TRUTH SEPARATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom that time many of his\ndisciples went back, and walked no more with him.\u201d (John 6:66).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A great multitude had left off\nfollowing the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord had preached things they found to be\n\u201chard sayings.\u201d Without<\/p>\n\n\n\n
going into great detail on what\nChrist said that offended the followers, I want us to see that the preaching of\nthe truth of the doctrine of Christ is one of the means of separating sheep\nfrom goats, wheat from chaff, true disciples from the false. Often afflictions,\ntemptations, and persecutions will separate the true from the false, but the\npreaching of the Gospel is in itself the means of dividing the true believer\nand those who are disciples only in name. \u201cThen said Jesus unto the twelve;\nwill ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go?\nThou hast the words of eternal life.\u201d (John 6:67-68)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My dear brethren, is there\nanything Christ has said that would make<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you leave him? Is there any truth\nhe preached that offends you? Have<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you someone else that you can go\nto who has words of eternal life? It is a sad fact that if you can leave Christ\nand walk no more with him, some day you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donnie Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the mysterious and\nwonderful Incarnation of our Blessed Lord.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n William Gurnall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “He who was eternally in\nthe bosom of His Father, chose to be born in a foul stable. He who hung the\nstars in the sky, chose to be nailed and die upon the accursed tree. This is\nlove immeasurable, love incomprehensible!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac Ambrose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Consider Christ’s\ncondescension: He who made man, was made man. He who is the eternal Word, was\npleased to be an infant who could not speak. Oh, the depth of this\nmystery!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Flavel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Eternal God was\npleased to wrap Himself in flesh, in order to come down from the height of His\nglory, to the depths of our misery. Here is a love that surpasses\ncomprehension. Here is the greatest wonder that heaven and earth have ever\nseen!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Bunyan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “He came not as a fierce\nlion to devour, but as a spotless lamb to be sacrificed, that we might be\nreconciled to God. Marvel at this: the King of glory chose a cradle<\/em> over\na crown<\/em>, and a cross<\/em> over a throne<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Cotton:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Son of God left His\nglorious throne, to become a servant; in order that we who were rebels, might\nbecome children of God. The incarnation is the key to all our hope and\njoy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n William Perkins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Creator, became the\ncreature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The infinite, was clothed\nin flesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Son of God, became\nthe Son of Man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such is the divine wisdom and\nlove, that it staggers the comprehension of angels and men alike.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremiah Burroughs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “What greater wonder is\nthere, than that the infinite God should clothe Himself in finite flesh in\norder to save wretched and rebellious men? This is the bottomless ocean of\nmercy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christopher Love:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Behold the marvellous\nmystery! He who was rich, became poor; that we who were poor, might become\nrich. The Son of God entered the misery of the world–that we might enter the\nglory of Heaven.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charles Spurgeon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The infinite became an\ninfant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Incomprehensibility was\nmade man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eternal, and yet born of\na woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almighty, and yet hanging\non a woman’s bosom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Supporting the universe,\nand yet needing to be carried in a mother’s arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh the wonder of wonders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh the mystery of mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh the profoundness of\nHis matchless grace.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lord save us and we will be\nsaved. Call us and we will come. Speak to us we will listen. Feed us we will be\nfed. You have started the work. You must finish it. We are completely at your\nmercy. We are the work of your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Gabe Stalnaker <\/p>\n\n\n\n __________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n The promise of the Lord to Joshua\nis the same promise He gives to every vessel of His mercy, and His Word to them\nis the very foundation of their rest……As I was with Moses, so iwill be with\nthee, iwill not fail thee, nor forsake thee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Marvin Stalnaker <\/p>\n\n\n\n “According to His\npurpose” Romans 8:28 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything that comes to pass in\ntime is brought to pass according to His purpose” According to the\nsovereign, eternal, unatterable purpose of God, “Who worketh all things\nafter the counsel of His own will” (Ephesians 1:11). The Word of God\nassures that behind and beneath all the apparent confusion of this world lies\nthe purpose of God. It is God purpose to perfect the people he has chosen and\nrestore the world he made to Himself through the mediatorial work of the Lord\nJesus Christ. To this and He arranged all affairs of human history from\neternity and sovereignly brings them to pass in time. History is His story?