Things New and Old: The mirror of God's perfect law but who have eyes to look into it?

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.

Monday, February 11, 2019

The mirror of God's perfect law but who have eyes to look into it?

Who have eyes to look into the perfect mirror of God's law
to see the truth stated there?
God's children, or those still dead in trespasses and sins?

James 1:25 KJV — But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

The meme (taken from the Protestant Reformation page - administered by some RBs) stirs a question.

The perfect law of God is indeed like a mirror. The question is: Who has the sight to look into the mirror of God's perfect law and perceives what the divine mirror shows him - the sinner that he is?

What kind of men is able to perceive the truth declared by the law of God, for example, that "there is none righteous, no, not one" (KJV)?

- Men in their native state of sin and death, or

- Men whom God has graciously called out of their native state to that of grace and salvation?

"God gave us His perfect law..." - who is the pronoun "us" intended by Mr Baucham?

Unto whom is the law of God intended?

Unto whom is the law of God relevant?

Reformed folks firmly believe that the law is the sledgehammer intended to make the dead sinners conscious of their sins and drive them to Christ.