ALL THINGS BECOME NEW

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things
are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (II Cor. 5:17)
When God saves a sinner, He creates a new nature in that sinner.
Since there is a new nature all the old things are swept away and all
things are made new. There is a new way to approach God. We don’t
approach God through the law. We approach God in Christ. There is
no more old covenant. Now there is the newly revealed covenant: the
eternal covenant of grace. There are no more sacrifices required by
the law because Christ is our sacrifice. There is no more altar in front
of the church building because Christ is our altar. There is no more
priesthood after the order of Aaron because Christ is our Great High
Priest. There is no more observance of holy days like the Passover
because Christ is our Passover. There is no more observance of a
Christian Sabbath because Christ is our Sabbath rest. There are no
more commandments of the law of Moses because we have a new
commandment to love one another as Christ has loved us.

Pastor

Some Things Are Not Debatable!

There are some things plainly revealed in the Word of God, vital to the
faith of the gospel, and burned into our souls. Upon these things we
must stand with unbending, absolute firmness, even if we have to
stand totally alone. These things are not debatable!
(1.) The God of heaven is absolutely sovereign. He does what he
will, when he will, with whom he will, in the way he will. He is
sovereign in all things: creation, providence, and salvation.
(2.) The Bible is the Word of God. “Holy men of God spake as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:21). The Bible is, in its
entirety, inspired by the Holy Spirit. This Book alone has Divine
authority. It is our only rule of faith and practice.
(3.) All men are by nature dead in sin. The fall of Adam brought
about the total ruin of our race. By the imputation of his sin, all the
race is helplessly condemned and spiritually dead.
(4.) God has a people whom he chose in Christ before the world
began.
Define election in whatever way you will. But the fact that the Bible
teaches a Divine, eternal, immutable election cannot be denied.
(5.) Jesus Christ redeemed all his people. The death of Christ left
nothing to chance, or to man’s free-will. By one sacrifice he made a
full, perfect, complete, and effectual atonement for all his elect.
(6.) The Holy Spirit effectually calls all of God’s elect to faith in
Christ.
Divine grace is not just an offer of salvation. It is a Divine operation of
grace on the soul which always produces salvation, eternal life, and
faith in Christ.
(7.) All of God’s elect will persevere unto eternal glory. Not one of
those who were chosen by God, redeemed by Christ, and called by the
Holy Spirit shall ever, by any possibility, perish!
Here I stand! I can do no more. God help me never to be moved!
Don Fortner

LOVE SEEKETH NOT HER OWN

Another way to say this is love is not selfish. It is not chiefly
concerned with self. It is not self-seeking, self-serving, demanding
and insisting on its own way, rights, and acting for its own benefit.
Love seeks the good of the object of its affection. Self-love is self-
serving. Love to others, “Seeketh not her own.”