Tomorrow, for those of us who have not been called home, the work of our salvation will continue toward its completion: From Charles Spurgeon, quoted at Tolle Lege: If, when we were sinners, Christ loved us so as to die for us, now that He has redeemed us, and has already reconciled us to Himself, …

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David Murray asks “Why do we take our individual, personality, character, gifts, or calling and make that the sum total of godliness for everyone else?” After numerous examples of what he means, he sums up: “Godliness should be measured not so much by what comes easiest to us but by the progress we’re making in …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 26 Chapter 16 – Of Good Works (Cont.) (Paragraphs 1-4) V. We can not, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life, at the hand of God, because of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come, and the infinite distance …

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Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 21 Chapter 13 – Of Sanctification I. They who are effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through the virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection, by his Word and Spirit dwelling in them; the …

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