A Quote by Spurgeon on"The Putting Away of Sin"

Spurgeon, "The Putting Away of Sin" #911. Hebrews 9:26

"He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to
do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself." Hebrews 9:26

Our sins trail their horrid length athwart many years.

Our sins are aggravated, they are 'piled up' sins.

Our sins are against light and knowledge, against
conscience, against vows and resolution.

Our sins are sins repeated after we had tasted of
their bitterness.

Our sins are foul sins, sins it may be of the sort
which bring the blush to the cheek.

Our sins made us toss on our beds as we remembered
them with dread, and yet sins that we returned to as
the dog returns to its vomit.

Oh! our monster sins, our horrible sins, our damnable sins!

Hell itself cannot put our sins away! There
are the devil and his angels for whom hell
was made, for whom the fire was first kindled,
and its pit first digged; but they are as great
sinners after these six thousand years as they
were when first they were cast down from heaven!

And so those lost ones whose spirits have
been in hell since the time of Noah's flood,
they are still sinners, and after all the ages
of suffering they have endured, not a sin less
is upon them now than there was at first!

Ah, dreadful thought!

If you are ever cast into hell, though ages
on ages may lapse, and the wrath of God be
poured out upon you to the uttermost, there
will never be the destruction of a single sin
or particle of a sin by it all.

Sin cannot be put away until the penalty is borne
to the end, and that can never be by finite man.

What a work was here, then, for the only begotten
Son of God to do! Speak of the labors of Hercules!
they were nothing compared with the labors of Emmanuel.
Speak of miracles! to tread the sea, to hush the billows,
to heal the sick, to raise the dead, these are all bright
stars, but their light is hidden when compared with this
miracle of miracles, when the Sun of Christ's righteousness
arises with healing beneath his wings, and thick clouds
of our sins are put away by him!

All the sins of His people were made to meet in one
tremendous mass. On the cross, Jesus endured the
penalty due for all the sin of His people! He put away
our sins, the whole mass, the whole mountainous mass
of the sin of all those for whom He stood as a substitute,
and for whom He suffered the penalty. Our sins were
completely put away, everlastingly put away!

All of our sins, of every size, shape, form, hue, degree,
or fashion, are altogether gone! Crimson sins, black sins,
crying sins, every sort of iniquity from your childhood until
now, and right on till you enter into the rest of the Beloved,
they were all taken and laid upon Christ, and he made an
end of them all when he offered up His great expiatory
sacrifice! He has put away sin as a whole for His chosen ones!

"All praise to Him who loves us and has freed us from our
sins by shedding His blood for us. He has made us His kingdom
and His priests who serve before God His Father. Give to Him
everlasting glory! He rules forever and ever! Amen!" Rev. 1:5-6

Biblical Prayer, Part 1

     God made us for fellowship with Himself.  And He also redeemed us for fellowship with Himself.  We ought to understand that prayer is a deep part of that relationship with God.  The Lord speaks in and through the books of the Bible.   The Lord applies and enables us to comprehend His marvelous Word.  He helps us understand His truth.  This is primarily the work of the Spirit of God.  We ought to pray the Bible back to Him, speak about it to Him in prayer and to others in the Christian faith.  We ought to take what He has written to the ends of the earth.  The Bible teaches us how to pray to God and how to pray with others.   We ought to express adoration and praise to God in prayer.  We ought also to confess our sins and ask for pardon.  We ought also to thank the Lord for His goodness and make petition for anyone.  Prayer is a means of intercession in behalf of His people to God and adoration with God. 

