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Why not start over then?
A SLEEPY GOODMORNING AND A APPOLOGY FOR MY FIRST POST.
MOST HAVE MORE BAPTIST KOOL-AID!
GRACE TO ALL BRETHREN!
"The Lord our Righteousness."
- Jeremiah 23:6
It will always give a Christian the greatest calm, quiet, ease, and peace,
to think of the perfect righteousness of Christ. How often are the saints
of God downcast and sad! I do not think they ought to be. I do not think
they would if they could always see their perfection in Christ. There are
some who are always talking about corruption, and the depravity of the
heart, and the innate evil of the soul. This is quite true, but why not go
a little further, and remember that we are "perfect in Christ Jesus." It
is no wonder that those who are dwelling upon their own corruption should
wear such downcast looks; but surely if we call to mind that "Christ is
made unto us righteousness," we shall be of good cheer. What though
distresses afflict me, though Satan assault me, though there may be many
things to be experienced before I get to heaven, those are done for me in
the covenant of divine grace; there is nothing wanting in my Lord, Christ
hath done it all. On the cross he said, "It is finished!" and if it be
finished, then am I complete in him, and can rejoice with joy unspeakable
and full of glory, "Not having mine own righteousness, which is of the
law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness
which is of God by faith." You will not find on this side heaven a holier
people than those who receive into their hearts the doctrine of Christ's
righteousness.
When the believer says, "I live on Christ alone; I rest on him solely for
salvation; and I believe that, however unworthy, I am still saved in
Jesus;" then there rises up as a motive of gratitude this thought-"Shall I
not live to Christ? Shall I not love him and serve him, seeing that I am
saved by his merits?" "The love of Christ constraineth us," "that they
which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him which
died for them.
" If saved by imputed righteousness, we shall greatly value imparted
righteousness.
C.H.SPURGEON
SOLI DEO GLORIA!
Thank you so much for your encouraging post, dear ThirstyMan!
Yes, why not start over? I just signed on this thread two months ago. The devotions will be new to me.