Faith in its proper place
"But do you not put faith in the room of Christ, or of his righteousness?" By no means. I take particular care to put each of these in its proper place. The righteousness of Christ is the whole and sole foundation of all our hope. It is by faith that the Holy Ghost enables us to build upon this foundation. God gives this faith. In that moment we are accepted of God, and yet not for the sake of that faith, but of what Christ has done and suffered for us. You see, each of these has its proper place, and neither clashes with the other. We believe, we love, we endeavor to walk in all the commandments of the Lord blameless (Luke 1:6). Yet:
While thus we spend our moments below, ourselves we forsake, and refuge in Jesus's righteousness take. His passion alone the foundation we own, and pardon we claim, and eternal redemption in Jesus's name.
1771 text
13. “But do not you put faith in the room of Christ, or of his righteousness?” By no means. I take particular care, to put each of these in its proper place. The righteousness of Christ is the whole and sole foundation of all our hope. It is by faith that the Holy Ghost enables us, to build upon this foundation. God gives this faith. In that moment we are accepted of God: and yet, not for the sake of that faith, but of what Christ has done and suffered for us. You see, each of these has its proper place, and neither clashes with the other: We believe, we love; we endeavour to walk in all the commandments of the Lord blameless. Yet,
While thus we bestow Our moments below, Ourselves we forsake, And refuge in Jesus’s righteousness take. His passion alone, The foundation we own: And pardon we claim, And eternal redemption in Jesus’s name.
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Sermon 20 in the 1771 Works. Jeremiah 23:6.
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