Isaiah 44:20 He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say… Many to-day feed on the kind of ashes Isaiah has in mind. 1. False conceptions of God. 2. False conceptions of Christ. 3. False conceptions of religion. 4. False conceptions of the Church. 5. False conceptions of morality, life, and happiness.Application: — 1. Upon the true or false conception of God and His relations to men conduct depends. The Christian's conception of God is revealed in the incarnation, life, and atonement of His Son. He only is a true Christian who obeys Christ's words, imitates His life, and becomes conformed to His image. He must be our ideal. 2. Again, we ask how comes it that men thus feed on ashes? "A deceived heart hath turned him aside." (J. B. Nies, Ph. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? |
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