A writer at Fox News just wrote:
"Slowly but surely, history has bent toward justice because we, the people, ultimately bend toward justice."
I beg to differ. We are by nature prone to go astray from God, His righteousness and justice. It is only God's restraining grace in the unregenerate that prevents them from doing all their sinful hearts desire. And it is only by the Holy Spirit that those who who were formerly unregenerate are transformed into just and holy people.
Justice and righteousness is coming, but not because of "we, the people." It's coming because Christ is coming again to rule and reign and to set things in order. We're just waiting for Him.
2 Peter 3:13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Maranatha!
GOD-WROUGHT LOVE: DEEDS + TRUTH
1 John 3:18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
What strong evidence for the new birth!
What a marvelous demonstration that God's truth is in you!
What a mighty verification that Christ is indeed your advocate and propitiation!
What fantastic confirmation that you are walking in the light as He is in the light!
What powerful testimony that one's faith and confession that Christ is Lord is from God!
These are all things that God accomplishes for you and in you.
Truth and love in action--evidence that Christ has saved you, is saving you and will complete that salvation when He returns in glory.
I hope to be posting more often in the weeks to come. I've missed the virtual interaction with each other precisely because of the Christ-exalting truths you all shared that would give feet to God's truth in our lives. Perhaps some of you will pick up the "pen" again and share with this old man some Christ-centered truth.
I'd be most grateful.
Blessings in Christ, Joshua Ritchie
What strong evidence for the new birth!
What a marvelous demonstration that God's truth is in you!
What a mighty verification that Christ is indeed your advocate and propitiation!
What fantastic confirmation that you are walking in the light as He is in the light!
What powerful testimony that one's faith and confession that Christ is Lord is from God!
These are all things that God accomplishes for you and in you.
Truth and love in action--evidence that Christ has saved you, is saving you and will complete that salvation when He returns in glory.
I hope to be posting more often in the weeks to come. I've missed the virtual interaction with each other precisely because of the Christ-exalting truths you all shared that would give feet to God's truth in our lives. Perhaps some of you will pick up the "pen" again and share with this old man some Christ-centered truth.
I'd be most grateful.
Blessings in Christ, Joshua Ritchie
