True Grace
Most
preachers are preaching against sin without declaring the true nature
and character of God, and it just comes out as do’s and do not’s
and decisions and reformations. The whole process is merely
peripheral. Their message reaches only to that which they have done;
and consequently, that which THEY can change. They have never seen
what they are and that which NO MAN can change. Such religion breeds
self-righteousness and makes converts who DO NOT NEED the full, free
justifying righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Just
give them a plan, a proposition, a few things to do, a few rules to
follow, a few commandments to keep, and they rest very comfortably.
You will hear them talking about free grace, but all the while they
are thinking about what THEY have done or are doing; and this is
contrary to grace! True grace brings a true knowledge of God, a
true knowledge of self (sin), and leaves the sinner’s attention
focused upon true righteousness, through the doing and dying of the
Lord Jesus Christ, righteousness which is obtained through faith
alone – a sinner trusting Christ.
–Gospel report by preacher Maurice Montgomery
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