Religion
John 8:39: Not by the Christian name alone
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Not by the Christian name alone
The Christian man is show'd,
Words cannot evidence a son
Of Abraham and of God;
No confident assertions vain,
No single act can prove
That I am truly born again,
And God sincerely love.
I must in Abraham's footsteps stay,
Pursue him to the skies,
My household teach the heavenly way,
My Isaac sacrifice;
My life must speak the faith within,
In even tenour flow.
Demonstrate I am saved from sin.
And God my Father know.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 8:39: Not by the Christian name alone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5697/.
Chicago
Wesley, Charles. “John 8:39: Not by the Christian name alone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5697/.
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