Lessons from the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Commandments

Q. 142. What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required,[813] are, theft,[814] robbery,[815] man-stealing,[816] and receiving any thing that is stolen;[817] fraudulent dealing,[818] false weights and measures,[819] removing landmarks,[820] injustice and unfaithfulness in contracts between man and man,[821] or in matters of trust;[822] oppression,[823] extortion,[824] usury,[825] bribery,[826] vexatious lawsuits,[827] unjust inclosures and depopulations;[828] ingrossing commodities to enhance the price;[829] unlawful callings,[830] and all other unjust or sinful ways of taking or withholding from our neighbour what belongs to him, or of enriching ourselves;[831] covetousness;[832] inordinate prizing and affecting worldly goods;[833] distrustful and distracting cares and studies in getting, keeping, and using them;[834] envying at the prosperity of others;[835] as likewise idleness,[836] prodigality, wasteful gaming; and all other ways whereby we do unduly prejudice our own outward estate,[837] and defrauding ourselves of the due use and comfort of that estate which God hath given us.[838]

Here is the ninth commandment,

Q. 145. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?
A. The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbours, as well as our own,[864] especially in public judicature;[865] giving false evidence,[866] suborning false witnesses,[867] wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth;[868] passing unjust sentence,[869] calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked;[870] forgery,[871] concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause,[872] and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves,[873] or complaint to others;[874] speaking the truth unseasonably,[875] or maliciously to a wrong end,[876] or perverting it to a wrong meaning,[877] or in doubtful and equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of truth or justice;[878] speaking untruth,[879] lying,[880] slandering,[881] backbiting,[882] detracting, tale bearing,[883] whispering,[884] scoffing,[885] reviling,[886] rash,[887] harsh,[888] and partial censuring;[889] misconstructing intentions, words, and actions;[890] flattering,[891] vain-glorious boasting;[892] thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others;[893] denying the gifts and graces of God;[894] aggravating smaller faults;[895] hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession;[896] unnecessary discovering of infirmities;[897] raising false rumors,[898] receiving and countenancing evil reports,[899] and stopping our ears against just defense;[900] evil suspicion;[901] envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any,[902] endeavoring or desiring to impair it,[903] rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy;[904] scornful contempt,[905] fond admiration;[906] breach of lawful promises;[907] neglecting such things as are of good report,[908] and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.[909]

Here is the tenth commandment,

Q. 148. What are the sins forbidden in the tenth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the tenth commandment are, discontentment with our own estate;[913] envying[914] and grieving at the good of our neighbour,[915] together with all inordinate motions and affections to anything that is his.[916]

These references from what is forbidden in the ten commandments are taken from the Westminster Larger Catechism.  It helps us to see where we have failed so we can have victory over our sins through repentance through the victory of His bodily resurrection.  

A Christian Seeking Reformation

     I am a Christian seeking reformation in this fallen world by God the Holy Trinity; that is, that He would work through something I have written to draw many people to Himself.  

     RC Sproul wrote regarding reformation,

Revival describes a renewal of spiritual life, while reformation describes a renewal of the forms and structures of society and culture. It is not possible to have true reformation without first having true revival. The renewal of spiritual life under the power of the Holy Spirit is a necessary condition for reformation but not a sufficient condition for it. Therefore, though it is not possible to have reformation without revival, it is possible to have revival without reformation. (The Spirit of Revival by Archie Parrish, Introduction, Copyright 2000, Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187, www.crosswaybooks.org. p. 17).

Lessons from the Sixth and Seventh Commandments

The sixth commandment is, “Thou shalt not kill.”  Here is what is forbidden in the sixth commandment:

Here are the sixth and seventh commandments in the Ten Commandments in the Westminster Larger Catechism,

Q. 136. What are the sins forbidden in the sixth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the sixth commandment are, all taking away the life of ourselves,[746] or of others,[747] except in case of public justice,[748] lawful war,[749] or necessary defence;[750] the neglecting or withdrawing the lawful and necessary means of preservation of life;[751] sinful anger,[752] hatred,[753] envy,[754] desire of revenge;[755] all excessive passions,[756] distracting cares;[757] immoderate use of meat, drink,[758] labor,[759] and recreations;[760] provoking words,[761] oppression,[762] quarreling,[763] striking, wounding,[764] and whatsoever else tends to the destruction of the life of any.[765]

The seventh commandment is, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”  Here is what is forbidden in this commandment:

