glorycloud's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- True Faith "Discoveries or characters of this true faith into the soul by God in regeneration (Eph. 2:1; John 1:12-13). 1. The habit of this faith is infused into the soul by God in regeneration (Eph. 2:1; John 1:12-13). 2. This habit infused is brought into act by the Father drawing the soul to Christ (John 6:44). This drawing is effected (1) by discovering the necessity of Christ to salvation (Acts 4:11-12), (2) by displaying the sufficiency and alluring excellency of Christ for salvation (Heb. 7:25; Song 5:10-16), (3) by manifesting the possibility of obtaining Christ and salvation by Him (1 Tim. 1:16), (4) by propounding the willingness and readiness of God and Christ to entertain poor sinners (Matt. 11:28-29; John 7:37; Isa. 55:1; 1 John 6:37; Luke 15:20-32), (5) by discovering the invaluable happiness in gaining Christ (1 John 5:12; John 3:16, 18, 36), and (6) by stirring up ardent strong desires in the heart after Christ that the soul is restlessly thirsting until He be obtained (Isa. 55:1; John 7:37). 3. Faith thus infused and acted is persuaded to accept Christ upon His own terms, namely; self-denial, bearing the cross, and following Christ, and actually accepts Him (Luke 9:23; John 1:12). 4. Faith, having received Christ, tastes such sweetness and pleasantness in Him, that Christ is most precious to the soul (1 Peter 2: 3, 7), and all things in the world are but loss and dung to him (Phil. 3:8). Oh, how is the soul filled with joy and peace in believing (Rom. 15:13; 5:1), and so it sits down under Christ's shadow with great delight, and His fruit is sweet unto its taste (Song 2:3). 5. Faith, having thus taken and tasted Christ, notably enlivens and quickens the soul, that not so much the believer lives, as Christ by faith lives in the believer (Ga. 2:20; Rom. 1:17; Hab. 2:4). Christ principally knows, wills, loves, prays, and in a word performs all spiritual motions in him. Oh, that's sweet life indeed, whereof Christ is both Author to give it, and Pilot to guide it. . ." pg. 20, 21 'Believer's Evidences For Eternal Life' by Francis Roberts 10:56 a.m. - 2023-09-13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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