The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

No Matter What


O ye who have wandered in sorrow away,
There’s pardon on
Calvary;
A pardon to sinners is offered today;
There’s pardon on
Calvary.
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There’s pardon on Calvary,
There’s pardon on
Calvary;
A pardon of love from the Father above,
A pardon on
Calvary.
Since Jesus has died on the cross for us all,
There’s pardon on
Calvary;
Your hearts can be cleansed if you come at His call;
There’s pardon on
Calvary.
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His hand is held out in compassion to you,
There’s pardon on
Calvary;
Your long wasted lives He in love will renew;
There’s pardon on
Calvary.
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O hasten to lay all your sin at His feet,
There’s pardon on
Calvary;
Come now and accept His redemption complete;
There’s pardon on
Calvary.
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If Jesus forgives you, it is no matter what sin you will commit, He will still forgive you.  The Bible speaks about Jesus saying “It is finished!”  It literally means “paid in full.”   It means all our sin in our past, present and future life is forgiven.  There is no sin that can damn us and there is no sin that will cause us to be forsaken.  We are kept by God through Jesus Christ (Jude 1:1, “Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called…” emphasis mine).  There is also no condemnation to them in Christ (cf. Romans 8:1).  We are kept by God through Christ by His Spirit:

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.  And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.  Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.  What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  (Romans 8:26-39).

We see Peter denying Jesus three times; that is, Peter committed the same sin over and over but Jesus did not condemn him.  Peter also in Galatians 2 denied the Gospel of grace and peace but God still forgave him.  We see all the apostles forsook Christ at His most desperate hour but they still belong to Him.  It does not matter what you have done in your life God can and will forgive you if you ask Him.  And He keeps His own no matter what!  No matter what, He will never abandon you or condemn you if you have been born again.  

Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
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Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition;
Help my unbelief.
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Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.
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Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav’n but Thee?
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