Q. 139. What are the sins forbidden in the seventh commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the seventh commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required,[780] are, adultery, fornication,[781] rape, incest,[782] sodomy, and all unnatural lusts;[783] all unclean imaginations, thoughts, purposes, and affections;[784] all corrupt or filthy communications, or listening thereunto;[785] wanton looks,[786] impudent or light behaviour, immodest apparel;[787] prohibiting of lawful,[788] and dispensing with unlawful marriages;[789] allowing, tolerating, keeping of stews, and resorting to them;[790] entangling vows of single life,[791] undue delay of marriage,[792] having more wives or husbands than one at the same time;[793] unjust divorce,[794] or desertion;[795] idleness, gluttony, drunkenness,[796] unchaste company;[797] lascivious songs, books, pictures, dancings, stage plays;[798] and all other provocations to, or acts of uncleanness, either in ourselves or others.[799]

95-Disputations on the Spiritual Denial of Justification by Faith Alone

1. Justification means how we right with God.

2. Eternal life depends on Christ alone.

3. Justification is a precious doctrine of the Christian faith.

4. There is no extra merit from other saints in justification.

5. Everyone justified will be glorified.

6. John H. Gerstner said, “Eternal life is Christ dwelling in His righteousness in the soul of the justified person.”

7. Eternal life is union with our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ.

8. Union with Jesus is faith.

9. John H. Gerstner said, “The sinner comes to Him, rests in Him, trusts in Him, is one with Him, abides in Him; and this is life because it never, ever, ends. The united soul abides in the Vine eternally. Weakness, sin, proneness to sin never brings separation, but only the Father’s pruning, which cements the union even and ever tighter.  This is the heart of the Bible. This is the heart of the gospel. This is the heart of Christianity. This is the heart of the saint. This is the heart of the Lord Jesus Christ. Those are the reasons it was the heart of the Reformation; and this is the reason the contemporary attempt of some Protestants to unite with those who do not even claim this heart of the life of Jesus Christ is to commit spiritual suicide. No lover of Jesus Christ can consent to this apostasy.”

10. The ultimate question is, “how shall men be just with God?” (Job 9:2).  There is no greater question then this.  It is the matter of eternal life.

11. God manifests His grace to apostate creatures.

12. Justification is not a speculative thought.

13. Justification is the essence of true religion.

14. Justification consists of the right view of the character and moral government of God.

15. Justification is essential to the very heart of the Christian faith.

16. Justification was once and for all delivered to the saints.

17. A mistake with justification could prove eternally fatal.

18. Justification is the cornerstone of the Christian faith.

19. We call the attention of everyone about the doctrine of justification.

20. The nature of justification is forensic or legal.

21. Justification is declaring a person righteous according to the law of God.

22. Justification is not an infusion of righteousness.

23. Infusing righteousness is the matter of sanctification.

24. We ought to distinction between justification and sanctification but never separate them.

25. God acts as the Judge that acquits sinners of wrongdoing or sin.

26. We base this on the words just or justify in the Old and New Testaments.

27. Deuteronomy 25:1 speaks of adjudge righteousness not making someone righteous but to declare him righteous (Proverbs 17:15; Psalm 1423:2; Luke 7:29-35; Romans 2:13; 8:33).

