Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saved us, by the working of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Ghost. Titus 3:5
A whole new generation of Christians has
come up believing that it is possible to “accept” Christ without forsaking the
world.
But what saith the Holy Ghost? “Ye
adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is
enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of God” (James 4:4), and “If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15).
This requires no comment, only obedience.
It is an error to assume that we can
experience justification without transformation. Justification and regeneration
are not the same; they may be thought apart in theology but they can never be
experienced apart in fact!
When God declares a man righteous He
instantly sets about to make him righteous.
The error today is that we do not expect a
converted man to be a transformed man, and as a result of this error our
churches are full of substandard Christians. Many of these go on day after day
assuming that salvation is possible without repentance and that they can find
some value in religion without righteousness.
A revival is, among other things, a return
to the belief that real faith invariably produces holiness of heart and
righteousness of life!
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