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James De Wolf Perry

 
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Synopsis

Bowing In The House Of Rimmon: A Sermon by James De Wolf Perry. This 1875 sermon, delivered at Calvary Church in Germantown, Philadelphia, meditates on 2 Kings 5:18 and Naaman the Syrian leper to warn against unbelief, superstition, and worldly conformity. It traces Naaman's initial skepticism toward the prophet's command to wash in the Jordan, and his later overzealous superstition as he longs to take earth from Israel home with him. Perry argues that true faith rests not on outward objects or material rites, but on obedience to God's revealed will. He frames the dangers of rationalism and ritualism as two sides of the same coin, like opposing pyramids that can never reach heaven. The sermon urges Christians to abandon half-measures, to resist compromise with idols or social pressures, and to commit wholeheartedly to the Lord, living a consistent witness in church and world.

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