Saints of God, keep the eye of your faith intently and immoveably fixed upon Christ, your sole pattern. Our Lord did not keep that law that his people might be lawless. He did not honor that law that they might dishonor its precepts. His obedience provided no license for our disobedience. His fulfillment releases us not from the obligation, the sweet and pleasant, yet solemn obligation, to holiness of life.Our faith does not make void the law, but rather establishes the law. The "righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us" when we "walk after the Spirit," in lowly conformity to Christ's example. Was He meek and lowly heart? Did He bless when cursed? Did He, when reviled, revile not again? Did He walk in secret with God? Did he always seek to do those things which pleased His Father? Did He live a life of faith, and prayer, and toil? So let us imitate Him, that of us it may be said, "These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth."~ Octavius Winslow, No Condemnation in Christ Jesus
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Let Us Imitate Him
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...love this. The thought, "His obedience doesn't give us the license for disobedience" is so good. I think of so many believers (including myself) that just don't get it and carry on in certain sins with the thought, "Christ died for me, I can do whatever I want" and ask for forgiveness later. Whoa!!
Anyway, have you all read "Respectable Sins"? I am in the process of reading it. It is stopping me in my tracks. I am having to underline, go back and read, look at Scripture, etc. It is a great challenge for those "sins" which we don't think are "so bad"!! (smile) Kristy Schiete
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