It needs no stretch of imagination to conceive this place to be a Roman amphitheatre. And yet once more, another precious means of test in the first of Corinthians, the first chapter, and the ninth verse. I shall not enlarge further, except to say that our glory is not yet revealed, and that is another subject of sighing. And with united breath they reply, "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God." Sovereign Mercy comes, and there lies this unconscious, lifeless mass of sin; Sovereign Grace cries, either by the minister, or else directly without any agency, by the Spirit of God, "come forth!" So shall we when his Father shall say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." "The glorious liberty" may be translated, "The liberty of glory." If, after having ploughed this ground, and sown it, and after it has been watered by the dew and rain of heaven, no good harvest ever comes of it, every wise man would leave off tilling it. Abel, the protomartyr, entering alone into heaven, shall not have a more secure title to the inheritance than he who, last of woman born, shall trust in Christ, and then ascend into his glory. When bowing before his throne we can boldly say "Abba Father." The text speaks "of the mind of the Spirit." Ah! This is a very solemn indictment which the Apostle Paul here prefers against the carnal mind. He had endured persecution, imprisonment, famine, shipwreck, he had suffered from scorn and scandal, pain of body, and depression of spirit. The inheritance cannot be divided; if you will have the glory, you must have the shame. Intended for Reading on Lord's-Day, January 24th, 1892. The effectual call of grace is precisely similar; the sinner is dead in sin; he is not only in sin but dead in sin, without any power whatever to give to himself the life of grace. But, remember, the text tells us that all God is, is ours. Has it lifted up your tastes, so that they are no longer grovelling, but you choose the things that are of God? And then suppose that, in winding up the estates, it should be found that, though there be something left, yet it be a mere trifle, scarcely worth an acknowledgment: enough to excite appetite but not sufficient to satisfy it what if it should come out at last, that heaven is not the infinite joy we have been taught to expect; suppose its bliss should be but inferior joy, such as might be found even in this world below suppose that the harps have no melody, the crowns but little glory, and heaven's streets but slight magnificence what then? And here I am met upon the very threshhold by the opposition of certain modern theologians, who hold that sonship is not the special and peculiar privilege of believers. Psalms 73:26 . The pinch of faith always lies in the present tense. ", "But, interrupts another, "God must punish sin. How shall a celestial spirit be satisfied until it sees celestial things? First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. You observe the text speaks of waiting for the adoption; and another text further back, explains what that means, waiting for the manifestation of the children of God. Do we say that he is love? Having once looked upon the city of David, they longed to carry the holy city by storm, to overthrow the crescent, and place the cross in its place. At present I am at enmity with God. "THE SWORD AND THE TROWEL." So the high priest takes off his royal robes, and puts on the garments of the minor priest, and goes within the veil, and sprinkles the blood upon the mercy-seat. Out of stock. "To as man as received him to them gave he power to become the sons of God"; and to the sons of God alone cometh the Spirit of adoption, and all his helping grace. And has not God often made the dead to rise at our word, by the power of his Spirit! Now these longings these pantings for something more than this world can give you were but the evidences of a child-like spirit, which was panting after its Father's presence. Another test of calling is to be found in Galatians, the fifth chapter, and the fifteenth verse. I do not know that it is for my good that I should be respectable and walk in good society; but I know that it is for my good that I should walk humbly with my God. In what way could the Father put greater honor on his Son than by forming a race like to himself, who shall be the many brethren among whom he is the well-beloved firstborn? In these days of daring infidelity, and awful treason against the Most High, I count it an unspeakable honour to be permitted to testify to the power of the old truths, and the pleasantness of the old paths, and the unfailing faithfulness of God in the fulfilment of each and all of His precious promises; and though my voice is less than a Whisper amid the roar and turmoil of conflicting opinions and blasphemous theories, I know that God can hear it, and that He will accept the loving tribute which my heart thus offers to Him. Keep your model before you. Again, notice the universality of this at all times. But again, everything that is good in a Christian you know to be the work of God the Holy Ghost. HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK" 1009, 978, 400. The firstborn of the divine family was more sorely chastened than any other of the household; he was smitten of God and afflicted till, as the climax of all, he cried Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani. They do not struggle; they have risen beyond all struggling, they rub their hands, and sing of everlasting victory. He was gentle and kind and tender; as he was, so are we to be in this world. There are not many in England, I think, who believe those words. The first reason why the Christian never can be condemned is because CHRIST HATH DIED. Romans 8:22-23 . But our Lord has told us that greater works than his own shall we do, because he is gone to his Father; and these greater works we