28. Justification and sanctification are inseparable.

29. We must not confuse justification and sanctification.

30. Justification concerns us with a legal sense.

31. Justification is a change of state.

32. We have the righteousness of Christ in extra nos.  That is, a righteousness outside of us or without us.

33. Sanctification is the doctrine of the Spirit’s work within us.

34. Justification is a change of state in light of the law and the lawgiver.

35. Justification introduces pardon but it is much more then that.

36. Those justified are pardoned.

37. The person in question has a pardoned that is justification, and a justification that is pardoned.

38. Pardon deals with the transgressor.  That is, the forgiveness of sins.

39. Justification deals with righteousness.  That is, the righteousness of Another.

40. Criminals pardoned are free from the punishments of this life.

41. Someone justified is declared worthy of life as an innocent party.

42. Pardon concerns pardon of sin and acceptance of us.

43. Justification concerns a removal of guilt and condemnation.

44. Justification is a judicial sentence.

45. Justification is absolving man of his guilt and accepting him as righteous.

46. God alone justifies the sinner not man in anyway.

47. We are not justified on the grounds of innocence.

48. By nature we are guilty and condemned.

49. Every man in his natural state lies under just condemnation.

50. The three chapters of Romans deal with the doctrine of justification.

51. God has provided one way of justification for sinners.

52. No one is justified by the deeds of the law of God.

53. It does not matter how sincere is our righteousness only the righteousness of Christ alone stands for the grounds in how we are justified.

54. Gentiles and Jews are both guilty before God.

55. Everyone who does not obey the works of the law are cursed.

56. There is no acceptance with God upon the basis of law whether human or divine.

57. No human being could possibly keep the whole of God in perfection.

58. We could not be justified by obedience because we have lost the power to do it.

59. People should not attempt to justify themselves because they would first be perfect.

60. We are ignorant and have a hard heart.  That is, we could not obey perfectly.

61. We have a carnal mind and cannot be subject to law because of our sin.

62. We must make satisfaction to justice.  That is, Christ satisfied divine justice at the Cross and we cannot do it ourselves.

63. It is impossible for man to merit his own justification.

64. We could either be justified by law of by grace.

65. If by law, we must keep the law perfectly.

66. If by grace, we must rely on Another’s righteousness.

67. There can be no compromise or commixture.

68. A commixture of law and grace is nullified.

69. All works are excluded in justification except the work of Christ alone.

70. The righteousness of Christ is imputed to us or placed to our account.

71. The justice of God has been broken it must be satisfied.

72. The law of God has been broken is must be fulfilled.

73. The debt has been contracted and it must be charged.

74. And heaven has been lost but it must be regained.

75. Jesus is our kinsmen Redeemer and He has the right to justify.

76. He assumes our nature to walk as if it was us and to die as if it was us.

77. Jesus was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities.

78. Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law.

79. Jesus took our place and gave us His unified merit.

80. Jesus did not merely open heaven but He ransomed us to the Father.

81. Jesus sinlessly obeyed the requirement of the law.

82. Jesus procured justification for us by His spotless obedience and His meritorious sufferings.

83. The Moral Governor has sole respect to His unified merit alone.  Truly the Father said, “This is my Beloved Son; listen to Him!”

84. In justification the sinner is pronounced just and acquits him in judgment.

85. Faith is the instrument of justification (Romans 3:21-28).

86. Faith is union with Christ our Lord and Redeemer.

87. It is the nature of faith to lead us away from ourselves to Him alone.

88. God justifies us by faith alone and not by anything else.

89. No one faith is perfect but simple faith is enough.

90. We lay hold on Christ by empty hands of faith.

91. Faith is paramount, irrevocable and compete in the sinner’s justification.

92. There is no condemnation for the justified sinner.

93. No justified person ever went to hell.

94. All justified people are kept by the power of God.

95. Justification is evidenced by good works in the believer’s life.

Lessons from the Fifth Commandment

Here is the fifth commandment in the Westminster Larger Catechism,

Q. 123. Which is the fifth commandment?

A. The fifth commandment is, Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.[648]

Q. 124. Who are meant by father and mother in the fifth commandment?

A. By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents,[649] but all superiors in age[650] and gifts;[651] and especially such as, by God’s ordinance, are over us in place of authority, whether in family,[652] church,[653] or commonwealth.[654]

Q. 125. Why are superiors styled father and mother?

A. Superiors are styled father and mother, both to teach them in all duties toward their inferiors, like natural parents, to express love and tenderness to them, according to their several relations;[655] and to work inferiors to a greater willingness and cheerfulness in performing their duties to their superiors, as to their parents.[656]

