CHRIST OUR RULE
"And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them." -G ALATIANS 6:16 [KJV] And what is this rule we walk by? The law? It is this, "God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" [GALATIANS 6:14 ] . Truly, this is the believer's rule of life. This is our standard of measurement. Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This is our rule for understanding the Scriptures. All Scripture points to Him. This is the rule of our faith. He is the object of our faith. This is the rule of our assurance. Any assurance derived anywhere but simply glorying in the cross is a false assurance. This is the rule of our motives. Any motive other than His glory is a wrong motive. This is the rule of our doctrine. All of our doctrine finds Christ crucified as its sum and substance. This is the rule of our motivation. His love to us "constraineth us." He is our rule in everything. He is that "one pearl of great price , ...