"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

"Now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself." -H EBREWS 9:26 [KJV] We have put before us a very plain summary of the way the Lord Jesus Christ came to accomplish salvation for His chosen people. Make no mistake, what He came to do He successfully accomplished [MATTHEW 1:21 ] . What He suffered for He obtained [HEBREWS 9:26 ] . What He meant to do on the cross He actually did, He did not die in vain. Christ Jesus did not die to make salvation a possibility nor to make all mankind savable ; He died to purchase and secure the everlasting salvation of His church [JOHN 10:15 ] . It would be traitorous to His person, dishonorable to the gospel of Jesus Christ, contrary to plain testimony of scripture, to suppose or suggest that He failed in His high priestly work [HEBREWS 2:17; I SAIAH 42:4; 53:11 ] . Let us carefully consider four things that this text declares. 1). The sin problem presented. Sin is a very

By faith I hear from Christ’s own mouth, His Word and Spirit speak to me; And say to my poor wretched soul, “My love, there is no spot in thee.” No spot in me, all truly gone? No spot in me can justice find? No spot in me, sin put away? No flaw that holiness can mind? No spot in me, an Adam child? No spot in me, tis all I see! Could His own blood such cleansing make? Each blemish wash there on the tree? No spot in me, all truly gone? No spot in me can justice find? No spot in me, sin put away? No flaw that holiness can mind? “No spot in thee, O lovely Bride No spot in thee, though often tried, My comeliness, your beauty is Which I put on you when I died.” What wondrous words for me to hear! “All fair” and shall forever be! For it is God the Son who says, “My love, there is no spot in thee!” -Words by Gary Shepard Tune: Sweet Hour of Prayer (W. B. Bradbury)

"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath H e quickened together with H im, having forgiven you all trespasses ." -COLOSSIANS 2:13 [KJV]   Christ's resurrection was the sure pledge and meritorious cause of the Church's regeneration. The whole body of the elect was "quickened together with Christ," as well as raised up together with Him; that is, mystically quickened, as they were mystically raised, quickened in a mystical regeneration of soul, as well as raised up in a mystical regeneration of body. How wonderful is this, that every soul quickened into divine life in time is so because mystically quickened as a member of Christ when He was raised from the dead.   View the whole body of the elect as dead in sin. Then view them quickened, one by one, in all their countless multitude, during the whole stretch of time. Consider the power put forth in the regeneration of each individual. Then take a view of

REMEMBER, SINNER , - it is not YOUR HOLD of Christ that saves you--it is Christ; - it is not YOUR JOY in Christ that saves you--it is Christ; - it is NOT EVEN FAITH in Christ (though that is the instrument) --it is Christ’s blood and merits; therefore, look not to the hope, but to Christ, the source of your hope; look not to your faith, but to Christ, the author and finisher of your faith. -Gospel report by preacher C. H. Spurgeon