Let It Be
The power by which the commands and exhortations of the Holy Spirit are to be fulfilled in us is the power by which the heavens and the earth were made.
The power by which the commands and exhortations of the Holy Spirit are to be fulfilled in us is the power by which the heavens and the earth were made.
It is quite generally recognized that “self” is the great thing that stands in the way of Christian progress, and that it must be denied and put away.
The obedience springs from his faith, and therefore there is no chance for him to be lifted up, since the act of obedience is not his personal action, but is the action of his faith, and credited to him as his own.
We think it must be evident to all that Rom. 10:4 is pressed into antinomian service by mutilating the text and leaving out the complete statement that “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” Righteousness is obedience to the law.
AS God inhabits eternity, so that all time is present with Him, so all His promises and blessings for men are in the present tense. There can be no future or past time to Him. This makes Him “a very present help in trouble,” for we can live only in the present.
Ever since the fall, men could enter the gates of righteousness at any time they chose. Thus it will be until probation ends.
"The law came from the Son as well as from the Father, for they are one. But grace, as well as truth, came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:17). By His divine, creative power all things are given to us that pertain to life and godliness." Ellet J. Waggoner
Why are the heavens and the earth called to sing and shout for joy because God has redeemed men? What interests could they possibly have in man's redemption?