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Someone said: 'Gill looks like he has indigestion here!'
I suggested: 'No, he was very displeased with Fuller's heresies!'
Hear a grand old baptist on justification... a snippet from his article on Justification in his massive Body of Divinity.
a. Justification is an act of God's grace, flowing from his sovereign good will and pleasure; the elect of God are said to be "justified by his grace"; and as if that expression was not strong enough to set forth the freeness of it, the word "freely" is added elsewhere; "Being justified freely by his grace" (Titus 3:7; Rom. 3:24). Justification is by many divines distinguished into active and passive. Active justification is the act of God; it is God that justifies. Passive justification is the act of God, terminating on the conscience of a believer, commonly called a transient act, passing upon an external object... I shall now treat... of the former; which is an act internal and eternal, taken up in the divine mind from eternity, and is an immanent, abiding one in it; it is... "a sentence conceived in the divine mind, by the decree of justifying."
Now, as before observed, as God's will to elect, is... the election of his people, so his will to justify them, is the justification of them; as it is an immanent act in God, it is an act of his grace towards them, is wholly without them, entirely resides in the divine mind, and lies in his estimating, accounting, and constituting them righteous, through the righteousness of his Son; and, as such, did not first commence in time, but from eternity. [That is what is meant by the term "eternal justification" - the justification that has been purposed and decreed by God in eternity for His elect. From this we have justification accomplished at the cross, justification applied at effectual calling, justification experienced at conversion, and justification consummated at resurrection. But so many do not understand what "eternal justification" mean, and rave and rant impudently because their sum total understanding of justification is justification experienced at conversion, i.e justification by their faith! - sing]
b. Justification does not begin to take place in time, or at believing, but is antecedent to any act of faith.
- Faith is not the cause, but an effect of justification; it is not the cause of it in any sense; it is not the moving cause, that is the free grace of God; "Being justified freely by his grace", (Rom. 3:24) nor the efficient cause of it; "It is God that justifies", (Rom. 8:33) nor the meritorious cause, as some express it; or the matter of it, that is the obedience and blood of Christ, (Rom. 5:9, 19) or the righteousness of Christ, consisting of his active and passive obedience; nor even the instrumental cause... it is not in any class of causes whatever; but it is the effect of justification...
- The reason why any are justified, is not because they have faith; but the reason why they have faith, is because they are justified...
- Faith is the evidence and manifestation of justification, and therefore justification must be before it...
Read the full article here... but gird up the loins of your mind first.
http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/Doctrinal_Divinity/Book_2/book2_05.htm
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Line upon line, line upon line;
Each is truth defined, except to the blind!
A man's faith is not the cause of his justification in any sense...
- it is not the moving cause;
- nor the efficient cause of it;
- nor the meritorious cause, as some express it;
- nor even the instrumental cause.
Does it register? Faith is not in any class of causes whatsoever!
Can the matter be stated any plainer?
What is the explanation that so many of God's children don't understand or receive such plainly stated truth?
Luke 10:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
A brother commented:
"Justification was legally declared & thus applied to all the elect at redemption Rom. 8:33, vitally effected at regeneration, conscienciously realized & enjoyed as regenerated elect exercize their faith, Rom. 10, publicly recognized as believers obey James 2."
I responded:
Legally IMPUTED at the cross; and APPLIED personally (your prefer "vitally effected") at one's effectual calling.
Effectually calling a man out of his native state of sin and death requires the application of justification, and regeneration, and adoption - in that NUMBER, and LOGICAL order.
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Comments
Charles Page
Gill looks like he has indigestion here!
Sing
No, he was very displeased with Fuller's heresies!
Charles Page
true story!!
Sing
Satanic strategy: prejudice the minds of simple folks against a good man like John Gill, and keep them away from the opportunity to learn the truth of their salvation by God's free and sovereign grace!
The Banner of Truth (Edinburgh) is one of the worst culprits - vigorously pushing a new calvinism (aka fullerism). The Lord delivered me from its influence.
Dr George Ella, as a historian, did a great service to the truth of God by setting straight the facts about Gill and his ministry by pointing out the plain errors of all those who rewrite history to fit their Fullerism!
I ordered a whole carton of the above biography by Dr Ella when it first came out. I offered copies to the RBs whose minds have been poisoned... but they were toooo fearful to accept my offer... that they may read the true account of the man they have so maligned in complete ignorance!
Sing
Shibboleth will not do!
Whose faith in your shibboleth of "grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone"?
A man not justified by God is still a man in his state of sin and condemnation of death. Such a man is dead in trespasses and sins, therefore incapable of believing in order to be justified.
But you love shibboleth and religious jargon!
That's Satan strategy to keep folks like you in errors, leaving them happily harping the shibboleth!!!
Sing
The biblical doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ alone (the BASIS of justification), applied freely by the grace of God alone (the MANNER of justification) to an elect STILL dead in trespasses and sins has been, is, and will always be twisted by the deceived and deluded.
Without that biblical doctrine, a man is left with some hollow shibboleths and religious jargon! The devil is not worried with such! And Brett, you obviously love shibboleth!!!
Learn this basic truth first before going ranting further!
"The reason why any are justified, is not because they have faith; but the reason why they have faith, is because they are justified..."
Sing
If you have to hide under Augustine's underwear, you are too far from what the Bible says. So, don't waste time ranting <LOL>
Continue in your comfortable shibboleth!
Bill
Excellent! Thanks for posting this Brother Sing.
Sing
Allen, can you summarise in one brief paragraph what you want to say?
If you want to sell something, just state what the product is.
What do you think of Gill's words on justification? Thanks.
(Allen has deleted all his comments)
Sing
The only objective was to contact you and offer this Free material and I have accomplished that goal... May God bless you in His name...
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You could have accomplished your objective with 3-4 lines!!!
I sure hope the same wordiness is not in your commentary on the book of Revelation!!!
Thanks for your offer.
Charles Page
I am not aware of a list of people who are non-elect recorded in any book from before the foundation of the earth was laid. There seems to be one book and the names of the elect are recorded there. No other names are there.
Their deeds are not recorded in this book, just names. There are other journals recording deeds but not in any association with the one book!
There is certainly not a book listing the reprobates predestined to Hell!
