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So long as our idea of surrender is limited to the renouncing of unlawful things, we have never grasped its true meaning: that is not worthy of the name for "no polluted thing" can be offered. SO LONG AS OUR IDEA OF SURRENDER IS LIMITED TO THE RENOUNCING OF UNLAWFUL THINGS WE HAVE NEVER GRASPED ITS TRUE MEANING THAT IS NOT WORTHY OF THE NAME FOR NO POLLUTED THING CAN BE OFFERED
and the darkest sinners." But how are we to enter in? How are we to escape from the self-life that holds us, even after the sin-life has loosed its grasp? Back to the Cross: not only from the world of condemnation and from the world of sinning does it free us as we accept it, but from the power of outward things and from the thraldom of self: not only does it open the door into the world of acquittal, and again into that of holiness, but yet again into the new realm of surrender, and thence into that of sacrifice. For the essential idea of the Cross is a life lost to be found again in those around. Let us look at God's picturing. As the plant develops there comes a fresh stage of yielding. At first it was only the dead, disfiguring leaves that had to go--now it is the fair new petals: they must fall, and for no visible reason--no one seems enriched by the stripping. And the first step into the realm of giving is a like surrender--not manward, but Godward: an utter yielding of our best. TED FOR THE HARDEST WORK AND THE DARKEST SINNERS BUT HOW ARE WE TO ENTER IN HOW ARE WE TO ESCAPE FROM THE SELF LIFE THAT HOLDS US EVEN AFTER THE SIN LIFE HAS LOOSED ITS GRASP BACK TO THE CROSS NOT ONLY FROM THE WORLD OF CONDEMNATION AND FROM THE WORLD OF SINNING DOES IT FREE US AS WE ACCEPT IT BUT FROM THE POWER OF OUTWARD THINGS AND FROM THE THRALDOM OF SELF NOT ONLY DOES IT OPEN THE DOOR INTO THE WORLD OF ACQUITTAL AND AGAIN INTO THAT OF HOLINESS BUT YET AGAIN INTO THE NEW REALM OF SURRENDER AND THENCE INTO THAT OF SACRIFICE FOR THE ESSENTIAL IDEA OF THE CROSS IS A LIFE LOST TO BE FOUND AGAIN IN THOSE AROUND LET US LOOK AT GOD'S PICTURING AS THE PLANT DEVELOPS THERE COMES A FRESH STAGE OF YIELDING AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY THE DEAD DISFIGURING LEAVES THAT HAD TO GO NOW IT IS THE FAIR NEW PETALS THEY MUST FALL AND FOR NO VISIBLE REASON NO ONE SEEMS ENRICHED BY THE STRIPPING AND THE FIRST STEP INTO THE REALM OF GIVING IS A LIKE SURRENDER NOT MANWARD BUT GODWARD AN UTTER YIELDING OF OUR BEST
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