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June 12th Evening
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.” — 2 Timothy 1:9
The apostle uses the perfect tense and says, “Who hath saved us.” Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to be enjoyed upon the dying bed, and to be sung of in a future state above, but a matter to be obtained, received, promised, and enjoyed now. The Christian is perfectly saved in God’s purpose; God has ordained him unto salvation, and that purpose is complete. He is saved also as to the price which has been paid for him: “It is finished” was the cry of the Saviour ere He died. The believer is also perfectly saved in His covenant head, for as he…
fell in Adam, so he lives in
Christ. This complete salvation is accompanied by a holy calling. Those
whom the Saviour saved upon the cross are in due time effectually called
by the power of God the Holy Spirit unto holiness: they leave their sins;
they endeavour to be like Christ; they choose holiness, not out of any
compulsion, but from the stress of a new nature, which leads them to
rejoice in holiness just as naturally as aforetime they delighted in sin. God
neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but He called
them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by His
workmanship in them. The excellencies which we see in a believer are as
much the work of God as the atonement itself. Thus is brought out very
sweetly the fulness of the grace of God. Salvation must be of grace,
because the Lord is the author of it: and what motive but grace could move
Him to save the guilty? Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord works
in such a manner that our righteousness is for ever excluded. Such is the
believer’s privilege — a present salvation; such is the evidence that he is
called to it — a holy life.
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“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.” — 2 Timothy 1:9
The apostle uses the perfect tense and says, “Who hath saved us.” Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to be enjoyed upon the dying bed, and to be sung of in a future state above, but a matter to be obtained, received, promised, and enjoyed now. The Christian is perfectly saved in God’s purpose; God has ordained him unto salvation, and that purpose is complete. He is saved also as to the price which has been paid for him: “It is finished” was the cry of the Saviour ere He died. The believer is also perfectly saved in His covenant head, for as he…
fell in Adam, so he lives in
Christ. This complete salvation is accompanied by a holy calling. Those
whom the Saviour saved upon the cross are in due time effectually called
by the power of God the Holy Spirit unto holiness: they leave their sins;
they endeavour to be like Christ; they choose holiness, not out of any
compulsion, but from the stress of a new nature, which leads them to
rejoice in holiness just as naturally as aforetime they delighted in sin. God
neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but He called
them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by His
workmanship in them. The excellencies which we see in a believer are as
much the work of God as the atonement itself. Thus is brought out very
sweetly the fulness of the grace of God. Salvation must be of grace,
because the Lord is the author of it: and what motive but grace could move
Him to save the guilty? Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord works
in such a manner that our righteousness is for ever excluded. Such is the
believer’s privilege — a present salvation; such is the evidence that he is
called to it — a holy life.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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