“Put Off – Put On”
Matthew Henry, the famous Bible commentator, once preached a series of sermons on sanctification. In each sermon he would deal with a sin to be ‘mortified’, and then the corresponding grace to be cultivated.
Pride, Jer 13:15, vs humility, 1 Pet 5:5.
Passion, Col 3:8, vs meekness, 1 Pet 3:4.
Covetousness, Heb 13:5; vs contentment, Heb 13:5.
Contention, Gen 13:8, vs peaceableness, Jam 3:17.
Murmuring, 1 Cor 10:10, vs patience, Lk 21:19.
Melancholy, Psa 42:11, vs cheerfulness, Psa 37:4.
Vanity, Eccl 2:2, vs seriousness, 1 Pet 4:7.
Uncleanness, Gal 5:19, vs chastity, 1 Thess 4:4.
Drunkenness, Lk 21:34, vs temperance, 2 Pet 1:6.
Deceitfulness, Col 3:9, vs honesty, 1 Pet 2:12.
Hatred, Lev 19:17, vs love, Jn 15:12.
Hypocrisy, Lk 12:1, vs sincerity, Jn 24:14.
Bad discourse, Eph 4:20, vs good discourse, Eph 4:29.
Bad company, Psa 119:115, vs good company, Psa 119:63.
Security, 1 Thess 5:6, vs watchfulness, 1 Thess 5:6.
Slothfulness, Rom 12:11, vs diligence, 2 Pet 3:14.
Folly, Psa 75:4, vs prudence, Prov 14:8.
Fear, Gen 15:1, vs hope, Prov 14:32; 1 Pet 1:13.
Sense, 2 Cor 14:18, vs faith, Gal 2:20.
Self, Mt 16:24, vs Jesus Christ, Rom 13:14.
Cf. Eph 4:22-24; cf Col 3:9-10.
Old-fashioned? Maybe. As old-fashioned as the Bible itself.