As Doc pointed out on Monday, this week's reading in Gospel Worship was very sobering. I can count on one hand the times I have heard someone preach on the consequences of not sanctify God in His worship on His terms. I appreciate Burroughs' willingness to preach "the whole counsel of God," but at the same time I have some concerns about what he says in this chapter.
On pages 149-154, Burroughs says that God shows His displeasure with those who worship simply on the exterior. First of all, he says they will be cursed (first in secret, than with greater severity.) The next stage he says is often the sickbed or even the deathbed. The final stage seems to be on the Day of Judgment, when God will cast all hypocrites away from Himself.
Are these three stages found anywhere in Scripture or is Burroughs relying on personal experience? And most importantly, is he saying these stages are for the believer or the unbeliever?
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