Christian Theology - Media Sabda Org
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discover his unbounded glories and perfections. 14. Thus discovered and desired, their influences become communicated, love possesses them, and is excited and increased by the communication. 15. With respect to those which are communicated, faith and hope cease, and go forward to new apprehensions and anticipations, while love continues to retain and enjoy the whole. 16. Thus an eternal interest is kept up; and infinite blessings, in endless succession, apprehended, anticipated, and enjoyed. The man who professes that it is his duty to worship God must, if he act rationally, do it on the conviction that there is such a Being, infinite, eternal, unoriginated, and self-existent; the cause of all other being; on whom all being depends; and by whose energy, bounty, and providence, all other beings exist, live, and are supplied with the means of continued existence and life. He must believe, also, that he rewards them that diligently seek him; that he is not indifferent about his own worship; that he requires adoration and religious service from men; and that he blesses and especially protects and saves those who in simplicity and uprightness of heart seek and serve him. This requires faith; such a faith as is mentioned above; a faith by which we can "please God;" and, now that we have an abundant revelation, a faith according to that revelation; a faith in God through Christ, the great sin-offering, without which a man can no more please him, or be accepted of him, than Cain was.
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY. Adam Clarke IX.—JUSTIFICATION. THE following are a few of the leading acceptations of the verb, which we translate "to justify:"— 1. It signifies to declare or pronounce one just or righteous; or, in other words, to declare him to be what he really is: "He was justified in the Spirit," 1 Tim. iii, 16. 2. To esteem a thing properly, Matt. xi, 19. 3. It signifies to approve, praise, and commend, Luke vii, 29; xvi, 15. 4. To clear from all sin, 1 Cor. iv, 4. 5. A judge is said to justify, not only when he condemns and punishes, but also when he defends the cause of the innocent. Hence it is taken in a forensic sense, and signifies to be found or declared righteous, innocent, &c., Matt. xii, 37. 6. It signifies to set free, or escape from, Acts xiii, 39. 7. It signifies, also, to receive one into favour, to pardon sin, Rom. viii, 30; Luke xviii, 14; Rom. iii, 20; iv, 2; 1 Cor vi, 11, &c. In all these texts the word "justify" is taken in the sense of remission of sins through faith in Christ Jesus; and does not mean making the person just or righteous, but treating him as if he were so, having already forgiven him his sins. Justification, or the pardon of sin, must precede sanctification; the conscience must be purged or purified from guilt, from all guilt, and from all guilt at once; for in no part of the Scripture are we directed to seek remission of sins seriatim; one now, another then, and so on. The doctrine of justification by faith is one of the grandest displays of the mercy of God to mankind. It is so very plain that all may comprehend it; and so free that all may attain it. What more simple than this—Thou art a sinner, in consequence condemned to perdition, and utterly unable to save thy own soul. All are in the same state with thyself, and no man can give a ransom for the soul of his neighbour. God, in his mercy, has provided a Saviour for thee. As thy life was forfeited to death because of
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CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY.<br />
Adam Clarke<br />
IX.—JUSTIFICATION.<br />
THE following are a few of the leading acceptations of the verb, which<br />
we translate "to justify:"—<br />
1. It signifies to declare or pronounce one just or righteous; or, in other<br />
words, to declare him to be what he really is: "He was justified in the<br />
Spirit," 1 Tim. iii, 16. 2. To esteem a thing properly, Matt. xi, 19. 3. It<br />
signifies to approve, praise, and commend, Luke vii, 29; xvi, 15. 4. To<br />
clear from all sin, 1 Cor. iv, 4. 5. A judge is said to justify, not only when<br />
he condemns and punishes, but also when he defends the cause of the<br />
innocent. Hence it is taken in a forensic sense, and signifies to be found<br />
or declared righteous, innocent, &c., Matt. xii, 37. 6. It signifies to set<br />
free, or escape from, Acts xiii, 39. 7. It signifies, also, to receive one into<br />
favour, to pardon sin, Rom. viii, 30; Luke xviii, 14; Rom. iii, 20; iv, 2; 1<br />
Cor vi, 11, &c. In all these texts the word "justify" is taken in the sense<br />
of remission of sins through faith in Christ Jesus; and does not mean<br />
making the person just or righteous, but treating him as if he were so,<br />
having already forgiven him his sins.<br />
Justification, or the pardon of sin, must precede sanctification; the<br />
conscience must be purged or purified from guilt, from all guilt, and from<br />
all guilt at once; for in no part of the Scripture are we directed to seek<br />
remission of sins seriatim; one now, another then, and so on.<br />
The doctrine of justification by faith is one of the grandest displays of<br />
the mercy of God to mankind. It is so very plain that all may comprehend<br />
it; and so free that all may attain it. What more simple than this—Thou<br />
art a sinner, in consequence condemned to perdition, and utterly unable<br />
to save thy own soul. All are in the same state with thyself, and no man<br />
can give a ransom for the soul of his neighbour. God, in his mercy, has<br />
provided a Saviour for thee. As thy life was forfeited to death because of
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