{"id":704,"date":"2011-07-14T23:15:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T23:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=704"},"modified":"2011-07-14T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T23:15:38","slug":"a-life-giving-stream-for-parched-pilgrims-arthur-pink-%e2%80%9cthe-word-of-grace%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=704","title":{"rendered":"A life-giving stream for parched pilgrims! (Arthur Pink, \u201cThe Word of Grace\u201d)"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/strong>The Word and the Spirit are so intimately conjoined, that we are scarcely
\nwarranted in thinking of the one, without the other. The Word does not
\noperate without the Spirit\u2019s agency\u2014and the Spirit does not work apart
\nfrom the Word.
\n*It was by the Spirit\u2019s inspiration, that the Word was first given, for
\n\u201choly men of God spoke, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit\u201d (2
\nPeter 1:21).
\n*It is by the Spirit, that we are enlightened (Eph 1:17<\/a>,\u00a018<\/a>), yet the Word
\nis the means He employs.
\n*It is by the Spirit, that we are sanctified (Rom 15:16<\/a>), yet not apart
\nfrom the Truth (John 17:17<\/a>).
\n*It is by the Spirit, that we are strengthened (Eph 3:16<\/a>) as He causes
\nthe Word to dwell in us richly (Col 3:16<\/a>).
\n*It is by the Spirit, that we are comforted (Acts 9:31<\/a>) as He applies the
\nDivine promises to our hearts.
\nHow appropriate, then, that the grand instrument employed by the Spirit
\nof grace, should be termed \u201cthe Word of His grace.\u201d
\nThe \u201cWord of His grace\u201d proclaims . . .
\nrest for the weary, pardon to the guilty, justification to the ungodly,
\nadoption to the outcast, eternal heavenly treasures for spiritual paupers!
\nIt is \u201cthe poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind\u201d who are to be called to
\nthe feast which free grace has spread! (Luke 14:13<\/a>)
\n\u201cThe Word of His grace\u201d not only instructs us where grace is to be
\nfound, and how further supplies of it are to be obtained\u2014but it is the
\nprincipal medium through which grace is actually imparted to the soul.
\nIt is a life-giving stream for parched pilgrims\u2014as they journey
\nthrough this \u201cwilderness of sin.\u201d
\nAs its sacred pages are reverently perused\u2014
\nthe mind is instructed, the conscience is enlightened, the affections are
\nwarmed, and the will is moved.
\nAs its exceeding great and precious promises are meditated upon and
\ntreasured up in the heart\u2014new strength is imparted to the soul.<\/p>\n

As its holy precepts are turned into earnest prayer\u2014help is obtained
\nfor the discharge of duty.
\nAs its timely warnings and admonitions are heeded\u2014temptations
\nlose their power and the snares of Satan are avoided.
\nAs its cheering revelation of what God has prepared for those who
\nlove Him is received by faith\u2014new hope is kindled in the heart, and
\nthe trials of life are borne with greater fortitude. And as the end of
\nthe journey is neared\u2014death loses its terrors and the call to leave this
\n\u201cvalley of tears\u201d becomes more desirable.
\nWithout \u201cthe Word of His grace\u201d we would be mariners upon the sea of
\nlife\u2014without chart or compass!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Word and the Spirit are so intimately conjoined, that we are scarcely warranted in thinking of the one, without the other. The Word does not operate without the Spirit\u2019s agency\u2014and the Spirit does not work apart from the Word. *It was by the Spirit\u2019s inspiration, that the Word was first given, for \u201choly men […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-arthur-pink","category-the-bible"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}