HIMSELF HE CANNOT SAVE

The chief priests mocked the Savior as He suffered and died. “He saved others; himself he cannot save.” (Matthew 27:42) They didn’t realize it, but truer words have never been spoken. The Lord Jesus Christ could not deliver Himself from the cross because He was suffering the justice of God for the sin of His people. If He had come down from the cross, none of His people could be saved. The Lord Jesus could not come down from the cross because He was there to satisfy and glorify His Father. The Father could not be satisfied unless Christ died as the sacrifice for sin. The Father could not be glorified unless His Son died to put away the sin of God’s elect. It was not a lack of power that held Christ to the tree. It WAS His power that held Him to the tree. His power to save held Him to the tree. The power of His love for His Father and His people held Him to the tree. Thank God He did not save Himself but rather died to save His people from their sin.

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ALL OF GRACE

The life of a believer is bound up in the grace of God. Only grace can save a sinner. Only grace can give a new heart that believes on Christ. Only grace can make a person live a life of obedience to God. Only grace can make a person live to serve God and others.

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THE ONLY REASON FOR SALVATION

“I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake” (1John 2:12).

There is only one reason revealed in Holy Scripture that any sinner would be pardoned from all sin. That one reason is Christ alone (Eph.4:32). Christ Jesus was manifested to take away our sin and in Him is no sin (John 3:5). The only reason for grace is Christ (John 1:16). The only reason for mercy is Christ (Titus 3:5). The only reason for salvation is Christ (Acts 4:12). The only reason for sanctification is Christ (1Cor. 1:30). His name's sake includes all these things and much more (Rom. 5:20). Salvation is not because of our merit, nor our baptism, nor our works, nor our prayers, nor our repentance nor our faith; but for the sake of Christ, his blood, sacrifice and satisfaction; and it reaches to all our sins, original and actual, secret and open, past, present, and future. The only reason for our salvation is not found in us, but rather in the Lord Jesus Christ alone (Isa.43:1-7; 44:21-23).

Pastor Tom Harding

Here are some questions worth considering: Does my knowledge of sin make me hate it? Does my knowledge of Christ cause me to trust Him, love Him and honour Him? Does my knowledge of God's will cause me to seek, in all things, to obey it? Does my knowledge of doctrine make me useful to others? Does my knowledge of grace make me gracious? If the knowledge I have does not move my heart heavenward and does not make Christ precious to me, my knowledge is useless knowledge that will only add to my condemnation in hell.

Pastor Don Fortner

O how easily we are willing to part with our souls for a little pleasure in sin for a season. Charles Spurgeon said, “Don’t make a dog out of yourself trying to get a bone.”