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!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Let Us Be Faithful: A Small Study of Faithfulness

I think we ought to live a life of genuine obedience before God.  We ought to live with the fruit of holiness in our lives to better display faithfulness.  

C.H. Spurgeon wrote,
I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death, still to be a soul winner, still to be a true herald of the cross, and testify the name of Jesus to the last hour. It is only such who in the ministry shall be saved.
Dr. MacArthur wrote,
Our need is not to prove God’s faithfulness but to demonstrate our own, by trusting Him both to determine and to supply our needs according to His will.  (John MacArthur The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Matthew 1-7, Moody, 1985, p. 95).
J. Hampton Keathley III wrote,
The Christian life with the gifts and opportunities God gives us is a stewardship – a trust from God with precious responsibilities that call for faithfulness. But it is important to realize that faithfulness in the smaller responsibilities forms the basis for being entrusted with greater responsibilities. The Lord pointed to this basic principle in Luke 16:10, “The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much; and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” How one handles the smaller responsibilities of life demonstrates character and the capacity for faithfulness in greater responsibilities. They serve as stepping stones for the privilege of serving in areas of greater responsibility.  (J. Hampton Keathley III, Faithfulness, http://bible.org/seriespage/mark-14-faithfulness,Copyright ©1996-2005, All rights reserved).
I think faithfulness depends on the sovereign, divine and holy grace of God alone through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior by His Holy Spirit.  The Bible teaches that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  It teaches that there is not a righteous man on earth that does not sin.  We are only faithful in faith and repentance towards God, Christ and His Spirit because He is faithful to us.  We must live faithfully and obediently before God and man.  I do not think faithfulness means a life of no sin; that is, it is apart of our nature to sin but we embrace faithful repentance; however, it also does not mean a life of not abstaining from sin; that is, we must abstain from all kinds of sin.  I think faithfulness is repenting over our sins and seeking to live an obedient life by the Divine Scriptures. 
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