Category: Sola Gratia
Sola Gratia: Our Only Method
In the desire to preserve human identity, pride and individualism, there's an inveterate pull in the heart of man to do whatever he can to preserve his autonomy, to preserve even the smallest degree of self-will, power and might to validate himself. But this is totally unChristian. Unfortunately this mindset is one that governs even the vast majority of the evangelical world. To say that it is God alone who saves may be affirmed by many, ...
Sola Gratia: Our Only Method
In the desire to preserve human identity, pride and individualism, there's an inveterate pull in the heart of man to do whatever he can to preserve his autonomy, to preserve even the smallest degree of self-will, power and might to validate himself. But this is totally unChristian. Unfortunately this mindset is one that governs even the vast majority of the evangelical world. To say that it is God alone who saves may be affirmed by many, ...
A Debtor to Mercy Alone!
A Debtor to Mercy Alone A debtor to mercy alone, Of covenant mercy I sing; Nor fear, with thy righteousness on, My person and off'ring to bring. The terrors of law and of God With me can have nothing to do; My Saviour's obedience and blood Hide all my transgressions from view. The work which his goodness began, The arm of his strength will complete; His promise is Yea and Amen, And never was forfeited yet. Things future, nor things that are now, Nor all things below or above, Can ...
A Debtor to Mercy Alone!
A Debtor to Mercy Alone A debtor to mercy alone, Of covenant mercy I sing; Nor fear, with thy righteousness on, My person and off'ring to bring. The terrors of law and of God With me can have nothing to do; My Saviour's obedience and blood Hide all my transgressions from view. The work which his goodness began, The arm of his strength will complete; His promise is Yea and Amen, And never was forfeited yet. Things future, nor things that are now, Nor all things below or above, Can ...
Seeing Ourselves Ready to Perish…
"Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood." - Romans 3:25 The great privilege in the text is, to have Christ for a propitiation; which is not only to free us from God’s wrath, but to ingratiate us into his love and favour. The means of having Christ to be our propitiation is, ‘Faith in his blood.’ There is a twofold faith, Fides quae creditur [the faith which is believed], which ...
Seeing Ourselves Ready to Perish…
"Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood." - Romans 3:25 The great privilege in the text is, to have Christ for a propitiation; which is not only to free us from God’s wrath, but to ingratiate us into his love and favour. The means of having Christ to be our propitiation is, ‘Faith in his blood.’ There is a twofold faith, Fides quae creditur [the faith which is believed], which ...