583. \u201cNow\u201d<\/p>\n
The present tense of the Christian life is what faith recognises and enjoys. The word \u201cnun\u201d is rendered \u201cpresent\u201d in Rom_11:5, and \u201cat this time\u201d in 1Co_16:12. The following seven nows in Romans will illustrate.<\/p>\n
1. Mercy Obtained. \u201cNow have obtained mercy\u201d (Rom_11:30). We could never attain to the blessings of the Lord, but we can obtain them, for they are all offered to us in Christ.<\/p>\n
2. Righteousness Manifested. \u201cBut now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested\u201d (Rom_3:21). God can righteously save those who believe in Christ, for He is the righteous One for us in life and death.<\/p>\n
3. Justification Declared. \u201cBeing now justified by His blood\u201d (Rom_5:9). The blood of Christ\u2019s atonement is the procuring cause of every blessing, and not least among them is that God accounts us righteous in Him.<\/p>\n
4. Reconciliation Received. \u201cBy whom we have now received the reconciliation\u201d (margin, Rom_5:11). Peace with God is the result of the work of Christ, who has made peace for us by the blood of His Cross.<\/p>\n
5. \u201cRighteousness unto Holiness.\u201d \u201cEven so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness\u201d (Rom_6:19). Consecration is an act and an attitude. A definite act of yielding to God, and a constant attitude of rightness and separation to Him.<\/p>\n
6. \u201cNo Condemnation.\u201d \u201cThere is, therefore, now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus\u201d (Rom_8:1, R.V.). Christ has been judged for our sin and sins, and, therefore, for our sin and sins, believers will never be judged.<\/p>\n
7. \u201cSalvation Nearer.\u201d \u201cNow is our salvation nearer than when we believed\u201d (Rom_13:11). The salvation which is \u201cnearer\u201d is the salvation of the body. This is the consummation of redemption.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
583. \u201cNow\u201d The present tense of the Christian life is what faith recognises and enjoys. The word \u201cnun\u201d is rendered \u201cpresent\u201d in Rom_11:5, and \u201cat this time\u201d in 1Co_16:12. The following seven nows in Romans will illustrate. 1. Mercy Obtained. \u201cNow have obtained mercy\u201d (Rom_11:30). We could never attain to the blessings of the Lord, … Continue reading “0596. 583. \u201cNow\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-26388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26388","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=26388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}