\nNothing happens in His story by accident. Nothing comes to pass that He has not\npurposed. Nothing can thwart or even hinder his purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pastor Don Fortner <\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two things that will\ndivide a church. The gospel and the<\/p>\n\n\n\n law. If a church splits, you can\nbe sure it is one or the other. In<\/p>\n\n\n\n short, the gospel will divide\nbelievers from unbelievers. The law<\/p>\n\n\n\n will divide unbelievers from\nother unbelievers. The only<\/p>\n\n\n\n explanation needed for all the\ndivisions in so-called Christianity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n is different opinions over the\nlaw. Christ is not divided. 1 Cor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:13. All those who look only to\nHim will stand fast in one spirit,<\/p>\n\n\n\n with one mind, striving together\nfor the faith of the gospel. Phil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:27b. May the Lord keep us\nlooking only to Christ. \u201cBehold,<\/p>\n\n\n\n how good and how pleasant it is\nfor brethren to dwell together in<\/p>\n\n\n\n unity!\u201d Ps. 133:1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Greg Elmquist <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Business of The Gospel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every religion except one puts\nyou upon doing something in<\/p>\n\n\n\n order to recommend yourself to\nGod. It is the business of all false<\/p>\n\n\n\n religion to patch up a\nrighteousness in which the sinner is to stand<\/p>\n\n\n\n before God. But it is the\nbusiness of the glorious Gospel to bring<\/p>\n\n\n\n near to us, by the hand of the\nHoly Spirit, a righteousness ready<\/p>\n\n\n\n wrought, a robe of perfection\nready-made, wherein God\u2019s people,<\/p>\n\n\n\n to all the purposes of\njustification and happiness, stand perfect<\/p>\n\n\n\n and without fault before the\nthrone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Augustus Toplady<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will not have peace of mind\nunless and until we come to<\/p>\n\n\n\n believe that salvation is,\nindeed, entirely a matter of God\u2019s grace<\/p>\n\n\n\n from beginning to end. This is\nwhy the judgmental are always so<\/p>\n\n\n\n fearful and angry and never at\npeace \u2013 one simply cannot be<\/p>\n\n\n\n judgmental of others while\nrelying entirely on the grace of God<\/p>\n\n\n\n for himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Joe Terrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have You Been Born Again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most people look for some outward\nevidence of the new birth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They look for a changed\nlife. They look for a more religious<\/p>\n\n\n\n demeanour. But the only evidence\nthat there is of the new birth is<\/p>\n\n\n\n inward not outward. The\nonly evidence of the new birth is faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n in Christ. \u201cWhosoever\nbelieveth that Jesus is the Christ is born<\/p>\n\n\n\n of God.\u201d (I John 5:1) If you\nbelieve that Jesus Christ is the Saviour<\/p>\n\n\n\n that the Father sent into the\nworld to save His elect, then you<\/p>\n\n\n\n have been born again. If\nyou believe that the only way that your<\/p>\n\n\n\n sinful soul can be saved is by\nthe Lord Jesus Christ, then you<\/p>\n\n\n\n have been born again. The\nonly people who can believe on<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christ that way are people who\nhave been born again with a new<\/p>\n\n\n\n nature of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marvin Stalnaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n Four words you must know<\/p>\n\n\n\n SIN<\/strong>\u2026Sin\nis the character of man. It is the act of transgressing God\u2019s law. \nBut, it is more. It is the nature, the character, and the heart of\nman. RIGHTEOUSNESS<\/strong>\u2026Righteousness is\nthe character of God. That is what God is. He is perfectly\nholy. And that is what God requires of man. He can accept no\nless. JUSTICE<\/strong>\u2026Justice is the basis of\nGod\u2019s actions. Everything God does is done in justice if He condemns, His\ncondemnation is just. If He saves, His salvation is just. PROPITIATION<\/strong>\u2026Propitiation is the satisfaction of\nGod\u2019s justice in the law for sin. Jesus Christ, the God-man Mediator, is\nthe only propitiation for sin. In His life, He accomplished for us a\nrighteousness equal to the character of God. In His death, He suffered\nthe just penalty for our sin. The eye of justice looks on Christ and is\nsatisfied. The eye of faith looks on Christ, and is saved. \n \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Don Fortner<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Believers Position<\/p>\n\n\n\n The believer is perfect in\nChrist; but in himself he is a poor, feeble creature, ever liable to\nfall. Oh, the unspeakable blessedness of having One who can manage all\nhis affairs for him at the right hand of the Majesty in the heavens; One who\nupholds him always by His right hand; One who will never let him go; One who is\n\u201cthe same yesterday, today, and forever,\u201d <\/em>One who will bear him through\nall the difficulties and dangers which surround him and finally present him\nfaultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. Blessed forever\nbe the grace that has made such provision for all our need in the blood of a\nspotless victim and the intercession of a Divine High priest! \n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scott Richardson<\/p>\n\n\n\n Psa. 39:7 And now, Lord,\nwhat wait I for? my hope is<\/em> in thee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faith is the soil and\nwaiting upon God is a flower that grows out of it. \u201cWhat wait I for?\u201d<\/em>\n\u2013I have not found it, yet I am waiting for it. I have no earthly\nexpectations. Hope of finding anything here that can satisfy me is\nforgotten. My hope is in Christ. To see him; to be with him; to be\nlike him! He will come for me some day. This is what I am waiting\nfor, and nothing else! \n Henry\nMahan<\/p>\n\n\n\n The salvation of the Church\ndoth not spring from any holiness wrought in us, but from the work of CHRIST\nwrought for us. Not in our brokenness of heart, but in Christ\u2019s bruised\nand broken body on the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robert Hawker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TRUTH SEPARATES \u201cFrom that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.\u201d (John 6:66). A great multitude had left off following the Lord Jesus Christ. 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