1) It will help expose and then root out the cause of unrighteousness in a society.
2) It is vital to religion and the proper worship of God, which is a further boon to society.
3) It makes the individual believer a better Christian, for he is enabled to know why he should believe and not just because his parents and community so instruct him. In other words, he personalizes his faith.
4) It counteracts our secret atheism and informs our worship and devotion.
5) It enhances our love of God.
Contrary to the opinions of many of our contemporaries, Charnock clearly affirms the good that true religion does for the individual and the community. An unbiased study of history will bear this out. The difficulty comes in that true religion must be propagated anew every generation. The struggle against our natural corruption is constant.
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