Gene Harmon Pastor of Rescue Baptist Church will be here Aug. 30th. The Annual Conference at Grace Baptist Church in Danville, KY will be Aug. 31-Sept 2.
"CHRIST IS ALL"
Colossians 3:11
He is the first cause and the last end of all things; in election„ salvation, redemption, calling, righteousness, regeneration, and glorification. He is all in the salvation of His people. Salvation is
of the Lord. He is all in election; we are chosen in Him, He is the Elect (Isaiah 42:1). He is all in redemption; He obtained it with Hs own blood (Heb. 9:12). Christ is all in our calling; He called us with a holy calling (2 Tim. 2:9). Jesus Christ is all our righteousness: He worked it out for us as our advocate (1 John 2:1). He is all in our regeneration;Hequickened us when we were dead in sin (Eph. 2:1). He is all in our final glorification; "He raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus," (Eph. 2:6). All our spiritual blessings are in Him and from Him (1 Cor. 1:30). - Pastor
CHRIST IS SALVATION!
"All spiritual blessings that sovereign, gracious God has for sinners
INour Lord Jesus Christ, BY the merits and blood of our Lord, andFORthe glory of our Redeemer. Simply put,
CHRIST IS SALVATION!
It is Christ, not the cross, who saves.
It is Christ, not the church, who justifies.
It is Christ, not my faith, nor my confession, nor my profession, who unites me to God.
It is the Master, not the mother, who is our Mediator.
It is His blood that cleanses, His obedience that sanctifies, His love that will not let me go, His faithfulness (not mine) constant and steadfast, and His promise, spoken to Peter but true of every believer, "I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU." - Henry Mahan
Peter knew he could not save himself from drowning. He knew there was nothing in him, for he was sinking. He could not swim to the ship on his own power. The hardest thing in this world is to get a person to give up all confidence in himself, and from his heart to pray, "Lord, save me." We will try to show the Lord what we have done, and expect Him to look on us in favor because of it. But, Peter prays that the Lord would save him in His way. Can you be satisfied to be saved God's way, by the precious blood of Jesus? Salvation is of the Lord. So, Peter prayed, "Lord, save me.” -
- Pastor Milton Howard
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MY RIGHTEOUS STANDING BEFORE GOD
Whenever I think of myself as standing on my own before God, my thoughts turn, not to righteousness and life, but to sin and death (Rom. 7:9). However, as I think of myself as standing before this holy God, in Christ, I can sing from my heart, “Free from the law, Oh happy condition!” (Rom. 7: 1-4). You see, Christ has obeyed the law and satisfied God for me (Matt. 5: 17, 18; Rom. 5:19). Now, in the eyes of God, Who appointed the Lord Jesus Christ to be my surety and substitute, it is as if I myself had satisfied the law of God. No, it is much better than that. Yea, infinitely better! Had I, personally and perfectly satisfied the law of God, it would have been a perfect righteousness, but rendered by a mere man. The righteousness which the Lord Jesus Christ rendered unto God in my name, is the righteousness of One who is not only perfect man, but is also eternal God! His righteousness is of infinite, boundless, measureless, indescribable value and worth—the “righteousness of God” (Rom. 3: 21, 22; Phil. 3:9). Now this is the way I see it: God is more pleased with me, this old “dead dog sinner” (II Kings 8: 13; II Sam. 9:8), IN CHRIST, than if I had perfectly and personally kept His holy law myself. Thus, when I consider how much I owe unto God, and my total inability to pay, I offer unto Him my Substitute, the Lord Jesus Christ, and He is delighted to accept HIM. What a wonderful, full, complete, everlasting salvation!
- Pastor Maurice Montgomery
The Habitation of God
God, who dwells in eternity, is the High and Lofty One.
God Almighty builds for Himself, a dwelling for all His sons.
Tis a building joined together, Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone.
A Most Holy habitation, foundationed by God the Son.
God in love has chosen for Christ, a people to dwell with Him.
Sanctified them; justified them, came in flesh to bear their sin.
Satisfied the righteous anger, of the Father upon them.
No other foundation is laid, than the gospel truth of Him.
"I go to prepare you a place," is what our Lord Jesus said.
"If I go, I will come again. Let not your heart be afraid."
He's the Way, the Truth, and the Life. This foundation standeth firm.
In His Father's house are mansions. There we shall dwell; He affirms.
Heaven and earth will pass away. All things new will take their place.
God will tabernacle with men, Those elect by Sov'reign Grace.
New Jerusalem shall descend, The Lamb's bride, the church of God.
Christ is the Light of that Temple. His righteousness they will laud.
By Gray Spreacker
(Tune: ‘Holy Manna’ Pg.15)
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“The ages of our world’s greatest civilizations average around 200 years. These Civilizations all seem to follow the same identifiable sequence - from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, and finally from dependence back into bondage.”
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