In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

of us, and says we shall. We do not abolish the law
through faith; on the contrary, “it is faith, and faith
only, that makes us partakers of the grace of Christ,
which enables us to render obedience.”[8] But this
is accomplished, not by commanding the believer,
“Thou shalt,” but by shedding abroad in his heart
the love of God which gives him the blessed
assurance of “Thou wilt.” Not, thou must fulfil the
law, else thou canst not live; but, because thou art
now living in “the Living One,” thou wilt fulfil the
law. This is righteousness by faith. This is the
gospel.
The same standard of righteousness has been
set before man in all ages. In olden time the
instruction was: “Fear God and keep His
commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.”
(Eccl. 12:13) And the death of Christ did not make
any change in this teaching; for “circumcision is
nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the
keeping of the commandments of God” (1 Cor.
7:19), and “this is the love of God, that we keep
His commandments; and His commandments are
not grievous.” (1 John 5:3) Furthermore, the
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