459. \u201cIn No Wise\u201d<\/p>\n
Sometimes \u201cIn no wise\u201d is given \u201cIn no case\u201d (Mat_5:20), \u201cnot\u201d (Mat_24:2), \u201cneither\u201d (Mar_13:19), \u201cnot in any wise\u201d (Mar_13:31), \u201cby any means\u201d (Luk_10:19), \u201cnever\u201d (Joh_6:35), \u201cno\u201d (Heb_8:12; Heb_10:17), and \u201cnot at all\u201d (Rev_21:25). In the original in the above Scriptures it is the double negative (ov un), which, as Bullinger points out, means \u201ca double negative, expressing a strong denial,\u201d which gives an assurance that not anything can make it to be other than it is said to be. Our words, \u201cby no means,\u201d embody its full significance (Mat_5:26). Let us see how the full Gospel can be found in the use of this double negative. We have put in italics this double negative.<\/p>\n
1. Requirement of Law. \u201cThou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing\u201d (Mat_5:26). Law ever says: \u201cPay me what thou owest, and it will not abate its claim, nor compromise its demand.\u201d We owe God perfect obedience to His commandments, and absolute fidelity to His behests, and because we have broken His laws we are all \u201cunder sin\u2019s penalty\u201d (Rom_3:9); under sin\u2019s power\u2014Rom_7:14; and under law\u2019s curse\u2014Gal_3:10, Gal_3:22.<\/p>\n
2. Release by the Lord. \u201cBlessed is the man to whom the Lord will not (\u201cin no wise\u201d) impute sin\u201d (Rom_4:8). This is not merely an act of grace, but it is an act which is based on the atoning work of the Lord Jesus, for He was \u201cdelivered up for (dia rendered \u201cfor,\u201d with the accusative, means \u201con account of\u201d) our offences, and was raised for (\u201con account of\u201d) our justification\u201d (Rom_4:25). Because our sins were imputed to Him, believers have imputed to them His righteousness; as Luther said, \u201cHe is my sin, and I am His righteousness.\u201d<\/p>\n
3. Royal Assurance from the Lord. \u201cHim that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out\u201d (Joh_6:37). What a terrible fact awaits those who will not come\u2014\u201dCast out!\u201d What a gracious invitation the Lord gives in the words, \u201cHim that cometh;\u201d and what an assurance He gives to those who come, He will \u201cin no wise cast out.\u201d This may also mean that those whom He takes in shall never be turned out.<\/p>\n
4. Royal Promises in the Lord. The following \u201cnevers\u201d may each be read \u201cin no wise.\u201d He promises to His own that they \u201cshall never thirst\u201d (Joh_4:14), \u201cshall never hunger\u201d (Joh_6:35), \u201cshall never see death\u201d (Joh_8:51), \u201cnever taste death\u201d (Joh_8:52), \u201cshall never perish\u201d (Joh_10:28), \u201cshall never\u201d be forsaken (Heb_13:5), and that those who are alive when He returns \u201cshall never die\u201d (Joh_11:26). Did you ever find such seven nevers? Can you find such promises outside of Christianity?<\/p>\n
5. Rule of the Lord. \u201cI am the Light of the World, he that followeth Me shall not (\u201cin no wise\u201d) walk in darkness\u201d (Joh_8:12). Darkness is the symbol of sin, of ignorance, of unbelief, of uncertainty, of obscurity, of fear, and danger. As long as believers follow the rule, to follow the Lord, sin shall not dominate them, ignorance shall not blind them, unbelief shall not deter them, doubt shall not imprison them, obscurity shall not confuse them, fear shall not daunt them, and danger shall not frighten them.<\/p>\n
6. Recompense from the Lord. \u201cShall in no wise lose his reward\u201d (Mat_10:42). The Lord never loses sight of anything that is done for others out of love to Himself. He takes cognisance of the widow\u2019s mite, the work of faith, the labour of love, the patience of hope, the helping hand, the faithful witness, the heart of consecration, and the cup of cold water.<\/p>\n
7. Retribution. \u201cThey shall not (\u201cin no wise\u201d) escape\u201d (1Th_5:3), \u201cThere shall in no wise enter\u201d (Rev_21:27), and \u201cShall in no wise enter the Kingdom\u201d (Luk_18:17). These emphatic statements mean something. Laying aside all our theories about everlasting punishment, if we take the opposites of what we read there is undoubtedly eternal loss. Take the double negative as found in other places. Not to be hurt of the second death implies being hurt by it\u2014Rev_2:11. Not to have the name blotted out, implies it may be\u2014Rev_3:5. Not to be confounded, implies we may be put to shame\u20141Pe_2:6; not to see death nor taste it, not to hunger and thirst, not to perish, and not to be cast out, implies seeing and tasting death, hunger, and thirst, perishing, and casting out.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
459. \u201cIn No Wise\u201d Sometimes \u201cIn no wise\u201d is given \u201cIn no case\u201d (Mat_5:20), \u201cnot\u201d (Mat_24:2), \u201cneither\u201d (Mar_13:19), \u201cnot in any wise\u201d (Mar_13:31), \u201cby any means\u201d (Luk_10:19), \u201cnever\u201d (Joh_6:35), \u201cno\u201d (Heb_8:12; Heb_10:17), and \u201cnot at all\u201d (Rev_21:25). In the original in the above Scriptures it is the double negative (ov un), which, as Bullinger points … Continue reading “0467. 459. \u201cIn No Wise\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26259\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}