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Reader! marvel not that you must be born again!

Reader! marvel not that you must be born again!
(From Octavius Winslow’s, “The Restored Sheep”)
Alas! the life of an unconverted person is one entire, unbroken, departure from God! What hue sufficiently dark can portray the life of an unrenewed man? He may be…. upright and honorable as a man of the world; faithful in all the relations of life; admired for his private rectitude, and honored for his public character and career. His morality, stainless; his virtue, unquestioned; his liberality, generous; his philanthropy, distinguished; his religion, admired. And yet, destitute of the converting grace of God; a stranger to the great change of the new birth; an unbeliever in the Lord Jesus Christ, his life is but a blank; and dying in this condition, he can in no way enter into the kingdom of heaven!
Reader! marvel not that you must be born again!

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It often happens, in the Psalms, that you can scarcely tell whether it is David, or the Lord Jesus, or both of them, to whom the writer is referring. Oftentimes you lose sight of David altogether, and are quiet certain that he is not there; while, at other times, the words seem equally suited either to David as the type, or to Jesus as the antitype. I think that this fact is very instructive to us. It is as the Holy Ghost intended, even in those ancient times, to let God’s saints know that there is a mysterious union between Christ and His people, so that almost all things which may be said concerning Him may be said, also, concerning those who are in Him. They are so completely one, they are so intimately united in bonds of mystic, vital, conjugal, eternal union, that it would not be possible always to keep the sayings concerning them apart. — Charles Spurgeon

Because He loved her – Octavius Winslow

Jesus sustains no association to His Church more expressive than that of the marriage relationship. From all eternity He forever betrothed her to Himself. He asked her at the hands of her Father—and the Father gave her to Him. He entered into a covenant that she would be His. The conditions of that covenant were great, but not too great for His love to undertake. They were, that He should assume her nature, discharge her legal obligations, endure her punishment, repair her ruin, and bring her to glory! He undertook all, and He accomplished all, because He loved her! The love of Jesus to His Church is the love of the most tender husband. It is single, constant, affectionate, matchless, wonderful. Jesus sympathizes with her, nourishes her, provides for her, clothes her, watches over, and indulges her with the most intimate and endearing tenderness.

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We recommend the following links and sites for your encouragement. Always remember however…The best of men are men at best! But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 1Thess 5:21 NASB

The Union Of Christ And His People

Because He loved her – Octavius Winslow

Shoalhaven Gospel ChurchA Sovereign Grace Baptist Church

Reader! marvel not that you must be born again!

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We recommend the following links and sites for your encouragement. Always remember however…The best of men are men at best! But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; 1Thess 5:21 NASB

The Union Of Christ And His People

Because He loved her – Octavius Winslow

Shoalhaven Gospel Church
A Sovereign Grace Baptist Church