heb 06v18 Fled For Refuge
"FLED FOR REFUGE"
Hebrews 6:18
The manslayer in
THE ONLY REFUGE FOR OUR
SOULS IS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. Both for salvation and for the consolation
of our souls in any time of trouble, we must flee to Christ alone. Christ is
our Refuge, not the church. Christ is our Refuge, not the law. Christ is our
Refuge, not baptism. Christ is our Refuge, not the Lord' s
Supper. Christ is our Refuge, not our works. If we would have refuge, we must
flee to Christ!
SALVATION IS OBTAINED ONLY
BY FLEEING TO CHRIST. There was no place of mercy, peace, safety, and rest
for the manslayer until he ran through the gates into one of those cities of
refuge. It was not enough that he knew where the city was located, how large
the city was, what provisions were in the city, and how to get to the city. If
he would be saved he must enter the city. Once he entered the city four things
happened: (1.) He declared his cause, confessing his offence. He came under the
protection of the city. (3) He received a complete acquittal of all guilt. And
(4) he was cleansed from all guilt, representatively, when the high priest
died. None of these benefits were his until he entered the city. But once he
entered, all were his, and his soul was peaceful. Even so,
when the guilty sinner flees to Christ for refuge: He declares his cause.
"I am a sinner in need of mercy" (I John 1:9). He comes under the
protection of Christ (John