COMPLETE IN CHRIST THE LORD!


Complete in Christ the Lord.
No trusting in my best.
Wrapped fully in the garment of
Imputed righteousness.

Complete in Christ the Lord.
By faith His fullness known.
The Father looks at me and sees
One as His very own.

Complete in Christ the Lord
No better could be had.
For none can by their doing here
To His completion add.

Complete in Christ the Lord.
Though circumstance be grim.
Above it all does God declare,
"Ye are complete in Him."


To the tune: I Love Thy Kingdom - Short Meter 66.86
Words by Gospel preacher Gary Shepard

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“SOUND DOCTRINE”
I Timothy 1:10 [KJV]
There are but two schemes of religion in this world. One is true the other is false. One is saving the other is damning. These two schemes of religion are free grace and "free will." Free grace declares that salvation is the work of God alone (Jonah 2:9). Free will declares that salvation is, at least in part, the work of man. Free grace declares that salvation is conditioned upon the obedience of Christ alone as the sinner's Substitute (2Cor.5:21). Free will declares that salvation is ultimately and finally conditioned upon the obedience of the sinner himself. Any doctrine that makes salvation, eternal life, acceptance with God, and the reward of the heavenly inheritance to be dependent upon, or determined by you, at any point or in any measure, is contrary to sound doctrine and must be rejected. To receive, believe, or embrace such doctrine will be damning to your soul (1John 5:10-12).

Here are five points of Divine truth revealed in Holy Scripture. Anything that is contrary to, or in any measure diminishes these five points of sound doctrine must be rejected as heresy.

1. TOTAL DEPRAVITY: All men by nature are both sinful and helpless, because all are spiritually dead (Matthew 15:19; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-4).

2. UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION: God, from eternity, chose a people in Christ whom He determined to save, without consideration of anything in them or anything that might be done by them (2Thes.2:13; Eph.1:3-6).

3. LIMITED ATONEMENT: Christ died for and redeemed His elect only. The benefits of Christ's death are limited to the elect. And His death effectually secures their salvation (Isa. 53:8-11; John 10:11, 15; Heb. 9:12).

4. IRRESISTIBLE GRACE: God the Holy Spirit calls sinners from spiritual death to spiritual life in Christ by the power of His grace which cannot be successfully resisted (Psa. 65:4; 110:3; John 6:63; Eph. 2:8-9).

5. PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS: Every sinner chosen by God in election, redeemed by Christ at Calvary, and called by the Spirit in grace shall persevere in grace unto eternal glory, because they are all preserved and kept by grace (John 10:27-30; Jer. 32:38-40; 1Peter 1:5).

Salvation is all of grace! We were chosen by His grace (Rom. 11:5). We are justified by His grace (Rom. 3:24). We are saved by His grace (Eph. 2:8-9). We are called by His grace (Gal. 1:15). We are glorified by His grace (Eph. 2:7). From election to glorification, salvation is all of GRACE (Rom. 8:28-39).

-Gospel Report by preacher Tom Harding



"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9c [KJV] 

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