Sovereign grace and man’s responsibility

Sovereign grace and man’s responsibility

“But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.” Romans 10:20,21

Suggested Further Reading: 

Matthew 26:20-25

I see in one place, God presiding over all in providence; and yet I see, and I cannot help seeing, that man acts as he pleases, and that God has left his actions to his own will, in a great measure. 

Now, if I were to declare that man was so free to act, that there was no control of God over his actions, I should be driven very near to atheism; and if, on the other hand, I declare that God so overrules all things, as that man is not free enough to be responsible, I am driven at once into Antinomianism or fatalism. 

That God predestines, and that man is responsible, are two things that few can see. 

They are believed to be inconsistent and contradictory; but they are not. 

It is just the fault of our weak judgment. Two truths cannot be contradictory to each other. 

If, then, I find taught in one place that everything is fore-ordained, that is true; and if I find in another place that man is responsible for all his actions, that is true; and it is my folly that leads me to imagine that two truths can ever contradict each other.

 These two truths, I do not believe, can ever be welded into one upon any human anvil, but one they shall be in eternity: they are two lines that are so nearly parallel, that the mind that shall pursue them farthest, will never discover that they converge; but they do converge, and they will meet somewhere in eternity, close to the throne of God, whence all truth springs.

For meditation:

 The Bible does not tell us everything; nor does it give a full explanation of what it does tell us. But it tells us more than enough to give us a sound foundation for our faith and obedience (Deuteronomy 29:29; John 20:30,31).

Sermon no. 207

1 August (1858)

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 If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, 

you can be accepted into his kingdom.

 I invite you to let him to make of you what He always wanted. 

"PRAYER" 

Marvelous God Almighty, 

I come to you in the precious name of Jesus, 

who died for me to make me free of sin,

 I want Jesus to enter in to my heart and make me free, 

I confess that He is the son of God.

 I ask to change my heart and to give me wisdom to understand your Holy Word full of promises of eternal value, 

not only to live on this earth, 

but to be expectant of my life in heaven. 

In the precious name of Jesus I ask. 

Amen.. 

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“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie, 

 not in its fashion and manner, 

 but in the truth which it contains.” 

~ C. H. Spurgeon ~

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God,

 without acquiring any monetary reward.

 God gave me the salvation for free, 

so I share the gospel of his word the same way .. 

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ... 

 Blessings to all of You, 

rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God 

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PRAYER 

 Father,

 I ask You to bless my friends, 

relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power.

 Holy Spirit,

 I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

 Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. 

 Amen. 

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Promise of Future Meeting

Promise of Future Meeting

"l will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice"  

 (John 16:22).

Surely He will come a second time, and then, when He sees us and we see Him, there will be rejoicings indeed. Oh, for that joyous return! But this promise is being dainty fulfilled in another sense. 

Our gracious LORD has many "agains" in His dealings with us. He gave us pardon, and He sees us again and repeats the absolving word as fresh sins cause us grief. 

He has revealed to us our acceptance before God, and when our faith in that blessing grows a little dim, He comes to us again and again and says, "Peace be unto you," and our hearts are glad.

Beloved, all our past mercies are tokens of future mercies. 

If Jesus has been with us, He will see us again. 

Look upon no former favor as a dead and buried thing, to be mourned over; but regard it as a seed sown, which will grow, and push its head up from the dust, and cry, "I will see you again."

 Are the times dark because Jesus is not with us as He used to be? Let us pluck up courage; for He will not be long away. 

His feet are as those of a roe or young hart, and they will soon bring Him to us. Wherefore let us begin to be joyous, since He saith to us even now, "I will see you again."

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 If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, 

you can be accepted into his kingdom.

 I invite you to let him to make of you what He always wanted. 

"PRAYER" 

Marvelous God Almighty, 

I come to you in the precious name of Jesus, 

who died for me to make me free of sin,

 I want Jesus to enter in to my heart and make me free, 

I confess that He is the son of God.

 I ask to change my heart and to give me wisdom to understand your Holy Word full of promises of eternal value, 

not only to live on this earth, 

but to be expectant of my life in heaven. 

