Grace is freely given by God to we doltish darlin’s who have come to realize that need his righteousness — and none of our own, as if we had any.
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Christianity is not a matter of credits and debits, of record keeping that puts Christians at a disadvantage. Christ Jesus has become their advantage.
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When we are in that bad condition of spiritual desperation, we have actually arrived at the good place of being able to receive mercy from God.
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If we could actually see the evil rooted in the nature of humankind, we would never entertain such silly dreams about our merit or worthiness.
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We are not justified with God, nor do we make ourselves righteous, by our devotion to him or our works for our neighbor, but by believing in his love for us.
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Even if you could perfectly keep the First Commandment, you would not be right with God because one simply is not justified by the works of the Law.
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One is paroled from the prison of the law by their faith in Christ. Break that condition by relying on your good behavior and you are imprisoned again.
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Joining a church does not make one righteous before God any more than doing good deeds. Righteousness is a gift from God, for Christ's sake.
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The controversy with Peter at Antioch involved the preservation of pure doctrine, and so, Paul did not mind if anybody, even Peter, took offense.
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We must be careful to never give a reason for anyone to think that faith in Christ alone is insufficient for salvation, that works must be added to his cross.
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Distinguish rightly between law and gospel, knowing when to hear each, allowing the law to drive you to the gospel and the peace of Christ.
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Peter confused the separation of law and gospel, that difference between the gospel which justifies in heaven, and the law which justifies on earth.
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God's will for your sinful life on earth is that the righteousness of his grace would always outshine the accusations of the law, keeping you in the way.
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The moment the law and sin, along with the devil's accusations, and the threat of condemnation cross into heaven, i.e., your conscience, kick them out.
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We should respond to correction as Peter seemed to do, admitting wrong in the clear teaching of the Word, repenting and being determined to do better.
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Let us search the Scriptures with humility, praying that we never lose the light of the gospel by trusting ourselves for justification instead of God.
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The law is good to remind us of areas for moral improvement in life but have no place in our salvation which is accomplished through Christ alone.
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It is marvelous how God preserves the church by a single person, sometimes one person doing more than the whole assembly.
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It should not seem odd to us that some insist on the church sliding back into law-keeping, while they also seem to find it so difficult to be gracious.
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We can sometimes seem like we worship our ways, so we must remind ourselves that Christ is on the throne and not the ways we worship him.
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To do certain things, or not do them, is immaterial; what is of utmost importance is Christ, and him crucified and risen for your salvation.
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When it becomes about the rules instead of about Jesus, then the church, at best, goes into the world making rule followers, not Christ followers.
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No one has fallen so far that he cannot rise, just as no one stands so well that he might not fall. If Peter fell, I may fall. If he rose again, I too may rise.
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You are far from perfect but you are holy because Christ Jesus has assigned his perfect holiness to imperfect you through your faith in his promises.
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