Romans 5: 1: Thereforebeing justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
What is it to have peace with God? Peace with God is the opposite of being at war with God. When you do notbelieve that God is able to perform all the work necessary to justify you and bring you to himself without you helping him then you are in a constant warfare against God. God is your enemy. You fight to deny the very being and perfections of God. You fight to deny that justification is accomplished by Christ
Believer, do you remember being at war with God? Sometimes you tried to deny there is a God, or you wished there was no God, or you fought to imagine that God is no greater than you. We fought to deny that God is holy by thinking he would somehow not be so harsh with us. Thus we denied his faithfulness, despised the riches of his grace and his goodness. We called him unfair to save whom he will though we considered it perfectly fair for us to make our own choices everyday. We were unwilling to have him to rule over us as King. We wanted to glory in our salvation. Therefore we hated the true and living God and we hated those who worshipped him
But God be thanked, he would not take no for an answer. He came in power and grace and made us willing to trust Christ. How does God make us willing in the day of his power? He revealed Christ to us; he revealed that Christ put away our sin, made us righteous and holy; he revealed that we are accepted by God with nothing else to be done. Our warfare is accomplished! You can't fight against that kind of news!
When is the last time you heard of someone receiving news that they won the lottery and fighting that news? Or heard of someone arguing that there is yet work for them to do to claim the prize? Sinners don't fight against the gospel once the good news has been revealed in their heart by God. Have you ever seen anyone fight against the news that they are victorious! That is what the gospel--the good news is--the ministry of reconciliation by Christ Jesus. That is why it is the dynamite! Isaiah 32: 17: And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 18: And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places...Colossians 1: 20: And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21: And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22: In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight. Trusting Christ alone--plus nothing, minus nothing--that is peace with God.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Of Princeton, New Jersey
LOCATION & TELEPHONE Rocky Hill Firehouse, 2nd floor 150 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, NJ, 08553 Pastor's Telephone: 615-513-4464
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday 10 AM Bible Class 11 AM Morning Worship Thursday 7:00 PM Mid-week Service (The first Sunday of each month, morning worship begins at 10am followed by observing the Lord's Table. Afterwards we have lunch together.)
For those who might like to visit us without missing their regular services, we welcome you to join us for our Thursday night mid-week service.
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