by A. W. Pink
in ePub, .mobi and .pdf
HT Chapel Library
Originally titled Heartwork, this is a strong exhortation to all the saints of God to vigilantly protect, defend, and purify hearts from the assaults of this world. It first appeared as articles in the July through December 1933 issues of Pink’s monthly journal Studies in the Scriptures, which was published without interruption from 1922 to 1953. Each issue of the Studies normally included six to eight articles; each article addressed a different topic or book of Scripture, which ran as a series over several issues (sometimes as long as several years). Sustaining single-handedly this volume of in-depth Bibical exposition over his lifetime is a testimony to the grace of God upon his labors. Chapel Library is reprinting the original editions of the Studies in the Scriptures, sending three monthly issues by mail each quarter in the USA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction....................................................................................................3
I. “Keep Thy Heart”
A Good Conscience.....................................................................................4
Set the Lord Always Before Us...................................................................5
Watch Diligently .........................................................................................6
Attend to Holiness.......................................................................................7
II. Diligent Effort...........................................................................................8
1. Shut Out All That Is Opposed to God ..................................................10
2. Bring into Conformity with the Word ..................................................11
3. Keep Tender unto Sin...........................................................................12
4. Look after Cleansing ............................................................................12
III. “The Lord Looketh on the Heart” ......................................................14
IV. Distinctive and Critical Seasons
1. In Times of Prosperity..........................................................................17
2. In Times of Adversity ..........................................................................18
3. In Times of Public Danger ...................................................................20
4. In Times of Trouble in the Church .......................................................23
5. In Times of Great Injuries and Abuses.................................................23
6. In Times of Spiritual Gloom ................................................................24
7. In Time of Critical Illness ....................................................................24
V. Other Issues
The Nature verses the Heart ......................................................................24
Supreme Importance .................................................................................25
Corollaries and Consequences...................................................................28
VI. Benefits of Keeping the Heart..............................................................29
1. Understanding the Deep Things of God...............................................30
2. The Best Evidence of Sincerity ............................................................31
3. Delight in Spiritual Duties....................................................................31
4. Stability in Resisting Temptation .........................................................32
5. Improving One’s Graces ......................................................................33
6. Profitable Christian Fellowship............................................................33
7. Fitting Us for God’s Providences .........................................................33
8. Removing Ourselves as Stumbling Blocks ..........................................33
Conclusion ....................................................................................................34