*THE REAL ENEMY **By Miles Stanford*

*THE REAL ENEMY *
*By Miles Stanford*
"For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not under the law,
but under grace" (Rom. 6:14).
Hatred for others comes easy for some; but to fully hate one's old man
comes hard for all. The Lord Jesus loves us too much to allow us to go
on loving ourselves.
"The Christian's victory is not over others, but over himself. His sword
is drawn, not to slay his fellowman, but to slay himself. He wins by
losing. He triumphs by being defeated. He lives by dying. His crown is a
crown of thorns. His throne is a Cross. His weapon is not strength but
weakness.
"His victory is not found in establishing his own cause but in
establishing that of his fellowmen; the poor, the sick, the
disinherited, the brokenhearted, the wayward, the lost. This may be
foolishness to men. But we must not forget that 'the foolishness of God
is stronger than men' (1 Cor. 1:25).-F.J.H.
"How blessed it is to know, and at the same time how solemn to realize,
that the sin of the child of God is against his Father, and that it is
the love of relationship that is called into exercise about it---love
which acts towards us 'for our profit, that we might be partakers of His
holiness" (Heb. 12:10).
"It is impossible that He should treat it lightly; and it will be
impossible in the end for any one of His own to treat it lightly either.
Grace abides towards us; and because grace abides, sin cannot be
permitted to have sway over the objects of it." - W.K.
"Let not sin, therefore, reign ... " (Rom. 6:12).
Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery,
which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created
all things by Jesus Christ
"We can either choose to grovel in our own self-pity or rejoice in
whatever state we may find ourselves."