In the precious name of Jesus I ask. 

Amen.. 

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 ♥ <(((>< † ♥ † ><)))> ♥ 

“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie, 

 not in its fashion and manner, 

 but in the truth which it contains.” 

~ C. H. Spurgeon ~

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God,

 without acquiring any monetary reward.

 God gave me the salvation for free, 

so I share the gospel of his word the same way .. 

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ... 

 Blessings to all of You, 

rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God 

 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

PRAYER 

 Father,

 I ask You to bless my friends, 

relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power.

 Holy Spirit,

 I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

 Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. 

 Amen. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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please go to the bottom and look for the "Blog Archive", 

there is many more, 

sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits.... 

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http://jesusmightywarrior.blogspot.com/ 

http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/

 http://theinfalliblewordofgod.blogspot.com/ 

http://powerofthehighest.blogspot.com/

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The faultless assembly

The faultless assembly

“They are without fault before the throne of God.” 

Revelation 14:5

Suggested Further Reading:

 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

We need not go far without seeing that there is, among Christians, a want of love to one another. There is not too much love in our churches; certainly, we have none to give away. 

We have heard that:

“Whatever brawls disturb the street,

There should be peace at home.”

But it is not always as it should be. 

We have known churches where the members can scarcely sit down at the Lord’s table without some disagreement. 

There are people who are always finding fault with the minister, and there are ministers finding fault with the people; there is among them “a spirit that lusteth to envy,” and “where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.”

 We have met with people among whom it would be misery to place ourselves, because we do not love war; we love peace and charity. 

Alas! How continually do we hear accounts of disputings and variance in churches! O beloved, there is too little love in the churches! If Jesus were to come amongst us, might He not say to us, “This is My commandment, that ye love one another; but how have you kept it when you have been always finding fault with one another? And how ready you have been to turn your sword against your brother!” But, beloved, “they are without fault before the throne of God.” 

Those who on earth could not agree, are sure to agree when they get to heaven. There are some who have crossed swords on earth, but who have held the faith, and have been numbered amongst the saints in glory everlasting. 

There is no fighting amongst them now; “they are without fault before the throne of God.”

For meditation:

 The very best of Christians may have fallen out with one another (Acts 15:39), but the Bible entreats disputants to agree in the Lord (Philippians 4:2). It is beautiful when brothers dwell in unity (Psalm 133:1), but perplexing when they wrong each other 

(Acts 7:26). 

May God help us to do “on earth as it is in Heaven.”

2nd sermon at New Park St.

28 July (Preached 18 December 1853)

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 If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, 

you can be accepted into his kingdom.

 I invite you to let him to make of you what He always wanted. 

"PRAYER" 

Marvelous God Almighty, 

I come to you in the precious name of Jesus, 

who died for me to make me free of sin,

 I want Jesus to enter in to my heart and make me free, 

I confess that He is the son of God.

 I ask to change my heart and to give me wisdom to understand your Holy Word full of promises of eternal value, 

not only to live on this earth, 

but to be expectant of my life in heaven. 

In the precious name of Jesus I ask. 

Amen.. 

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 ♥ <(((>< † ♥ † ><)))> ♥ 

“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie, 

 not in its fashion and manner, 

 but in the truth which it contains.” 

~ C. H. Spurgeon ~

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God,

 without acquiring any monetary reward.

 God gave me the salvation for free, 

so I share the gospel of his word the same way .. 

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ... 

 Blessings to all of You, 

rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God 

 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

PRAYER 

 Father,

 I ask You to bless my friends, 

relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power.

 Holy Spirit,

 I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

 Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. 

 Amen. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 You can see two post at the time, 

please go to the bottom and look for the "Blog Archive", 

there is many more, 

sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits.... 

 DO YOU ENJOY THIS BLOG ? .. 

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 please click at the link and If not clickable, 

please copy and paste the address to your browser, 

Thanks... 

 ENGLISH: 

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http://jesusmightywarrior.blogspot.com/ 

http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/

 http://theinfalliblewordofgod.blogspot.com/ 

http://powerofthehighest.blogspot.com/

SPANISH: 

http://poderosoguerrerodejesus.blogspot.com/ 

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our creator and we pray for all the people that are making images available 

to continue spreading the Gospel. 

