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Originally Posted by satz  It is a term I believe I have seen before, but what is 'closing with Christ' in the way Manton meant it here? |
Closing with Christ is Puritan for that "resolution to become the Lord's," it is the thorough surrendering of oneself to God.
In our vernacular we might refer to it as "recieving Christ as our Savior and Lord."
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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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"Whatever is laudable in our works proceeds from the grace of God."
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John Calvin, Institutes III:xv.3.
"Our Lord God must be a good man, to be fond of worthless fellows. I cannot like them, and yet I, myself, am one."
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Martin Luther, Table Talk