Things New and Old: Grace Alone

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, November 14, 2023

Grace Alone

#GraceAlone

"Salvation by grace alone" - I hear your emphasis on the adverb "alone". But what do you mean?

"Salvation by grace alone" means this to us at Sungai Dua Church; does it mean the same to you? Probably not. We have been called nasty names for our beliefs.

Salvation by grace alone briefly summarized:
1. God purposed the eternal salvation of the elect in eternity.

2. Christ secured the eternal salvation for the same elect on the cross.

3. God, through the eternal Word and the Spirit, effectually calls each elect, personally, to eternal salvation when they were still in their native state of sin and death; in the effectual call, justification (vital), regeneration, and adoption occur; therefore bringing an elect out of his native state of sin and death into that state of grace and salvation. Adoption is accompanied by the gift of the Holy Spirit to dwell in the adopted.

The gospel ministry is divinely ordained to call out those whom God has already effectually called to grace and salvation to believe the truth of their eternal salvation freely bestowed by the grace of God in Jesus Christ.

All the elect shall be effectually called unto eternal salvation, each at the time appointed by God; many of these shall be reached by the gospel call and be gathered into the communities of the redeemed people of God, the churches of Jesus Christ. Others are not capable of being outwardly called by the gospel ministry.

Those called out by the gospel ministry are commanded to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling, teaching them that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, they should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world (Titus 2:12); to observe all things whatsoever the Lord has commanded (Mt 28:20).

All the effectually called unto eternal salvation shall be glorified at the return of Christ.

There shall be no literal 1000 year reign on earth after the second coming. That's a fable. Christ's return shall be the end of time and the dawn of the eternal state of blessedness.

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