Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

In God's act of justifying you, the redemption that is in Christ alone matters.

In God's act of justifying you,
the redemption that is in Christ alone matters.
Your faith is not relevant in God's act of justifying you; you should greatly rejoice at this truth. Why? A man not yet justified by God, being STILL in his native state of condemnation, is incapable of faith. You should rejoice that you have been "justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."

Read and learn the truth. It is pretty simple.
Be deceived no more.

Sins, the transgression of God's law' brought condemnation and death. Adam was the cause of this for ALL represented by him.

Righteousness, the obedience to God's law secured justification and life. Christ is the source of this for ALL represented by Him.

God's act of justifying sinners in their native state of condemnation and death is based solely on the righteousness of Christ alone. You ought to be very thankful for this truth; any other way, you will be left in your helpless state of condemnation and death.

Rom 3
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

There is not the slightest hint of the faith (man's act of believing) in this declaration. Verse 22 speaks of the righteousness of God which is by the faith OF Christ, that is, the righteousness of God secured and accomplished by the faithfulness of Christ in discharging and executing the work of redemption, stated in verse 24.

Faith, man's act of believing, DOES NOT register in the equation of God's gracious and sovereign act of justifying sinners under condemnation and death.

Your faith in Christ is an effect, and evidence that you have been justified freely by God's grace based solely and wholly on the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.


"If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."
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