Q. 126. What is the general scope of the fifth commandment?

A. The general scope of the fifth commandment is, the performance of those duties which we mutually owe in our several relations, as inferiors, superiors, or equals.[657]

Q. 127. What is the honour that inferiors owe to their superiors?

A. The honour which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart,[658] word, [659] and behaviour;[660] prayer and thanksgiving for them;[661] imitation of their virtues and graces;[662] willing obedience to their lawful commands and counsels;[663] due submission to their corrections;[664] fidelity to,[665] defence,[666] and maintenance of their persons and authority, according to their several ranks, and the nature of their places;[667] bearing with their infirmities, and covering them in love,[668] that so they may be an honour to them and to their government.[669]

Q. 128. What are the sins of inferiors against their superiors?

A. The sins of inferiors against their superiors are, all neglect of the duties required toward them;[670] envying at,[671] contempt of,[672] and rebellion[673] against, their persons[674] and places,[675] in their lawful counsels,[676] commands, and corrections;[677] cursing, mocking[678] and all such refractory and scandalous carriage, as proves a shame and dishonour to them and their government.[679]

Q. 129. What is required of superiors towards their inferiors?

A. It is required of superiors, according to that power they receive from God, and that relation wherein they stand, to love,[680] pray for,[681] and bless their inferiors;[682] to instruct,[683] counsel, and admonish them;[684] countenancing,[685] commending,[686] and rewarding such as do well;[687] and discountenancing,[688] reproving, and chastising such as do ill;[689] protecting,[690] and providing for them all things necessary for soul[691] and body:[692] and by grave, wise, holy, and exemplary carriage, to procure glory to God,[693] honour to themselves,[694] and so to preserve that authority which God hath put upon them.[695]

Q. 130. What are the sins of superiors?

A. The sins of superiors are, besides the neglect of the duties required of them,[696] and inordinate seeking of themselves,[697] their own glory,[698] ease, profit, or pleasure;[699] commanding things unlawful,[700] or not in the power of inferiors to perform;[701] counseling,[702] encouraging,[703] or favouring them in that which is evil;[704] dissuading, discouraging, or discountenancing them in that which is good;[705] correcting them unduly;[706] careless exposing, or leaving them to wrong, temptation, and danger;[707] provoking them to wrath;[708] or any way dishonouring themselves, or lessening their authority, by an unjust, indiscreet, rigorous, or remiss behaviour.[709]

Q. 131. What are the duties of equals?

A. The duties of equals are, to regard the dignity and worth of each other,[710] in giving honour to go one before another;[711] and to rejoice in each others’ gifts and advancement, as their own.[712]

Q. 132. What are the sins of equals?

A. The sins of equals are, besides the neglect of the duties required,[713] the undervaluing of the worth,[714] envying the gifts,[715] grieving at the advancement of prosperity one of another;[716] and usurping pre-eminence one over another.[717]

Q. 133. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?

A. The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, in these words, That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee,[718] is an express promise of long life and prosperity, as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good, to all such as keep this commandment.[719]

Repentance and Faith

     It is good when the pastor speaks of repentance and faith; that is, we ought to never forget to repent of our sins.  We ought to repent of our sins because we have offended God.  The Bible speaks of repentance towards God and faith in our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ.  We ought to never be ashamed of the good news of Christ and the gospel of our great God and King.  The deity of Christ is apart of the good news, and we ought to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.  I love our Lord Jesus Christ and I am thankful for the forgiveness of sins.  May the Lord bring many to Himself through the reading of this blog message!  Amen and amen.

Pure Praise: An Hour of Private Worship

I know of the acronym A-C-T-S; that is, it says adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication.  It is possible to pray this also for one hour.  I have found it is good to add it in the below routine.  I have divided it up in six steps.   It ranges to 10 minutes for each portion.  It is truly wonderful and awesome to praise the Lord.  I hope this helps you as you seek to worship the Lord. 

The first thing we need to have in our mouths is praise.  We ought to praise God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our praise by saying, “I praise You because of Your righteousness.”  (Psalm 7:17, “I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high”).

