Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... II. SALVATION. THE GOSPEL MESSAGE, iii. -viii. i. Justification. iii. 21.V. a. THE PROVISION ANNOUNCED. iii. 2l.3I 1. The Scheme declared. al> 3X a. "But ..". The backward Look. The whole World guilty. p. "Now." A Righteousness of God manifest. In Harmony with Law and Prophets. At the Disposal of Faith. Jesus Christ the Object. 2. The Scheme developed. a3.31 a. General Statement. 3, 2. Condemnation. Personal. Justification. Relative. p. Particular Statement. 25-31 On the part of God. 25> 26 Method. 2J Propitiation by Blood. Appropriation by Faith. The Activity of Righteousness. Manifestation. 2g Of Righteousness. In Justice. In Justification. As to Man. 27-31 Method. XJ.30 Exclusion of Glorying. Exercise of Faith. Inclusion of Jew and Gentile. Manifestation. 3l The Establishment of the Law. II. SALVATION. THE GOSPEL MESSAGE We now come to that part of the epistle which contains its supreme message. Having shown the condemnation under which the whole world is lying, the apostle sets forth God's way of salvation for lost men. His statement falls into three parts, the first dealing with justification; the second with sanctt fication; and the third with glorification; thus covering the whole of man's need, past, present, and future; and having regard to his standing before God, his conformity to the will of God, and his ultimate perfecting in fellowship with God. i. Justification The fundamental subject is that of justification, the section dealing with which may be divided into three parts. In the first of these the provision is announced; in the second the principle is illustrated; and in the third the privileges are described. a. THE PROVISION ANNOUNCED As everything which is to follow in the course of the letter is dependent...