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Title: TRUTH ON THE SCAFFOLD Post by: Ambassador4Christ on June 22, 2004, 05:18:31 PM TRUTH ON THE SCAFFOLD
By Russell S. Miller "Truth is on the scaffold, and wrong is on the throne." Though this may be expected in an ungodly world, such a mentality ought not to exist in the Church. Honesty, integrity, and uprightness should rather be the watchwords amongst the people of God, especially with regards to the evidence in the Word of God. The evidence of Creation could not be clearer (Gen.1:1; Ex.20:11; Eph. 3:9; Heb.1:2), yet some people won’t believe. The evidence of the Inspiration of the Scriptures couldn’t be greater (II Tim.3:16; IIPet.1:20,21; Heb. 4:12,13), yet some people won’t believe. The evidence of the Virgin Birth of Christ couldn’t be stronger (Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:35), yet some people won’t believe. The evidence of the Pauline Revelation could not be plainer (Rom. 16:25,26; Gal.1:11,12; Eph.3:9), yet some people won’t believe. The evidence of salvation by grace through faith today couldn’t be more gracious (Rom.5:8-11; Heb.9:12), yet some people won’t believe, preferring their "good works" to the finished work of Christ. The evidence of the eternal security of the believer in Christ could not be more obvious (Rom.8:35-39; Heb. 7:25), yet some people won’t believe. The evidence of a pre-millennial, pre-tribulational rapture of the Body of Christ could not be more imminent (IThes.4:13-18; 5:9), yet some people won’t believe. The reason that many people don’t believe these wonderful truths in God’s Word is because "the god of this world [Satan] hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, LEST THE LIGHT OF THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL OF CHRIST, who is the image of God, SHOULD SHINE UNTO THEM" (IICor. 4:4). Remember: God holds us accountable to "rightly divide the Word of truth" (IITim. 2:15). "Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will BRING TO LIGHT THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DARKNESS, and will make MANIFEST THE COUNSELS OF THE HEARTS: and then shall every man have praise of God" (ICor.4:5). Title: Re:TRUTH ON THE SCAFFOLD Post by: Heidi on June 23, 2004, 12:30:11 AM Amen!! I'm getting tired of trying to convince people who can't be convinced that salvation is through faith, not works. They can only understand what they understand. Until they give God the credit instead of themselves for their salvation, they will not be able to understand grace at all. Thanks for posting.
Title: TRUTH ON THE SCAFFOLD Post by: Brother Love on June 23, 2004, 04:23:02 AM Amen!! I'm getting tired of trying to convince people who can't be convinced that salvation is through faith, not works. They can only understand what they understand. Until they give God the credit instead of themselves for their salvation, they will not be able to understand grace at all. Thanks for posting. Amen Sister, Amen Your friend and brother Brother Love :) |