The second thing we need to have in our mouths is thanksgiving.  We ought to thank God for His character and attributes. .  We could start off our thanksgiving by saying, “I thank You because of Your goodness and mercy.”  (Psalm 95:2, “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms”).

The third thing we need to have in our mouths is rejoicing.  We ought to rejoice to God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our rejoicing by saying, “I rejoice in and to You because of Christ alone.”  (Psalm 107:22, “And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing”).

The fourth thing we need to have in our mouths is delighting in God.  We ought to delight in the perfection of His character and attributes.   We could start off our delighting in God by saying, “I delight in You because of Your purity.”  (Job 22:26, “For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God”).  (Psalm 16:3, “But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight”).

The fifth thing we need have in our mouths is love to God.  We ought to love God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our love to God by saying, “I love You because of Your loving-kindnesses.”  (Deuteronomy 30:6, “And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live”).

The sixth thing we need have in our mouths is worshiping God.  We ought to worship God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our worship of God by saying, “I worship You because of Your tender mercies.”  (Genesis 24:26, “And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD”).

Lessons from the Fourth Commandment

Here are lessons on the fourth commandment in the Ten Commandments.  It has to do with the “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

Q. 119. What are the sins forbidden in the fourth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the fourth commandment are, all omissions of the duties required,[630] all careless, negligent, and unprofitable performing of them, and being weary of them;[631] all profaning the day by idleness, and doing that which is in itself sinful;[632] and by all needless works, words, and thoughts, about our worldly employments and recreations.[633]  (WLC).

We ought not to neglect this Sabbath day.  It is resurrection Sunday, because our Lord and Savior rose again on Sunday.  It is when God rested and we are called to worship on this day.  (Hebrews 10:25, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near).

95-Disputations on Spiritual Condemnation for those in Christ Jesus

1. There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

2.  Someone must be “in” Christ to be free from condemnation.

3. If someone is outside of Christ they dwell in the state of condemnation.

4. In order to be “in” Christ we must be born again to have union with Him.

5. In order to be “in” Christ we must have saving faith in God and Jesus.

6. In order to be “in” Christ we must be justified by God through faith.

7. Mortal sin does not take someone out of our position with God through Jesus Christ our Creator and Redeemer.

8. To be “in” Christ we must be adopted and sanctified by Christ.

9. No condemnation touches us at the Day of Judgment.

10. There is no charge laid to our account at the Day of Judgment.

11. Christ is our sole mediator, intercessor and defense attorney regarding our spiritual salvation in and through Christ Jesus.

12. All those who know God understand that Jesus Christ is all-sufficient for how we are right with God.

13. No sin will be held against us who have Jesus as their divine Savior.

14. Jesus knows all His people but the damned He never knew them.

15. Some cry “Lord, Lord” and do not know Him.

16. All of God’s people are known by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

17. The good works are descriptive not prescriptive.  That is, we are saved unto good works.  We are called to work out our salvation.

18. God’s people know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.

19. Everyone who is not condemned is pursuing holiness unto the Lord.

20. Rome teaches that those who commit mortal sin fall from the state of grace.

21. Orthodoxy teaches a person can fall from the state of grace if that person willfully sinned.

22. The Bible teaches once someone is saved that person will never lose their spiritual salvation.

23. Jesus will say to people who merely claimed they had an intimate relationship that He never knew them.

24. God is the only one who can reverse someone’s condemnation.

25. All people outside of Christ need His all-sufficient grace to be saved.

26. Rome adds the merits of saints to the merits of Christ for the spiritual redemption of the soul.

27. There is no boasting in our own so-called “merit” because there is the one merit of Christ alone.

28. We ought not to interpret suffering in this life as meritorious.

29. The Spirit of God is the only one to make us born from above.

30. The treasury of merit is not a collection of merit from other saints but it is the merit of Christ alone.

31. Indulgences do not help us to haven but only hinder us.  Anything that adds to the finished work of Christ is in error.

