Tuesday, November 28, 2017

The Gospel and the Law in a nutshell: a small nutshell!

Here are three points that encapsulate the message contained in those posts.

1. Justification and the new birth are one and the same, and are delivered into the heart of every man unbidden and without their consent, as Christ clearly describes to Nicodemus (Titus 3.5, Romans 5.18, John 3.5-8).

2. Christ is delivered into the heart of every human by birthright (John 1.9, Ephesians 1.18). He is himself the law personified. He writes his law (indeed, he engraves himself!) upon the heart of every man (2 Corinthians 4.6) whether they consent to this or not (Romans 2.15). Those who do not erase what he writes are one day perfected.

3. In the judgement it will be made evident that the only reason any man is condemned is because he disposed of the salvation he was in possession of (John 3.19).

Just as Adam's sin resulted in your condemnation unto eternal death, without your knowledge or consent, so Christ's death and resurrection resulted in your justification unto eternal life (Romans 5.18, 1 Peter 1.3), without your knowledge or consent. Every human is born saved because what Christ has done overpowers what Adam did! You are standing in his salvation! You did no more to receive it than Adam did in order to be created. Christ simply gave it to you because of who he is and how he loves you! What will you do with it? I pray that you will approach the Light and make it manifest that your good works are his good works worked out in you! John 3.21