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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...

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...

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...

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...

"IN SUCH AN HOUR AS YE THINK NOT." The essence of this lesson is summed up in the 40th verse, "Be ye also ready; for in an hour ye think not the Son of man cometh." No one will be aware of the hour of the Son of man's coming; it is not a matter that is left in such a form as to be speculated...

THE MASTER WILL SERVE HIS SERVANTS. What will be the special reward of these servants? The parable states it: their Master will "gird himself [he will become their servant] and will make them to sit down to meat and will come forth and serve them." This implies that at our Lord's second...

LUKE 12:35-48. Golden Text. – "Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when he cometh, shall find watching." Following up his instruction respecting his approaching death and resurrection, and after the transfiguration vision which emphasized this lesson to the apostles, our Lord began to...

The following are some interesting questions presented in regards to this subject, some by a few forum members. “Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and...

The Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36) "This is my beloved Son: hear him." Continuing his lessons to the apostles, showing them that his glory and Kingdom could not come until after his suffering and death, our Lord declared, "There be some standing here who will not taste of death until they see...

“It will be noticed that the translators of the Revised Version have usually avoided the use of the word “hell” throughout the Scriptures, substituting therefor in the Old Testament the Hebrew word “Sheol,” and in the New Testament the Greek word, “hades.” Evidently, in view of the meaning...

“The thought of some, that resurrection “change” has come to each individual at the moment of dying throughout the Gospel age – that resurrection has all along followed the dying of all, is abundantly contradicted again, when the Apostle definitely fixes the time of the First Resurrection of the...

“Having thus established the general principle of a resurrection, and its applicability to ALL mankind, because the redemption was “a ransom for ALL” (1 Tim 2:6), the Apostle proceeds to discuss particularly the First Resurrection, in which the Church is especially interested (he was not...

“Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.” “Let us now look at the words of our lesson, and see that they are in full accord with what we previously set forth to be the Scriptural teaching. Our text mentions the dead as asleep, and declares that Christ...

“But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead…Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit...

BEGINNINGS OF COMPREHENSION. As the mental eyes and ears of the believer begin to take in the fulness of God’s provision for his creatures, his former fears begin to subside; and he begins to get a realizing sense of the goodness and love of God, as never before. But still, he will have...

“Procrastination is the thief of time,” is an old proverb and a true one: and time lost means opportunities lost, and the advantages and privileges which went with the opportunities, also lost. If Christian people (all the truly consecrated) could get the proper view of the divine plan, and...

As stated in our previous post, “All that, by the Lord’s grace, we shall ultimately have through the “change” of the resurrection as members of the body of Christ – all the heavenly things, including full fellowship and communion with the Father and with our Lord – are reckoned as having their...

“By grace are ye saved through faith.” (Eph 2:8) It was from his Roman prison that the Apostle Paul wrote the Epistle to the Ephesians, one of the most beautiful of all his letters to the churches; full of deep spiritual instruction. Its keynote is “IN Christ,” this expression, or its...

All who are called may take the second step—SANCTIFICATION To sanctify is to set apart or separate to a special thing or use. God’s will is that all justified ones should be sanctified or set apart to his service as we read: “This is the will of God even your (believers) sanctification.” 1...

Justification, Sanctification, Redemption These are the three steps by which we are to reach “the prize of our high calling“–glory, honor and immortality. Not one of these steps can be omitted by those who win the great prize, nor can they be taken in any way but their order as directed in the...