Sickle of Truth

CHRIST OUR REDEMPTION, OR DELIVERANCE. Many confound the words redemption and redeem, found in the New Testament, whereas they refer to different features of the work of Christ. The word redeem in its every use in the New Testament signifies to acquire by the payment of a price, while the word redemption in its every New Testament use signifies the deliverance or setting free of that which was acquired by the payment of a price. “We were redeemed [purchased] with the precious blood [the sacrificed life, the death] of Christ.” We…

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CHRIST OUR SANCTIFICATION, continued But the exaltation of our Lord, who already was the chief of all creation, was even less remarkable than another feature of the divine plan, foreordained before the foundation of the world (1 Pet 1:2; Eph 1:4); namely, that he would make to some of his human creatures (of the race sentenced as unworthy of any future life, but redeemed from that sentence by Christ’s sacrifice) an offer of joint-heirship and companionship with his beloved Son, in the order of…

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CHRIST OUR SANCTIFICATION. The term “Sanctification,” used in this text, means, set apart, consecrated, devoted to, or marked out for a holy use or purpose. Christ by God is made unto us sanctification. That is to say, God through Christ sets apart or marks out for a special share in his great plan “us” – the Church. Many make the serious error of supposing that God is sanctifying the world, – sanctifying sinners. As a consequence of this error, many are seeking to copy…

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CHRIST OUR JUSTIFICATION. That Christ is made unto us righteousness or justification implies, – (1) That we are unjust, or unrighteous in the sight of God, and unworthy of his favor. (2) That, in view of our unworthiness, God had in some manner arranged that Christ’s righteousness should stand good for “us,” and thus give “us” a standing before God which we could not otherwise have because of our imperfections – our unrighteousness. (3) This scripture does not imply that Christ’s righteousness covers…

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CHRIST, THE INSTRUCTOR, JUSTIFIER, SANCTIFIER AND DELIVERER OF HIS PEOPLE. “Who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, [justification], and sanctification, and redemption [deliverance].” –1 Cor 1:30 – CHRIST OUR WISDOM. Since God’s dealings with his creatures recognize their wills, the first step in his dealings with them, therefore, is to give them knowledge, or “wisdom,” as it is translated in the above Scripture. It is for this reason that preaching was the first command of the Gospel…

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