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Christ Is The End Of The Law

“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” | Romans 10: 1-4

Man must have a righteousness of one kind or another; and if he has not a God-given righteousness, he seeks to have one of his own making.

As the spider spins her web out of her own bowels, so do sinful men try to manufacture a righteousness out of that which is within them; but this they can never do.

The only righteousness which will stand the test of the Day of Judgement is that which God bestows upon believers in His Son Jesus Christ.

Oh, that all men were willing to submit themselves to the righteousness of God!

~ C.H. Spurgeon

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God Performs The Salvation Of Sinners

“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” | Luke 13: 24

God’s grace is not an offer, but an operation.

It is not a passion in God desiring the salvation of sinners, but the operation of God performing the salvation of sinners.

~ Pastor Don Fortner

Click here to listen to the message “The Strait Gate”

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As A Sinner, I Rest Myself In Him

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” | Acts 2: 37

The mere knowledge of facts about the Bible, and even about the person and work of Christ, will not save us unless that knowledge leads us to really and truly trust our souls in the blessed Redeemer’s hands.

Faith must act in this fashion: “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; that He came to save sinners, and therefore, as a sinner, I rest myself in Him. I know that His righteousness and blood justify the ungodly; therefore, I trust Him to be both my righteousness and redemption before God.”

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Men & Brethren, What Shall We Do?”

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Exceeding Abundantly Above

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” | Ephesians 3: 20

A saved Gentile dog like myself desires only the crumbs that falls from my Master’s table.

Yet, my loving heavenly Father does “exceeding abundantly above” when He prepares for me a great banquet and allows me, like Mephibosheth, to eat at His table as one of the King’s sons.’

“Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.” (2 Samuel 9: 11)

A rebellious, heart-changed prodigal like me, now desires only to be as one of my Father’s hired servants.

However, my gracious and forgiving Father says, “Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry.” (Luke 15: 22-23)

Child of God, how wonderful is it that our Father in heaven finds great pleasure in doing exceeding abundantly above ALL that we could think or ask?

~ Pastor David Eddmenson

Click here to listen to the message “Fear Not Everything Is Gonna Be Alright”

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Abandon Your Own Thoughts and Ways

“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.” | 1 Kings 17: 1-3

Faith is not believing that God will do what I want Him to do, or what I think I need Him to do.

Faith is believing that God will do what He said He would do.

Faith in Christ is an abandonment of our own thoughts and ways, and a complete, unreserved trusting of Him as our Righteousness, Sin-offering and Sovereign.

~ Pastor Chris Cunningham

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Children Of Light Walking In A Dark World

“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” | Ephesians 5: 15-17

There is hope for thee.

God has prepared a salvation for His elect, chosen by Him not because of any goodness in them, but because He will have mercy on whom He will have mercy, and will have compassion on whom He will have compassion.

Is this not a salvation that will suit thee, O poor sinner?

If God had chosen them out of any merit, or if that choice depended on anything which men did or could do, thou wert a damned soul, for thou hast no goodness, and thou canst do nothing.

If God’s election comes to those who are without merit, without hope, without strength, there is hope for thee

~ C.H. Spurgeon

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“He Is All Our Righteousness”

“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.” | Psalm 95: 6

There is a song that we love to sing that says: “We have come into this house, and gathered in His Name to worship Him”!

That is the ONE and ONLY reason we are here!

We have gathered together in this place to Worship, and Honor, and Praise, and Glorify One Man!…

The God-Man!

The High King of heaven!

Our maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend: The Lord Jesus Christ!

“He is all our righteousness“!

The only thing that makes us acceptable to God, and worthy to stand in His presence, is the Blood that Christ shed to put away our sin. It is NOT by any works that we have done. All of our works are “filthy rags” in God’s sight! All of our hope is in the fact that He “By Himself purged our sins“! Because of that, “we stand in Him complete“!

“So, let’s lift up holy faith, and magnify His Name, and worship Him“!

If the Lord God has given us the gift of faith to see that Christ Is All!

If He has shown us our need for mercy, and given us a heart to cry out to Him for it… Then “Let’s Magnify His Name“!

That faith is the evidence of His work of grace! So even with a thankful and reverent heart, “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.”

~ Pastor Gabe Stalnaker

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Look To Christ

“And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.” | John 1: 32-34

The cry of every gospel preacher is look to Christ.

John the Baptist cried, “Behold the Lamb of God” (John 1: 36)

My friend, my cry to you is look to Christ for everything.

Don’t look for salvation in your obedience to the law.

Look to Christ who kept the law for His people.

Don’t look for salvation in your religious ceremonies.

Look to Christ who is “the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10: 4)

Look for atonement in Christ our Passover.

Look for rest from all of your works in Christ our Sabbath.

Don’t look for salvation in your doctrine.

Believer, look to Christ for your comfort, peace, and assurance.

LOOK AND LIVE and never take your focus and attention off of Christ who is our all and in all.

~ Pastor Frank Tate

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All Scripture

”All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” | 2 Timothy 3: 16

Imagine forty persons of different nationalities, possessing various degrees of musical culture, visiting the organ of some great cathedral and at long intervals of time, and without any collusion whatever, striking sixty-six different notes, which when combined yielded the theme of the grandest oratorio ever heard; would it not show that behind these forty different men there was one presiding mind, one great Tone-Master?

As we listen to some great orchestra, with its immense variety of instruments playing their different parts, but producing melody and harmony, we realize that at the back of these many musicians there is the personality and genius of the composer.

And when we enter the halls of the Divine Academy and listen to the heavenly choirs singing the Song of Redemption, all in perfect accord and unison, we know that it is God himself who has written the music and put this song into their mouths.

~ A. W. Pink

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Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Bulletin Article date: 26 October, 2008 | Previous post date: n/a | Ewing, New Jersey

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The Race That Is Set

”Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” | Hebrews 12: 1

Everything about the believer’s race is set by God.

Our Lord determined before the foundation of the world those whom he would put in this race when he chose his people in Christ. The love of God for his people is as eternal as God is. It existed before time; it shall exist when time is no more. The everlasting love of God in Christ Jesus gives the believer great cause for patiently running this race.

Our God set the precise moment he would cross our path with the gospel. He determined the pastor he would raise up, gave him the heart to trust Christ, and the unction to preach his word in truth and in spirit. In that hour of love he made Christ our Wisdom.

We beheld something of the righteous skill with which Christ Jesus honored and magnified God’s law on our behalf.

We beheld his faithfulness and graciousness in satisfying justice on our behalf. In the light of Christ we heard the law condemn our sins and our sins were more than we could bear. But the Spirit revealed in our hearts that all our sins have been forever put away by Christ’s one offering.

In love and power Christ was made our Perfection, our Completion, our Righteousness, our All. When we behold God’s all-powerful hand in all providence which brought us to Christ in spite of us, the believer finds great comfort in knowing that the God who provided and is our Righteousness will continue to be our Strength to run this race.

Our God set every hurdle on this course which we must run and declares plainly to us that we must suffer much tribulation in this race. Yet, the God who set the course also reveals in us that he is the God who supplies the grace. That is what he teaches us as he carries us through every dark vale.

Our God set the length of our course. He has appointed the hour our race will end. By his grace we will find the finish line to be the most glorious hour of all the hours of our lives for then we shall enter into the presence of Christ our Redeemer.

What a joy to know that our race ends where it began, in Christ our Lord.

~ Pastor Clay Curtis

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Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Bulletin Article date: 26 October, 2008 | Previous post date: n/a | Ewing, New Jersey