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From Anticipation to Realization "But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; "From henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool" (Heb_10:12-13). There is a glorious sense in which our Lord passed from anticipation to realization. 1. The Lord Jesus passed … Continue reading “1231. From Anticipation to Realization”

From Temptation to Authorization "And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, "Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the Heavenly places" (Eph_1:19-20). 1. Christ in His ascension … Continue reading “1229. From Temptation to Authorization”

From Limitation to Liberation "But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!" (Luk_12:50). 1. Christ in His ascension passed from the limitation that circumscribed His earth life to fullness of liberty in action and deed. Our Lord Jesus in His earth life was limited. Speaking … Continue reading “1230. From Limitation to Liberation”

From Incarnation to Transfiguration "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, "And was transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light" (Mat_17:1-2). 1. Christ in His ascension put off the … Continue reading “1227. From Incarnation to Transfiguration”

From Condemnation to Acclamation "Therefore let all the House of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, Whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ" (Act_2:36). 1. Christ in His ascension passed from the Father's frown to the Father's favor. He Who had been condemned because of our sins, became acclaimed as … Continue reading “1228. From Condemnation to Acclamation”

With Christ in His Ascension There are three steps that might be noted concerning the coming of Christ into the world. 1. He was with God in the Heavens, co-equal with the Father. 2. He became in fashion as man taking the form of a servant. 3. He was obedient unto death, even the death … Continue reading “1225. With Christ in His Ascension”

From Humility to Exaltation "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name" (Php_2:9). First we will observe how Christ Himself passed from humiliation to exaltation and then we will observe how saints pass with Him. 1. Christ in His ascension passed from humiliation to exaltation. Our … Continue reading “1226. From Humility to Exaltation”

In Adam Sin Abounds–In Christ Grace Much More Abounds "Moreover the Law entered, that the offence might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound" (Rom_5:20). 1. "Where sin abounded." The word "abounded" has a scope of meaning that we may well consider. (1) Sin abounds because of its universality. Sin has gone … Continue reading “1224. In Adam Sin Abounds–In Christ Grace Much More Abounds”

In Adam All Are Judged and Under Condemnation–In Christ Jesus All Are Justified and There Is No Condemnation "And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences onto justification" (Rom_5:16). 1. "For the judgment was … Continue reading “1222. In Adam All Are Judged and Under Condemnation–In Christ Jesus All Are Justified an…”

In Adam Death Reigned–In Christ Life Reigned "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ" (Rom_5:17). 1. Sin. reigned unto death. There is a difference in "death passing on all men," … Continue reading “1223. In Adam Death Reigned–In Christ Life Reigned”