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Acts That Merit Reward "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2Co_5:10). 1. There are some who seem to think that rewards lie wholly in the realm of … Continue reading “0053. Acts That Merit Reward”

Conclusions "Nevertheless what saith the Scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. "So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free" (Gal_4:30-31). Some solemn questions: Under which covenant would we prefer to stand? … Continue reading “0050. Conclusions”

The Rewards of the Righteous There is no confusion and contradictions in the Word of God concerning the doctrines of grace and of rewards. We suggest a parallelism which will show their distinctions. The parallelism follows:– GRACE REWARDS Unmerited Merited No obligation An obligation A free gift Pay for service Received by faith Recompense for … Continue reading “0051. The Rewards of the Righteous”

A Solemn Warning "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the Law; ye are fallen from Grace" (Gal, Rom_5:4). 1. The individual who is seeking Heaven under the Law makes void the Cross of Christ. If we are saved by what we do in life, we are not … Continue reading “0048. A Solemn Warning”

The Law Insufficient "For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh" (Rom_8:3). If we are saved by the works of the Law, salvation would not be equally in the … Continue reading “0049. The Law Insufficient”

The Covenant of Grace "And if by Grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise Grace is no more Grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more Grace: otherwise work is no more work" (Rom_11:6). 1. The second covenant was Isaac, born of a free woman, the son of promise, … Continue reading “0046. The Covenant of Grace”

Grace Better Than Law "For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. "For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth" (2Co_3:9-10). The Law which passed away, had glory; but Grace, which remaineth, excels … Continue reading “0047. Grace Better Than Law”

The Law Covenant "Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the Mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar" (Gal_4:24). 1. Law, as set forth by the Commandments, written on two tablets of stone, is a covenant which worketh wrath. When the Law was given, Mount Sinai … Continue reading “0044. The Law Covenant”

The Law Covenant–Results "For as many as are of the works of the Law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them" (Gal_3:10). 1. The first covenant, the Law given at Sinai, was … Continue reading “0045. The Law Covenant–Results”

How May We Ascertain God’s Will? "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what … Continue reading “0042. How May We Ascertain God's Will?”