Friday, June 29, 2012

Freely 3

Mercy is blooming freely from the crimsoned ground around the foot of the Cross. Goodness is freely given to the undeserving, pardon is extended to the guilty, infinite compassion to the miserable, pure grace to the unworthy rebel sinner. Salvation by grace through faith and the operations of the Holy Ghost. Salvation should make you gentler and kinder to your children, spouse, and employees, a more respectful and diligent servant, more scrupulous and honest to your neighbor, and less of an eye-servant. Free pardon and gracious renewal freely given to the most worthless sinners by their believing in Jesus. Faith in the Precious Blood - this is the only hope of sinful mankind. The atoning Blood is the true medicine from the infallible Physician. Receive forgiveness freely through Jesus' Precious Blood. *Romans 8:32; I Corinthians 2:12; Revelation 21:6; Romans 3:24; Revelation 22:17*

Purity and simplicity of character, warmth of heart, zealous temperament, generous spirit. Childlike simplicity and confidence in Jesus. Preach the Cross in simplicity. Never be a doubting, miserable, carping, critical, fault finding Christian. Don't be irritable, peevish, fretful, pettish, touchy, cranky, waspish, snappish, easily bothered, offended, over sensitive, or ready to take offense. Your self-righteousness is Christ's rival. Human nature harbors evil, and refuses to get rid of its sins. Receive what is freely given. Pardon by Precious Blood, freely given, acting immediately, abiding forever. Be more and more devoted to Jesus Christ. All boasting is excluded by the law of grace. All good is given to us freely by divine favor. In what can we glory? We are still unprofitable servants. Immediate and irreversible pardon is freely given according to God's infinite mercy on sinful men. Free, unmerited grace of God. My only hope lies in the mercy of God who freely forgives offenses. Salvation must be received by faith alone as a Free Gift, or not at all.

The Spirit of the Gospel is this, freely I forgive all your iniquities for Christ's name sake. The simplicity of a childlike faith in Jesus is key. Human nature looks upon sin as a gem, and keeps it hid as a treasure. Human nature would rather lose its soul than part with sinful pleasures. The divine nature from the Holy Ghost sighs and cries over sins, it hates and avoids sin, and it pines and groans over committing sin. Ask for Faith, Seek for Mercy, Knock for Wisdom. God's gifts are given without any requirements or conditions. Come and take freely what God gives you for nothing. Come and accept Repentance and Faith as the gifts of God, and the work of the Holy Ghost. Whosoever, will, freely. Desire Christ, His pardon, a new heart, peace with God, heaven hereafter - take it freely - that is all. Divine mercy freely given for Jesus' sake. Forgive others freely, leave it all with Jesus, resign all to His will. You only need to take what Jesus freely gives.

God's terms are without money and price. Burn your boats, get rid of thoughts of returning to the old world, leave your sins behind, abhor them. The matter of satisfying divine justice is settled by the Great Substitute's blood, and now to me mercy comes freely. Sin is only pardoned by Blood and freely put away by the mercy of God in Christ Jesus. I have been forgiven all my transgressions simply out of free mercy. Come along, do not turn back, take what God freely presents to you. Heavenly pardon bought with Precious Blood. Trust to the Savior God. Superstition abhors simplicity and godly sincerity. Implicit reliance upon the Christ of God. Believe in Jesus implicitly, rest in Him calmly, trust in His Blood steadfastly, take His yoke cheerfully. Get rid of self, let God be magnified. Get rid of the leering eye toward uncleanness. No man can be saved by the Righteousness of Christ while he puts any trust in his own righteousness. Get rid of every filthy rag of self-righteousness. How can I get rid of the guilt which torments my mind, that haunts my memory? The only answer is Precious Blood.

The Gospel freely bestows gifts upon guilty men. The Gospel treats us upon terms of pure mercy. God freely forgives all my sin debts instantly for Jesus' sake. Substitution - Christ Jesus in the sinner's place. Grace must be gratis, salvation is an absolute Gift of God. Mercy is Free. You cannot purchase, procure, earn or produce salvation by merit or deeds, desires, resolves, efforts, sacrifice, service, or endeavors. Salvation comes to us, not because we deserve it, but because we need it. Pardon is absolutely free. All for nothing, all freely given, real pardon for real sin, abiding everlasting pardon. Human nature tries to make a righteousness out of its unrighteousness. Keep to the simplicity of salvation by faith in His Blood. Place implicit faith in simple scriptural truth.

God is good, infinitely good to sinners for Jesus' sake. Receive the perfect righteousness of Christ, abhor your sins, love God, pine to be like Him in holiness. Christ's glorious, spotless righteousness is freely given to every needy sinner. The Spirit's work is Faith, conversion, repentance, renewal, holiness. Salvation is a free gift bestowed upon men by God without regard to any merit. Grace is for the guilty, mercy is for the unworthy and undeserving sinners, not the good and excellent. God's grace flows into unlikely places. God's mercy is bestowed on those who least deserve it. The grace of God, the light of heaven, must come to each man's heart individually from the divine hand, and we must personally receive it. Light is not inherent in any sinner, it must be bestowed upon him. The candle must accept the flame of light, it becomes the candle's own light, and then the candle begins to shine.

Go to Jesus for peace of mind, rest of heart. Free grace and pardoning love. The way of access is freely opened to poor, penitent sinners. Freeness of God's mercy. Everything that God bestows on sinners is given freely and graciously. Mercy is freely given to all who seek it trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ. Surprising grace saves sinners. Everlasting life is given by pure grace to the unworthy. The righteousness of Faith lies not in your delusions or doings, it lies only in reliance upon the finished work of Jesus Christ. Do not try to weave your own robe of righteousness, the garment is already finished; just put it on, Christ gives it to you freely. Christ holds it out to you, take it freely, Christ gives you His Righteousness freely, without works. I deserve no good thing from the hand of a holy God, nevertheless all things come to me by virtue of Christ's merit and blood.

You may use Christ's name at the Bank of Heaven freely. God has given me all things by Jesus Christ, I don't have to go to anybody else to obtain God's blessings. Make your only hope what Christ has done, stick to that, and add nothing to it. Jesus is my All. God's promises are freely given. The only terms are "everything for nothing, Heaven is for the asking." Infinite love and boundless compassion are to be had by any sinner for no price at all; they are freely given to the needy who has no merit of his own with which to purchase them. If a business man began to give way the goods in his store, you would say, "There must be some catch to this." But when the God of heaven who has everything freely gives His salvation to you, His motive is simply pure mercy and compassion. There is no catch. Jesus so freely forgives sinners. Christ wants nothing from you, but that you accept what He freely presents to you.

Come to the foot of the Cross now, and put out your empty, filthy hand and accept what Jesus gives, and everlasting salvation is yours freely. Don't hang yourself, don't argue against your own soul, stop laboring to find reasons why you cannot be saved. The worse off you are, the more you need Jesus. Jesus freely cancels sin debts. Jesus says, "You cannot pay, but I can forgive you freely. Your offenses are all gone, go in peace." Jesus frankly, fully, freely forgives the penitent, penniless sinner. God only gives His priceless blessings to sinners who have no merits, and God must bestow them as a Gift, for Jesus Himself is the Gift of God. Mercy and grace is freely bestowed to me for Jesus' sake.