Things New and Old: The Faith of Christ ≠ ≠ ≠ Your Faith in Christ

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, June 17, 2026

The Faith of Christ ≠ ≠ ≠ Your Faith in Christ

Justification involves the imputation
of Christ's righteousness to an elect
in the state of condemnation and death;
he is justified FREELY by the grace of God.
In his state of condemnation and death,
he is INCAPABLE of believing/faith.

#thefaithofChrist

The righteousness which is through the faith of Christ.

Phi 3: 9 ¶ And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that [righteousness] which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.

Isa 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.

The righteousness necessary for the justification of an unjustified man, in his native state of sin and condemnation, before God is either:

- by his own righteousness through his obedience to the law, or

- by Christ's righteousness through His faithfulness in obeying the same law.

Righteousness, the obedience to the law, is a prerequisite for the justification of life. Sin, the transgression of the law, is the cause of the condemnation of death.

Ro 5:18 "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation [of death]; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life."

The plain truth stated by Paul is:

The sin of Adam brought the condemnation of death.

EVEN SO...

The righteousness of Christ secured justification of life.

Very many smooth preachers teach you this LIE:

Your faith in Christ >>> justification of life.

The righteousness which is through the faithfulness of Christ in obeying the law is of God's provision for His people.

And this righteousness, provided FREELY by God for His people, can be experienced by faith alone in Jesus Christ.

Rom 3:24
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Note closely two important matters:
1. Justified FREELY by God's grace; not by faith, man's act of believing.
- The latter is the POPULAR fable

2. Justified FREELY (the MANNER of justification) THROUGH the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (the BASIS of justification)

May our gracious Lord grant you understanding.
Amen.