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standing before God, he is just like Christ, perfectly accepted, “justified from all things” (Acts 13:38, 39; Rom. 8:1). Furthermore, at that time he is made in character like Christ, but not perfectly so; as he feeds upon the Word and has personal communion with Christ he be comes more and more like his Lord day by day (II Cor. 3:18). This is a pro gressive process. He is changed into the image of the Lord “from glory to glory.” That is, in each new time of communion with Him, he catches something more of the Lord’s glory. The transformation is completed and we become perfectly like our Lord at His return. When He comes again, “We shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (I John 3:2). REJOICE. “Rejoice with them that do rejoice. Rom. 12:15. I. Rejoice with the converts. II. Rejoice with their friends. III. Rejoice with those who brought them to Jesus. IV. Rejoice with the Holy Spirit. V. Rejoice with the Angels. VI. Rejoice with the Lord Jesus. Chas. H. Spurgeon BOUGHT WITH A PRICE. “And ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are Gods." 1 Cor. 6:19, 20. I. A blessed fact. “Ye are bought with a price.” li. A plain consequence. “Ye are not your own.” Negative. It is clear that if bought, ye are not your own. Positive. “Your body and your spirit which, are God’s.” III. A practical conclusion. “ Glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” C. H. S. JOY A DUTY. “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say rejoice.” Phil. 4:4. I. The grace commanded. “Rejoice. 1. It is delightful. 2. It is demonstrative. 3. It is stimulating. 4. It is influential for good.
Q. Where does it say in the Bible that God prepared hell for man? A. It does not say so anywhere in the Bible. On the other hand we are dis tinctly told in the Bible that the ever lasting fire was prepared for the devil and his angels. (Matt. 25:41). It was not God’s purpose nor desire that any man should go there—it was not pre pared for him, but if any man chooses to cast in his lot with the Devil and his angels 'by persistently rejecting Jesus Christ and continuing in sin, then ‘he shall have to share the destiny of the Devil and his angels, and be “tormented day and night forever and ever.” (Rev. 20:15.) But he goes there of his own choice and in spite of all God’s gracious work to save him. II. The Joy Discriminated. Lord.” 1. As to sphere. “In the Lord." 2. As to object. “In the Lord.” III. The Appointed Time. “Always.” 1. When you can rejoice in no other. 2. When you can rejoice in other things sanctify all with joy in God. 3. When you have not before rejoiced begin at once. 4. When you have long rejoiced do not cease for a mofnent. 5. When you are alone enjoy to "the full this rejoicing. IV. The Emphasis Laid on the Com mand. “Again I say, Rejoice.' Paul repeats his exhortation, 1. To show his love to them. - 2. To suggest the difficulty of con tinual joy. 3. To assert the possibility of it. 4. To impress the importance of the duty. 5. To allow of special personal testi mony. “Again I say, Rejoice.” Paul was a habitually happy man. See his reasons (Phil. 1:4, 18, 25; 2:2, 16; 3:1, 3:4:1, 4, 10, 18. C. H. S. HOW TO DO PERSONAL WORK John 4:1-30. Study Christ as the model soul winner. See Him at work in John, 4th chapter. By studying Him you will learn that you must, 1. Go where the sinner is. John 4:4. 2. You must speak to the sinner first. John 4:7; Matt. 5:47. 3. Remember the unsaved are often “In the
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