June - the Free Presbyterian church of Scotland

Sel·mon. 53----- -- ---tand have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.They are looking forward to the day when they will be inhabitrl1lts01' glory when their sun shall never set and wheretheir names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. It isthe song of the sanctified, fm they are sanctified, tl1l'0ugh thework of God's free grace, whereby they are renewed in thewhole man after the image of God and are enabled more anelmore to die unto sin and live unto righteousness.As seen from the song they sing it expresses joy for it says"everlasting joy." This joy is not merely an outward joy,it is joy in the heart, and like the Psalmist when hp saith,"Restore me thy salvation's joy, with thy free Spirit me stay."It is tlle Holy Spirit that makes them a willing people in aday of Ilis power. Now as already stateu pl'evious to thisthey are groaning under bondage and they know not any joy.Like the publican in the temple when he was brought to seehis lost condition wc are told that he smote upon his breastand could not so much as raise his head but cried: "God bemenjful to mc, a sinner." This was the condition of the]'C'deemecl previous to their redemption but in the day of theirueliv(>rmH'e they experience a joy that. callnot be surpassed.Now the." approach God in the attitude of a child :ll1d addressHim as Fathe'r, whereas previous to their deliverance they couldnot approach Hilll but as a judge. 1'heir relationship is nowchanged, and wlmt a joyous change! Those that were condemnedheing set free, as it is writtell: "There is therefore now no('ondemnation to them which arC' in Christ Jesus, wllO walk notafter the nesh but after th