do. God is their Father, they are therefore God's heirs! One of two joint heirs has no right apart from the other. And I doubt not that each of you, in looking back upon your past experience as Christians, could say very much the same. Is not this Bible opened and read by us all, the gift of their self-denying faithfulness? And now we close by noticing the confidence with which the apostle speaks. In English history, the days of Mary, when the saints at Smithfield bore witness for Christ at the stake, were grand days; and in Madagascar, did you ever read a more thrilling story than the record of the bravery of those Christian men and women who suffered the tyrant's cruelty? Not all the sophisms of the learned, nor all the legerdemain of the cunning, will ever be able to sweep the doctrine of election out of Holy Scripture. never let it be so. You went to the house of God, not to pray, but to laugh. Bblia; Leia a Bblia; Verses da Bblia; . Ah! When the soldiers of Godfrey of Bouillon came in sight of Jerusalem, it is said they shouted for joy at the sight of the holy city. There is the worldling's sense: "Who will show us any good?" Spurgeon takes us back to the previous verses in the opening remarks of his sermon on Romans 8:37 Look attentively at the champion. A dying Saviour brings more glory to the love of God, ay, and to the justice of God, than any mortal sinner could have done; more than any perfect man, though he lived throughout eternity, could have done. "Put your right hand here, my boy, and place your left hand so. When Lord was born a few choice spirits welcomed his birth; an Anna and a Simeon were ready to take the new-born child into their arms and bless God for him: and even so there were some that hailed our new birth with much thanksgiving; friends and well-wishers who had watched for our salvation were glad when they beheld in us the true heavenly life, and gladly did the take us up into the arms of Christian nurture. If we could then sweep the telescope along the milky way, and see the millions upon millions of stars that lie clustered together there, and could cry, "All these are mine," yet these possessions were but a speck compared with that which is in the text. You may go down, down, down, till you seem to have got beyond the reach of help from mortal man; but there are cords and bands which bind you to Christ that even these depths can never break, come what may. As Paul's exposition in 5:12-21 has shown, "through one . This is the voice of reason and of nature. And would you blush to sit side- by-side with him, and be made nothing of as he was? Go to www.ccontario.com for an . The surety paid the debt." There is no terror to him like the terror of the cross. "I have been in trade," says another, "and this commercial pressure has brought me exceedingly low, and distressed me: is it for my good?" We know not what God is, nor the measure of his attributes. ", A further argument I might find in the fact, that the best of men have been always the readiest to confess their depravity. I owe nothing to the past, I owe nothing to the future, I owe nothing to the rich, and nothing to the poor, compared with what I owe to my God. But Christ determined that he would call the man. I do fear, my brethren, that very often when we consider our state, we think not so much of the guilt as of the misery. The sufferings of his soul were the very soul of his sufferings. Very well, be it so; but then it is Christ's interest that is at stake as well as mine; he will be co-respondent in the suit. We are like Adam now in weakness and pain, and we shall soon be like him in death, returning to the ground whence we were taken; but we shall rise again to a better life, and then shall we wear in glory and incorruption the image of the second Adam, the Lord from heaven. When we consider how many have died, your chaplain is very grateful to be alive, to be able to send forth his usual discourse from the press, and to be, as he hopes, half an inch nearer to his pulpit. He allows nothing to mar the glory of this one blessed fact, "It is Christ that died." But still I think if my life were in hazard, and I stood in the dock, and my counsel were pleading for me, my tongue would be itching to plead for myself, and I should want to get up and just say, "My lord, I am innocent, innocent as the babe newly born, of the crime laid to my charge. There must be a change, if ye consider the future state; for how can enemies to God ever sit down at the banquet of the Lamb? When first we dared to come forward and say "we are on the Lord's side," some of us had sacred tokens of sonship which have never been forgotten by us, and oftentimes since then we have received renewed seals of our adoption from the Great Father of our spirits. R.C. Here is a test for us all. When I wish such a man dead and rotting in his grave; when I desire that he were non est, I must hate that man; otherwise I should not wish him to be extinct. This is a 12-16 week, in-depth study of Romans 8, averaging less than 3 verses per week (there are 12 weekly preparation guides, but leaders should allow some discussions to take one and a half or two weeks). The Spirit teaches wisely, as no other teacher can do. Where is the blessedness of the title, for they might be lovers of strife, and yet according to modern theologians they might still be the sons of God. when I can find enough for my faith to be satisfied with even in the digging of the well, what shall be my satisfaction when I see it overflowing its brim, and springing up with life everlasting? He says in the tenth verse of that chapter, "If, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more" that's the word I wanted "much more we shall be saved by his life." When Christ was bound to the tree, I see my own sin bound there; when he died every believer virtually died in him; when he was buried we were buried in him, and when he was in the tomb, he was, as it were, God's hostage for all his church, for all that ever should believe on him. It may be read, "Nor anything in creation, nor anything that ever is to be created," nothing shall ever separate us-from the love of Christ. Now I want your attention while I try to show that this blessed sentence, "It is Christ that died," is AN ANSWER TO EVERY ACCUSATION which, under any circumstances, may arise from sin. Yet more, I fancy that. Splendid must be the inheritance of Jesus Christ. Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. what can destroy thee if omnipotence is thy helper? A fine title indeed if it belongs to every man! But it may be, beloved, that we groan because we are conscious of the littleness of our desire, and the narrowness of our faith. The glorious Spirit, one with God, attests the truth of the testimony, and beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. Here is another test. Romans 8:28-30 I. "To the very uttermost" he is able to save, seeing he ever lives to intercede the strongest argument of the whole four. God's people are known by their outward mark: they love God, and the secret cause of their loving God is this God chose them from before the foundation of the world that they should love him, and he sent forth the call of his grace, so that they were called according to his purpose, and were led by grace to love and to fear him. Oh! Oh! That shows that this is used as an argument drawn from something mentioned before. This truth divides itself thus: it is the will of God that conforms us to Christ's image rather than our own will. There is therefore now no condemnation: The simple declaration of no condemnation comes to those who are in Christ Jesus. She will retain evil, she will lose good. There is another point under the first head which I must not omit. "Complete the sentence, lictors;" and their heads are smitten off in the father's presence. It is not optional with him, it is an inevitable law of the universe. Why, I see you, sirs, if there is a new and perilous work to be done for Christ, you like to be in the rear rank this time; if there were something honourable, so that you might ride on with your well caparisoned steeds in the midst of the dainty ranks ye would do it; but to leap into certain annihilation for Christ's sake Oh! And we may add, the text also means good eternal, lasting good. I cannot of course picture what your precise trouble is. When another says, "I am a sound, orthodox Presbyterian," you stick to this solid ground, "Christ has died." It may be I might move your souls to detestation, if I spake of the cruelty of this race to itself, if I showed you how it made the world an Aceldama, by its wars, and deluged it with blood by its fightings and murders; if I should recite the black list of vices in which whole nations have indulged, or even bring before you the characters of some of the most eminent philosophsers, I should blush to speak of them, and you would refuse to hear; yea, it would be impossible for you, as refined inhabitants of a civilized country, to endure the mention of the crimes that were committed by those very men who, now-a-days, are held up as being paragons of perfection. Learn, then, that it is wrong to ask, concerning any particular act of providence; is this for my good? At all times, at all hours, at every moment, (I speak this as God speaketh it), if ye are carnal, ye are each one of you enmity against God. It is simply "Look!" Again and again let this blow, from the sword of the Spirit, descend upon him, "It is Christ that died," and you will soon be acclaimed the victor over your greatest foe. What can you be at? Sad would it be to our thoughts if it were always to be so. God's great love for us is supremely demonstrated in Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave Himself for us on the cross. Then the apostle says, "nor things to come." Do I suffer with him, suffer for him? Some say that children learn sin by imitation. But let me say again to thee, hast thou ever felt that the Holy Ghost has borne witness with thy spirit in his word, and in his work, in thee; and in that secret whisper has he ever said to thee, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee." It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us" Romans 8:34 . It will cost you many a pang to keep that confidence; but oh! He hath taken thee from the dunghill, and he hath set thee among princes. The deeper things shall be left with God. Do not expect to get thanked at last for doing much, for after all you have done, you will only have done what is your duty. Delivered on Sabbath Morning, April 22, 1855, by the, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------. In a measure, through our ignorance, we never know what we should pray for until we are taught of the Spirit of God, but there are times when this beclouding of the soul is dense indeed, and we do not even know what would help us out of our trouble if we could obtain it. I know that my obedience cannot save me, but I long to obey. It is almost as good as Scripture; for Scripture leads us to think of the sufferings of Christ as an unfathomable deep. The Secret Power in Prayer January 8, 1888 by . ", Note the second phrase, which contains also a description of the Christian "the called according to his purpose." "'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above. NVIPT. Let us take these things for granted, and never dispute about them any more, but go on to still higher matters. First, then, there is A LEGAL TERM IN THE WILL UPON WHICH THE WHOLE MATTER WILL HINGE. 