness; we are under the strongest obligations to love, and fear, and serve him. ...
For more, see Patrick MacFarlan: Loving God is essential to true piety.
When we reflect seriously upon the subject, it seems almost incredible that any intelligent man should presume to separate a pious and devout spirit from the other parts of a truly Christian character. Who can deny that it is one of the first duties of man to love God, and to seek to please him? He is the all-perfect Jehovah, infinitely worthy of our love. He is the fountain of our being, and the source of all our happiness; we are under the strongest obligations to love, and fear, and serve him. ...
For more, see Patrick MacFarlan: Loving God is essential to true piety.