32. The people of God do not accept indulgences because it is a violation of Scripture.

33. Everyone will have to give an account for our lives.

34. Grace is the all-sufficient atonement that makes us clean from all defilement.

35. The people of God read devotions, partake of the Lord’s Supper and hear the Word of God's proclamation.

36. The people of God regularly attend worship every Christian Sabbath.

37. The state of grace is not broken in a final and full sense because it is irrevocable and paramount.

38. The Gospel is for everyone that is condemned.

39. All of God’s children will be in heaven with Him.

40. No one can make someone fall away from grace or someone cannot be taken out of God’s hand.

41. The fruits or gifts of regeneration are faith and repentance.

42. None of God’s people will perish.

43. Every one of God’s little children will be led to faith by our Heavenly through His Son by His Spirit.

44. No one who is condemned has faithful repentance.

45. Everyone who is not condemned believes Jesus is our divine Creator.

46. Everyone condemned denies the full deity of Christ Jesus our Lord.

47. No one will be touched by the second death who knows as their Lord and Savior.

48. Condemnation rests with people who deny Jesus as their all-sufficient grounds for how they are right with God.

49. Condemnation rests with those who deny the personhood and deity of the Holy Spirit.

50. Condemnation rests with those who deny faith alone through Christ alone.

51. God alone is our refuge and high tower in times of trouble.  This is contrary to Rome’s understanding of entering through the Virgin Mary in order to get to Jesus Christ.

52. The people of God practice holiness and godliness.

53. The people of God are justified, sanctified and glorified.

54. Everyone justified will be glorified in final glorification.

55. Conditional salvation is contrary to the Bible’s view of spiritual salvation.

56. Modified universalism is contrary to the Bible’s view of the exclusivity of Christ.

57. Evangelical Universalism is contrary to the Bible view of particular redemption.

58. The Lord will bless us with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus.

59. If God gave us His Son how much more will He give us all things?

60. We do not have to wait until Judgment Day to know we are God’s children.

61. We can know today that we belong to Him by faith.

62. Now is the day of salvation.  That is, do you know Jesus now?

63. Everyone condemned does not know Christ as their personal Redeemer.

64. No one saved will be condemned.

65. We all will be judged for how we lived our lives.

66. Everyone justified has all their sins forgiven: past, present and future.

67. We ought to be zealous to repent of all of our sins.

68. No one saved can will themselves out of their position with God.

69. Everyone who repents to the true Triune Lord is forgiven.

70. God will not hold any sin against us because Jesus died for us.

71. There is no unjust condemnation with God.

72. Our heart may condemn us but God is greater then our hearts and knows all things.

73. Do you trust Christ for spiritual salvation?

74. If God is for us, who can be against us?

75. If someone adds to faith when the Spirit makes us born again, it is adding to the Gospel of grace and peace.

76. Every one of God’s people will see the beatific vision.   That is, the face of God.

77. Everyone without Christ will perish.

78. All of God’s children will be rejoined with loved ones of the past.

79. All of His people have been predestined to eternal life by free grace.

80. All of the damned have been foreordained to eternal destruction.

81. If we trust Christ we show the evidence of the Spirit and the Word.

82. People made to be self-aware of their poor state should repent and believe the Gospel of God.  That is, someone can only be made self-aware of their miserable state in the deadness of their sin but by God Himself and God alone.

83. All the redeemed will be like the angels of God in heaven.

84. Every sin committed should be repented of.

85. God is the only one to change our state to eternal life.

86. Everything works out for the good of everyone who loves God.

87. Things do not work out for the good if you do not love God.

88. God hates every one of the condemned.

89. God loves every one of the spiritually saved.

90. Spiritual redemption is God’s work alone.

91. For the condemned there is no cruelty in hell.

92. There is justice for every one of the condemned.

93. The law of God condemns because it is perfection, but it should be used as a guide to morality.

94. The grace of God alone saves us.

95. “Repent and believe the Gospel” (Mark 1:15).