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, October 25, 2023

When did Christ merit righteousness for you?

Christ merited righteousness for as many as
God had given to Him;
He merited righteousness for them by His life
of perfect and sinless obedience
and sacrificial death on the cross.

 
A Brat Noll quoted from a certain Hooker these words to validate his golden calf of justification by faith alone

"Christ hath merited righteousness for as many as are found in him. In him God findeth us, if we be faithful; for by faith we are incorporated into him. Then, although in ourselves we be altogether sinful and unrighteous, yet even the man who in himself is impious, full of iniquity, full of sin; him being found in Christ by faith, and having his sin in hatred through repentance; him God beholdeth with a gracious eye, putteth away his sin by not imputing it, taketh quite away the punishment due thereto, by pardoning it; and accepteth him in Jesus Christ, as perfectly righteous, as if he had fulfilled all that is commanded him in the law: shall I say, more perfectly righteous than if himself had fulfilled the whole law?..."

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Let me correct the first sentence above:

"Christ hath merited righteousness for as many as (are found in him) WERE GIVEN TO Him. In him God (findeth) EFFECTUALLY CALLED us,  (if) WHEN (we be faithful) WERE DEAD IN TRESPASSES AND SINS for by (faith) that FREE AND GRACIOUS CALL we are (incorporated into) VITALLY UNITED TO him.

My reply... after his endless comments.

That's a damnable "if" - "... if we be faithful...", but you are too blind to even notice it. What has bewitched you?

In Christ, God found us when we were dead in trespasses and sins. Christ sought and saved us when we were lost, when dead in trespasses and sins, separated from God..... NOT "if we be faithful."

For by GRACE, an elect is INCORPORATED, united to Christ through the effectual calling out of our state of sin and death into the state of grace and salvation in Jesus Christ.

Having been UNITED to Christ by God's free and gracious act, i.e. brought out of his native state of sin, death and condemnation to that of righteousness, life and justification,  an elect is ABLE TO BELIEVE, in believing he is experientially united to Christ. He is united to Christ in his CONSCIOUS experience.

A child who realizes and believes that a man (his father) IS his father experiences that union with the man; he is experientially united with his father.

I just feel that you are SO dumbed down by your prejudices... it's beginning to annoy me.

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Christ merited righteousness for as many as God had given to Him; He merited the righteousness for them by His life of perfect and sinless obedience and sacrificial death on the cross.

It was merited for Brat Noll when he did not personally exist yet, not if or when Brett Noll is faithful. This righteousness is applied to Brat personally at his effectual calling out of his native state of sin and death to that of grace and salvation. The effectual calling enables him to answer to the gospel call. 

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