Faith can not be said to be real living faith,
until it is tried and has triumphed, over every effort
for its destruction.
War with the senses enables faith to obtain
a more glorious victory.
Faith does not doubt. The more unfaithful,
uncertain, and rebellious are the senses,
the louder faith cries
“all is well, it is the will of God .”
There is nothing
that the eye of faith does not penetrate,
nothing that the power of faith does not overcome.
Faith can not be said to be real living faith,
until it is tried and has triumphed, over every effort
for its destruction.
War with the senses enables faith to obtain
a more glorious victory.
Faith does not doubt. The more unfaithful,
uncertain, and rebellious are the senses,
the louder faith cries
“all is well, it is the will of God .”
There is nothing
that the eye of faith does not penetrate,
nothing that the power of faith does not overcome.
We will not be saved by our deeds
but we will be judged by them,
for the veracity of saving faith
is made manifest by its work.
Only what you do for Christ will last.
All other works will decay.
A. Their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames (1 Cor 3:13-15).
B. For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done (Matt 16:27).
C. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds (Rev 20:12).
D. God will repay each person according to what they have done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger (Rom 2:6-8).
E. But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken (Matt 12:36).
F. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad (2 Cor 5:9-11).
G. All things of man shall pass away, including all our works. Only what we do for Christ will last. Jesus says, You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you (Jn 15:16). Only what you do for Christ will last. All other works will decay.
We will not be saved by our deeds
but we will be judged by them,
for the veracity of saving faith
is made manifest by its work.
Only what you do for Christ will last.
All other works will decay.
A. Their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames (1 Cor 3:13-15).
B. For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done (Matt 16:27).
C. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds (Rev 20:12).
D. God will repay each person according to what they have done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger (Rom 2:6-8).
E. But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken (Matt 12:36).
F. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad (2 Cor 5:9-11).
G. All things of man shall pass away, including all our works. Only what we do for Christ will last. Jesus says, You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you (Jn 15:16). Only what you do for Christ will last. All other works will decay.
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ.
The moral life is not imposed; it is imparted. It is not achieved; it is received. It is not demanded; it is delivered. The moral life of the New Testament is not so much a prescription, as it is a description. It describes what we are like when Jesus Christ really begins to live His life in us. There is surely a requirement that the moral law describes, but the requirement can only be met in a real or full sense when Jesus Christ is living in us. If we try to accomplish it solely by our flesh, we are destined to fail.
Hence we must put on the Lord Jesus Christ. We must humbly give Him our life and assent to His kingship and authority over us. The more we surrender, the more He renders us fit to the life He describes. If we really hope for transformation, it will have to be a work of His grace.
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ.
The moral life is not imposed; it is imparted. It is not achieved; it is received. It is not demanded; it is delivered. The moral life of the New Testament is not so much a prescription, as it is a description. It describes what we are like when Jesus Christ really begins to live His life in us. There is surely a requirement that the moral law describes, but the requirement can only be met in a real or full sense when Jesus Christ is living in us. If we try to accomplish it solely by our flesh, we are destined to fail.
Hence we must put on the Lord Jesus Christ. We must humbly give Him our life and assent to His kingship and authority over us. The more we surrender, the more He renders us fit to the life He describes. If we really hope for transformation, it will have to be a work of His grace.
Take up the cross.
As long as we are on earth,
suffering will never be wanting;
it will be found even
in the highest states of divine union,
for we must always be conformed
to Jesus crucified,
and follow him even
to complete immolation
for the glory of the Father
and the salvation of our brethren.
Forgetting ourself completely,
the loving soul thinks neither
of enjoying nor of suffering,
but only of loving and serving God,
of contributing as much as it can
to his glory by associating itself
to the redemptive work of Jesus.