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A Change of Name

A Change of Name

"And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call Me Ishi; and shalt call Me no more Baali; for I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name"  

(Hosea 2:16-17).

That day has come. 

We view our God no more as Baal, our tyrant LORD and mighty master, for we are not under law but under grace. 

We now think of Jehovah, our God, as our Ishi, our beloved husband, our LORD in love, our next-of-kin in bonds of sacred relationship. 

We do not serve Him less obediently, but we serve Him for a higher and more endearing reason. We no longer tremble under His lash but rejoice in His love. The slave is changed into a child and the task into a pleasure.

Is it so with thee, dear reader? Has grace cast out slavish fear and implanted filial love? How happy are we in such an experience! Now we call the LORD's day a delight, and worship is never a weariness. Prayer is now a privilege, and praise is a holiday. 

To obey is heaven; to give to the cause of God is a banquet. 

Thus have all things become new. 

Our mouth is filled with singing and our heart with music. 

Blessed be our heavenly Ishi forever and ever.

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 If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, 

you can be accepted into his kingdom.

 I invite you to let him to make of you what He always wanted. 

"PRAYER" 

Marvelous God Almighty, 

I come to you in the precious name of Jesus, 

who died for me to make me free of sin,

 I want Jesus to enter in to my heart and make me free, 

I confess that He is the son of God.

 I ask to change my heart and to give me wisdom to understand your Holy Word full of promises of eternal value, 

not only to live on this earth, 

but to be expectant of my life in heaven. 

In the precious name of Jesus I ask. 

Amen.. 

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 ♥ <(((>< † ♥ † ><)))> ♥ 

“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie, 

 not in its fashion and manner, 

 but in the truth which it contains.” 

~ C. H. Spurgeon ~

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God,

 without acquiring any monetary reward.

 God gave me the salvation for free, 

so I share the gospel of his word the same way .. 

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ... 

 Blessings to all of You, 

rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God 

 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

PRAYER 

 Father,

 I ask You to bless my friends, 

relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power.

 Holy Spirit,

 I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

 Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. 

 Amen. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 You can see two post at the time, 

please go to the bottom and look for the "Blog Archive", 

there is many more, 

sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits.... 

 DO YOU ENJOY THIS BLOG ? .. 

 If you like to visit my other blogs,

 please click at the link and If not clickable, 

please copy and paste the address to your browser, 

Thanks... 

 ENGLISH: 

 http://mightywarrior-mightywarrior.blogspot.com/ 

http://jesusmightywarrior.blogspot.com/ 

http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/

 http://theinfalliblewordofgod.blogspot.com/ 

http://powerofthehighest.blogspot.com/

SPANISH: 

http://poderosoguerrerodejesus.blogspot.com/ 

TRANSLATORS AVAILABLE FOR ALL LANGUAGES...

 TRADUCTOR AL ESPAÑOL Y OTROS LENGUAJES.... 

 Don't forget to spread The Word of GOD by sharing today's passage with friends... 

Please share with your family and friends using small envelope (E-mail) next to a pencil, 

under my name at the bottom of post, 

or using the share link..

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, 

LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

 "COPYRIGHT STATEMENT"

 Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," 

Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

 This resource was produced before 1923 

and therefore is considered in the "Public Domain". 

 "COPYRIGHT POLICY"

 We respect copyright laws and are committed to remove any copyright infringing material from our website. 

If you find any content on our website which infringes your copyrighted work,

 please contact us, we'll be happy to verify and remove such content. 

Please do provide us the following details:

 1) Your name, E-mail Address.

 2) Location (URLs) of your copyrighted work on your website.

 3) Location (URLs) of your copyrighted work on our website. 

Some of the pictures from Flickr under Creative Commons License and also the bank of free Creative images for non commercial usage... 

Everything we do is for God Almighty's glory, 

our creator and we pray for all the people that are making images available 

to continue spreading the Gospel. 

 Thank You and God Bless.

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