May 19
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Christ Our Rule
Galatians 6:16 “And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on
them.”
And what is this rule we walk by? The Law? No. It is this, “God forbid
that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ”
(Galatians 6:14). Truly, this is the believer’s rule of life. This is
our standard of measurement. Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This is our
rule for understanding the Scriptures. All Scripture points to Him. This
is the rule of our faith. He is the object of our faith. This is the
rule of our assurance. Any assurance derived anywhere but simply
glorying in the cross is a false assurance. This is the rule of our
motives. Any motive other than His glory is a wrong motive. This is the
rule of our doctrine. All of our doctrine finds Christ crucified as its
sum and substance. This is our rule of motivation. His love to us
“constraineth us”. He is our rule in everything. He is that “one pearl
Todd Nibert