The church possesses, both in name and in interest,\nfrom her union and oneness with her Lord. Flowing from this union the church is\ndistinguished, by virtue of her interest in Christ, as\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The body of Christ, Ephes. i. 23. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brethren of Christ, Rom. viii. 29. Heb. iii. 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The bride, the Lamb’s wife, Rev. xxi. 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Children of the kingdom, Matt. Xiii. 38. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 They are called christians after Christ, Acts xi. 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The church of God, 1 Cor. i. 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Companions, Ps. xlv. 14. Song i. 7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Complete in Christ, Col. ii. 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Daughter of the King, Ps. xlv. 13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Comely in Christ’s comeliness, Ezek. xvi. 14. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Election, Rom. ix. 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Family of God, Ephes. iii. 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Flock of God, Acts xx. 28. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Fold of Christ, John x. 16. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Friends of God. James ii. 23. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Glory of God, Isa. xlvi. 13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Habitation of God, Ephes. ii. 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Heritage of God, Jer. xii. 7. Ps. cxxvii. 3. Joel iii. 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The Israel of God, Gal. vi. 16 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The lot of God’s inheritance, Deut. xxx ii. 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Members of Christ, Ephes. v. 30. \u2022 Peculiar people, 1 Pet.\nii. 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The portion of the Lord, Deut. xxxii. 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The temple of God, 1 Cor. iii. 16. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The treasure of God, Ps. cxxxv. 4. \u2022 Vessels of mercy,\nRom. ix. 23. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 The vineyard of the Lord, Isa . v. 1, &c. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These, with many others of the like nature, are among the\ndistinguishing, names by which the church of Christ is known in Scripture, by\nreason of her oneness and union with Him. But this view of the intimate and\neverlasting connection between Christ and his church will be abundantly\nheightened, if we add to it what was proposed to shew the sameness between\nthem, from being known under the same names, as descriptive of this union. A\nfew examples in point will be known by the name of Adam, as our first father: “As\nthe first Adam was made a living soul, so the last Adam was made a quickening\nSpirit.” (1 Cor xv. 45.) As Christ is called a Babe, so are they said to\nbe babes in Christ. (Luke ii. 16. 1 Pet. ii. 2.) As Christ is declared to be\nthe dearly beloved of the Father, (Jer. xii. 7.) so the church is said to be\ndearly beloved also, (1 Cor. x. 14. Phil. iv. 1. 2 Tim i. 2.) Is Christ the\nElect, in whom JEHOVAH’S soul delighteth? so are they elect, according to the\nforeknowledge of God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Isa. xlii. 1. 1\nPet. i. 2.) Is Jesus the heir of all things? (Heb. i. 2.) so are they heirs of\nGod, and joint heirs with Christ, (Rom. viii. 17.) And when that Christ, by the\nspirit of prophecy, is called JEHOVAH our righteousness, the church as his\nwife, and entitled to every thing in him, is also called by the same name,\nJEHOVAH our righteousness. (See, compared together, Jer. xxiii. 6. with xxxiii.\n16.) Yea, in one remarkable instance, the church not only bears Christ’s name,\nbut Christ bears hers. He is called Jacob, and Israel. (Isa. xli. 8. and xlix.\n3.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert Hawker<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saving Faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saving Faith is not believing that you are saved; it is\nbelieving that Christ Jesus the Lord is the One and only all sufficient,\nsuccessful Saviour. Saving Faith is not believing that you are elect; it is\nbelieving that you are a sinner completely dependent upon Christ for all your\nrighteousness. Saving Faith is not believing that God will do something in the\nfuture; it is believing ALL that God has said and done. Saving Faith is not\nbelieving in the sovereignty of God; it is believing in a God who is absolutely\nsovereign. Saving Faith is not believing in the resurrection of the dead; it is\nbelieving that Christ Jesus IS the resurrection and the life, he that believeth\nin me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and\nbelieveth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? Jn\n11:25-26. ~GE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Here is a word from God that should brighten the day for you\n\u2013 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse\nfor us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree.”\nWhen the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, hung upon the cross, he was made to\nbe a curse, an object of Divine wrath and Judgment, so that we who believe\nmight never endure the curse of God’s wrath. He did not simply make it possible\nfor us to be redeemed. He did not simply make us redeemable. The text says,\n“Christ Hath redeemed us from the curse of the law!” This redemptive\nwork of the Lord Jesus Christ is the central theme of Holy Scripture, the\nfoundation of our faith, and the only hope we have of eternal salvation. \n ~Donnie Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Neither salvation nor sanctification is in any way a\ncooperative effort. When Peter was sinking beneath the waves, he did\nnot say, \u201cLord, nothing is going to happen today that you and I together cannot\nhandle.\u201d He said, \u201cLord, save me.\u201d ~Chris\nCunningham <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Gospel<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who WEARY of hearing the Gospel, who LOSE INTEREST in\nhearing the Gospel, and LOSE THEIR NEED of hearing the Gospel of Christ, and\nHis redeeming love and grace, have never REALLY heard the Gospel at\nall. If one can leave Christ, he has never truly met Him! (John\n6:65-69)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Maurice\nMontgomery <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To view justification as a legal standing before God and sanctification\nas how to live your life is a debasing, if not heretical, view of both\njustification and sanctification. Sanctification is the word God uses to most\ncompletely describe His salvation. Justification is one of the great\nblessings that arise out of God\u2019s great work of sanctification! We\nwere chosen by God and separated to be holy in eternal election. \u201cAccording\nas He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should\nbe holy (sanctification) and without blame (justification) before\nHim.\u201d We were declared to be, \u201csanctified through the offering of the\nbody of Jesus Christ once for all.\u201d We were made holy when we\nwere sanctified by the Holy Ghost, being given a holy nature that does not and\ncannot sin. \u201cWhosoever is born of God sinneth not.\u201d Sanctification,\nthe work of the Triune God, is salvation! We do not grow or decrease\nin sanctification! Every believer is a saint, a sanctified one!\n \n \n ~Todd Nibert<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There is nothing that the church does that is more important\nthan assembling to worship Christ. To gather in order to honor Christ through\npraying, preaching, and hearing the Gospel is such an important thing that each\nof us should approach it very seriously. Let each one prepare\nhimself in heart and body so as to arrive on time, having the heart clothed\nwith a desire to hear from Christ and the body dressed modestly so as not to\nattract attention to one\u2019s self. Let each of us enter into every\nsong and prayer, closing out the thoughts of the world and all the cares it\nloads on us. Let each of us listen to the Word of God with the intensity\nof baby birds chirping for food. In short, let each of us give\nhimself to worship in this hour as though there were nothing better or more\nimportant in all the world to do \u2013 because there\nisn\u2019t. \n~Joe Terrell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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