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lamb (Exod. 12:5, 7, 12, 13) and all| bloody offerings of the Law. 1 bb. In prophecy: In Esaiah 53 we1» read: “ He bore our griefs” , “ sorrows” , “ transgressions” , “ chast i s e m e n t s ” ,'1 "stripes” , “ iniquities” ; was “ stricken” , for us, “ numbered” with us; though He himself was guiltless in word and deed, Isa. 53:9. cc. In the Gospels: Christ is our “ ransom” (Matt. 20:28); His blood is shed “ for many” (Mark 14:24); His body given “ for you” (Luke 22:19); He is the Lamb “ that bears the sin (punish ment) of the world” (John 1 :29 ); and in Acts we read “ The Church which he hath purchased with His own blood” , Acts 20:28. dd. In the Epistles: “ Christ died for the ungodly” , “ died for us”, “ justified (us) by His blood” (Rom. 5:6, 8, 9; 1 Cor. 5:7; 15:3; 2 Cor. 5:14, 15, 21; Gal. 1:3, 4; 3:13; Eph. 1:7; 5:2; Col. 1:14, 20-22; 1 Tim. 2:6; Titus 2:14; etc., etc. (3) Its Condition: Faith. a. What it is: (a) To believe God is what the Bible declares Him to be, Exod. 34:6, 7; John 1:18; 14:9; 1 John 4:8. (b) To believe He will do what the Bible says He will do, Rom. 10:8-11. (c) To believe that He saves on the condition He Himself prescribes, Rom. 10:9, 10. (d) That He does it now, John 3:18; 5:24; 6:47. (e) That He saves you, 2 Tim, 1:12. (f) To dare to keep on believing, Matt. 14:29-31; Rom. 4:20-24. Note: “ I know Whom— I have be lieved— I am persuaded— I have com mitted— able to keep” ; 2 Tim. 1:12; Rom. 8:38, 39. b. Its sole and absolute .necessity, Heb. 11:6; John 8:24; 16:8, 9; 1 John 5:10-12. Note: “ Impossible,” ‘must,” “ ex cept.” (4) Its Motive:
son Grace. I) a. What it is:
f Beneficience, prompted by pure benev olence, apart from any compensation from or worthiness in the beneficiary, especially when he is positively demeri- tous, Rom. 4:2-4; 11:5, 6. b. Its sole and absolute supremacy: “Not that we loved God” , 1 John 4:10; “He first loved us” , 1 John 4:19; “ while we were— ungodly” , “ sinners” , “ ene mies” (Rom. 5:6, 8, 10), then we were “ quickened” , “ redeemed” , “ forgiven” , “ saved” , “ seated” (Eph. 2:6, 6; Titus 3:3-7). Note: The Greek word “ dorean” means, literally, “ for nothing.” It oc curs in Matt. 10:8; 2 Cor. 11:7; reject “ freely” and read “ for nothing.” See? Grace moves God to save by grace, i. e., “ for nothing.” (5) Its Effects: a. Forgiveness, Eph. 1:7; Col. 2:13, 14. Justification implies pardon. b. Reinstatement in God’s favor, Eph. 1:6; Rom. 5:1, 2; 8:1. This is far more than forgiveness. c. Freedom from the Law, Rom. 10:4; 6:14; Gal. 3:25, 25. The con science is kept clear not by law- keeping, but the cleansing Blood (1 John 1:7- 10); not for ought we did but for that Christ died. Freedom from the Law means (a) Escape from its penalty; (b) Deliverance from its authority; (c) Lib erty to “ live in the Spirit” (not in li cense), Rom. 8:2-4; 5:17-21; Gal. 5:1-6. Note: The spiritual man has found what Adam lost: Life and righteous ness. He has found much more: Im perishable life and infallible righteous ness, Rom. 5:19-21. 3. His Relation: (1) By Nature, A child of God “ and such we are” , (1 John 3:1, A. R. V .). The Greek is “ Teknoi” , children by birth. It implies all that is actual, reciprocal in nature, and responsive in tender affection in the parental and filial relationships.
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