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.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

What is accounted to you for your justification: your faith or Christ's righteousness?

Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Galatians 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Romans 4:9
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

The blessing of Abraham (Gal 3:14) is the blessedness (Rom 4:9) experienced by Abraham through his act of believing the promise of God described in Gen 15:1-6. With this evidence, Apostle Paul repudiated the Judaizers' insistence upon the necessity of observing the ceremonial law.

In Gen 15:1-6, Abraham's faith was reckoned to him for righteousness; it was NOT, NOT and NOT the righteousness of Christ was reckoned to Abraham for his justification before God. The two are worlds apart.

The former is the truth; the latter is a popular fable - but that's what so many imagine and believe.

Not knowing the difference leads to the popular error of justification by faith alone. They will go on repeating the shibboleth.

A biblical distinction is the essence of sound theology, of rightly dividing the word of truth.
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Read this article here for more light:
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2023/10/both-wcof-and-1689-bcof-repudiate.html

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