14:1 - 15:14. Look! She suffereth the glorious timbers from the forest of Lebanon to swim down the stream of oblivion, but she stoppeth all the draff that floateth from the foul city of Sodom. Thank him for little grace, and ask him for great grace. He says, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." He who has never seen the New Jerusalem, has never clapped his hands with holy ecstasy, he has never sighed with the unutterable longing which is expressed in words like these, Take another picture to illustrate that the obtaining of something makes us groan after more. Certainly, this wondrous ship of Christ's Church, when she ploughs her way through waves of blood, makes swifter headway to the heavenly haven than she does in times of calm. He leads the spiritual eye to take good and steady aim at the very centre of the target, and thus we hit the mark in our pleadings. was the means of his quickening. The blood of heaven runs in thy veins; thou art one of the blood royal of eternity a son of God, descendant of the King of kings. you a saint? Or, read you that old legend of Curtius, the Roman knight. I wish you now to observe that we are linked with the creation. Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 8. Just a sentence upon another point. Upon this supposition, God's utmost has been tried, and has failed. It is more than some men think to have been rocked in the same cradle and dandled on the same knee. I can look upward without distressing fear." But listen to another word of the Lord in the first epistle of John, iii. They never had any seats to sit on. As this is a legal question, and as in matters of wills everything should be proven and sworn to, let us have, concerning our inheritance, the evidence of God: that cannot lie. Heavenly calling means a call from heaven. Does he do nothing for sinners, then? Well, whatever it may be, and the woes of the present are very many, there is nothing that can separate us from the love of Christ. Without faith prayer cannot speed, for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed, and such an one may not expect anything of the Lord; happy are we when the Holy Spirit removes our wavering, and enables us like Abraham to believe without staggering, knowing full well that he who has promised is able also to perform. "The children of the flesh, these are not the children of God." If my friend over yonder has paid my debt, it is gone. You are born with a body not deformed; you have had a tolerable share of health; you have been recovered many times from sickness; when lying at the gates of death, his arm has held back your soul from the last step to destruction. No cross no crown. Down thou shalt come, sinner, if God cries down; there is no standing when he would have thee fall. Consider again, I pray you, what a dignity God hath conferred upon you even upon you in making you his son. The dreariest thing you can read is the newspaper. He begins by mentioning some of the things that are supposed to separate, and the first is, death. EXEGESIS: ROMANS 8:12-13. As soon as the Israelite had plucked the first handful of ripe ears, they were to him so many proofs that the harvest was already come. It is even so; but listen: God must punish sin, and God has punished sin. II. The saints in heaven are perfectly free from sin, and, so far as they are capable of it, they are perfectly happy; but a disembodied spirit never can be perfect until it is reunited to its body. The will, if valid for one, is valid for all. In this world, saints are God's children, but you cannot see that they are so, except by certain moral characteristics. We are willing now to be conformed to the image of Jesus, yea, we are more than willing, we are anxious and desirous for it; but still the main and first motive power lay not in our will, but in his will, and to-day the immutable force which is best to be depended upon does not lie in our fickle, feeble will, but in the unchanging and omnipotent will of God. I can recollect evil things far better than those which savor of piety. Yes, yes; but God looks at the heart. II. 6. If any take up the gage of battle, and say, "We condemn you," we shall have this for our complete answer to every one, "It is Christ that died." What shall we say to that? that love belongs to us. Even up in heaven they have not their full reward. May God help me, this morning, solemnly to prefer this indictment against all! They can't get away this time!" General Douglas McArthur "My words are Spirit and Life, and not to be weighed by the understanding of man. "No," says he, "it is God that justifieth, I am not afraid to face the highest heaven, since God has said that I am just. God was so well pleased with his Son, and saw such beauties in him, that he determined to multiply his image. Through many troubles you have passed, but you can say, they have all been for your good. I have had many troubles that thou reckest not of, I have buried all my kindred, and I am like the last oak of the forest, all my friends have been felled by death long ago. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Is there anything here that can console me? I want nothing more. Can we glory that he is full of immutability, and changes not? Let me attempt a second simile: he is as an advocate to one in peril at law. When Christ was God's heir, and was here on earth, he was heir of the cross, heir of shame, and spitting, and cruel mockings, and scourgings. Romans 8:37 "The enemy is behind us. We heard of abundant harvests, but we soon discovered that they were all a dream, and that there would be scant in the worker's cottage. Well did the apostle say of this "much more much more than dying and rising again from the dead, he lives at the right hand of God.". These are they who can now say, "Draw us, and we will run after thee.". "No," says he, "I can stop his mouth with this cry, 'It is Christ that died;' that will make him tremble, for he crushed the serpent's head in that victorious hour. What if Christ died for all your past sins? Romans 1:7-8. 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