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The Wages of Sin
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23), and "the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23). Sin is not a weakness to be excused but a rebellion that separates the soul from a holy God and bends every heart toward death and judgment. "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27); and except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The Blood and the Cross
We worship one God, eternally existing in three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Ghost — and the Son was sent to be the Saviour of the world. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom. 5:8). Upon the cross He bore our iniquity, and "without shedding of blood is no remission" (Heb. 9:22). There is no other fountain for sin but the precious blood of the Lamb, slain and risen the third day according to the Scriptures.
Repent and Be Born Again
The gospel is not "just receive it" — it is "repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mark 1:15). Saving faith brings godly sorrow that worketh repentance (2 Cor. 7:10): a forsaking of sin, a turning of the whole life to Christ. "Ye must be born again" (John 3:7) — old things passing away, and all things becoming new in Him.
It Begins with Surrender.
Coming to Christ is not the addition of religion to an unchanged life; it is the surrender of the whole man at the altar of God in genuine repentance. It means laying down our sin and self-will, forsaking all that grieves Him, taking up the cross, and yielding wholly to His Lordship. "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" (Matt. 16:24).
Ready to take the next step?
"Lord Jesus, I confess that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins. I believe You shed Your blood upon the cross for me and rose again the third day. With all my heart I repent, and I turn from my sins and forsake them; I renounce my self-will and the world. Wash me in Your precious blood. Be my Saviour and my Lord; I yield my whole life to You. Make me Your child, and help me to follow You in holiness all my days. Amen."
The Beginning of a Life Made Whole.
The new birth is the door, not the destination. Having been pardoned and made a child of God, the believer is called to press on into all that Christ purchased at Calvary — and to live ready for the Lord, who is coming again, suddenly and in glory, to catch away His blood-washed, sanctified church (1 Thess. 4:16-17). "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14).
Entire Sanctification
Hebrews 13:12Subsequent to the new birth, God offers a definite second work of grace that cleanses the heart from the inbred, carnal nature and sets the believer apart unto holiness. "This is the will of God, even your sanctification" (1 Thess. 4:3) — heart purity and power to live free from the dominion of sin, separate from the world, for "Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate" (Heb. 13:12).
The Baptism of the Holy Ghost
Acts 2:4Subsequent to sanctification, the Lord baptizes the yielded believer with the Holy Ghost, enduing him with power from on high for life and witness. The Scripture sets forth the initial evidence: "they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance" (Acts 2:4). Beyond this initial evidence the gifts of the Spirit are set in the church, "dividing to every man severally as he will" (1 Cor. 12:11). Tarry until ye be endued (Luke 24:49).
Divine Healing
1 Peter 2:24Healing is provided in the atonement, for "with his stripes we are healed" (Isa. 53:5; 1 Pet. 2:24). The same Jesus who saves the soul heals the body. The sick are called to the elders for prayer, the laying on of hands, and anointing with oil, that the prayer of faith may save the sick (James 5:14-15).