"It is by grace you have been saved!" Ephesians 2:5
All the links of the golden chain of salvation are made up of free grace! The people of God are . . .
freely loved, Deuteronomy 7:6-8;
freely chosen, John 15:16-19,Ephesians 1:4;
freely accepted, Ephesians 1:6;
freely adopted, Ephesians 1:5, Galatians 4:5-6;
freely reconciled, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20;
freely justified, Romans 3:24;
freely saved, Ephesians 2:5, 8.
Free grace is the foundation of all spiritual and eternal mercies. Free grace is the solid bottom and foundation of all a Christian's comfort in this world. Were we to measure the love of God to us by . . .
our fruitfulness,
our holiness,
our humbleness,
our spiritualness,
our heavenly-mindedness,
or our gracious behavior towards Him—how would our hope and our confidence beevery moment staggered—if not vanquished!
But all is of grace—of free grace! O sirs! it is free grace . . .
which will strengthen you in all your duties,
which will sweeten all your mercies,
which will support you under all your changes,
which will arm you against all temptations!
"For it is by grace you have been saved!" Ephesians 2:8
"in this world. Were we to measure the love of God to us by . . .
ReplyDeleteour fruitfulness,
our holiness,
our humbleness,
our spiritualness,
our heavenly-mindedness,
or our gracious behavior towards Him—how would our hope and our confidence be every moment staggered—if not vanquished!"
Ain't that the truth.
My hope is built on nothing less
ReplyDeleteThan Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name
When darkness veils his lovely face
I rest on his unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
His oath, his covenant, his blood
Supports me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and stay
When he shall come with trumpet sound
Oh may I then in him be found
Dressed in his rightousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne