Things New and Old: Why the necessity for such emphatic exclusion?

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.

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Why the necessity for such emphatic exclusion?

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December 18, 2012

Question: Why the necessity for such emphatic exclusion?

Answer: Because man has an intense inclination and evil propensity to sneak in his own work in his eternal salvation. His heart is deceitful above all things!

See the vast majority of Christians who vehemently reject salvation by the grace of God ALONE, but by some grace PLUS their works! Of course, God's children, those already bestowed the eternal salvation by divine grace alone, must work out their own temporal salvation with fear and trembling.

Rom 9:11 - "For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth..."

Eph 2:8 - "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast."

Tit 3:5 - "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost."

2Ti 1:9 - "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began..."