Hail, Sovereign Grace, Eternal, Free!(by Don Fortner)1. Hail, sovereign grace, eternal free,So bountifully bestowed on me!Grace chose me in eternity,And sent my Lord to die for me! 2. T’was grace, God’s free and sovereign grace,That stopped me as to hell I raced,And sweetly forced me to confessMy sin so vile, my wretchedness! 3. Grace gave me […]
SURETY OF A BETTER TESTAMENT “By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.” (Heb. 7:22) The Father made His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to be the surety of the covenant of grace. The covenant of grace is better than the covenant of the law in every way. The law can […]
A golden master-key! (Charles Spurgeon) “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.” Acts 16:14 God’s saving grace will not be baffled. He frequently begins with the silver key of a mother’s […]
All of Grace by Don FortnerThe glory, bliss, and perfection of heaven, whateverit is and all that it includes, is but the consummationof salvation; and it is, in its totality, the gift and workof God’s free and sovereign grace in Christ. In heaven’s glory we shall forever adore and praiseour great God for the wondrous […]
Grace denial? Winslow, “The Glory of the Redeemer in His People” Be cautious of grace denial. You will need much holy wisdom here, lestyou overlook the work of the Spirit within you. You have thought, it may be, of theglory that Christ receives from….brilliant genius,and profound talent,and splendid gifts,and glowing zeal,and costly sacrifices,and even extensive usefulness. […]
Sanctifying grace, as well as pardoning mercy! (“Every Day!” Author unknown, 1872) “You shall call His name Jesus — for He shall save His people from their sins!” Matthew 1:21 Jesus! Precious name, how sweet it is! How well it befits Him who bears it — and how glorious is the salvation which He accomplishes! […]
“Grace for Grace” — John 1:16 In Christ we have received, from his boundless fulness, grace because of grace. — We have received redeeming grace because of electing grace, — regenerating grace because of redeeming grace, — sanctifying grace because of regenerating grace, — believing grace because of sanctifying grace, — persevering grace because of […]
ALL-SUFFICIENT GRACE (John MacDuff, “The Faithful Promiser”) “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things — may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 All-sufficiency in all things! Believer! Surely you are “thoroughly equipped for every good work!” Grace is no scanty thing, […]
How Do We Fulfill The Law By Faith In Christ? Rom. 8:4 Paul declares that we fulfill the law’s righteousness, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. He is not saying that the Holy Spirit of God enables the believer to personally fulfill the law. To suggest such a thing is […]
ALL-SUFFICIENT GRACE (John MacDuff, “The Faithful Promiser”) “God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things — may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 All-sufficiency in all things! Believer! Surely you are “thoroughly equipped for every good work!” Grace is no scanty thing, […]