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t belongs to the very essence of the type of Christianity propagated by the Reformation that the believer should feel himself continuously unworthy of the grace by which he lives. At the center of this type of Christianity lies the contrast of sin and grace; and about this center everything else revolves. This is in large part the meaning of the emphasis put in this type of Christianity on justification by faith. It is its conviction that there is nothing in us or done by us, at any stage of our earthly development, because of which we are acceptable to God. We must always be accepted for Christ’s sake, or we cannot ever be accepted at all. This is not true of us only “when we believe.” It is just as true after we have believed. It will continue to be true as long as we live. Our need of Christ does not cease with our believing; nor does the nature of our relation to Him or to God through Him ever alter, no matter what our attainments in Christian graces or our achievements in Christian behavior may be. It is always on His “blood and righteousness” alone that we can rest. There is never anything that we are or have or do that can take His place, or that can take a place along with Him. We are always unworthy, and all that we have or do of good is always of pure grace. Though blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ, we are still in ourselves just “miserable sinners”: “miserable sinners” saved by grace to be sure, but “miserable sinners” still, deserving in ourselves nothing but everlasting wrath. That is the attitude which the Reformers took, and that is the attitude which the Protestant world has learned from the Reformers to take, toward the relation of believers to Christ.

“‘Miserable-Sinner Christianity’ in the Hands of the Rationalists,” chapter III in Perfectionism, Part One, vol. 7 of The Works of Benjamin B. Warfield (New York: Oxford University Press, 1932; repr., Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000), 113–14.

t belongs to the very essence of the type of Christianity propagated by the Reformation that the believer should feel himself continuously unworthy of the grace by which he lives. At the center of this type of Christianity lies the contrast of sin and grace; and about this center everything else revolves.

This is in large part the meaning of the emphasis put in this type of Christianity on justification by faith. It is its conviction that there is nothing in us or done by us, at any stage of our earthly development, because of which we are acceptable to God. We must always be accepted for Christ’s sake, or we cannot ever be accepted at all.

This is not true of us only “when we believe.” It is just as true after we have believed. It will continue to be true as long as we live. Our need of Christ does not cease with our believing; nor does the nature of our relation to Him or to God through Him ever alter, no matter what our attainments in Christian graces or our achievements in Christian behavior may be.

It is always on His “blood and righteousness” alone that we can rest. There is never anything that we are or have or do that can take His place, or that can take a place along with Him. We are always unworthy, and all that we have or do of good is always of pure grace. Though blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ, we are still in ourselves just “miserable sinners”: “miserable sinners” saved by grace to be sure, but “miserable sinners” still, deserving in ourselves nothing but everlasting wrath.

That is the attitude which the Reformers took, and that is the attitude which the Protestant world has learned from the Reformers to take, toward the relation of believers to Christ.

(there, fixed it forya)

(Scriptural Review)
The Precious Blood of Jesus


Leviticus 17:11, 14 (cp. Deuteronomy 12:23) “For the life of the flesh
is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an
atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement
for the soul…. For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof …”

Hebrews 9:22 “Without the shedding of blood, there is
no remission of sins.”

1 John 1:7″… the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth
us from all sin.”

Exodus 12:13 “… and when I see the blood, I will pass over
you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you,
when I smite the land of Egypt.”

Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood
of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony …”

Hebrews 9:14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God,
purge your conscience …

Hebrews 10:19, 22 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter
into the holiest by the blood of Jesus … Let us draw near with a true
heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience …”

Hebrews 13:12 “Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify
the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.”

Romans 3:24-25 “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”

Romans 5:9 “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”

HITCH

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It's an interesting subject. On the one hand, we are justified, glorified new creations in Christ. On the other, we are saved by grace right up until we draw our last breath. We are exhorted to see ourselves as blessed children, welcomed into the presence of God because the blood of Christ was shed for us.

I prefer not to think too much about myself at all. When I do, all I see is failure and defeat. All I see is hopelessness and helplessness. It's a good thing to say that there is no good thing that dwells in me. It is also good to know that I am the righteousness of God in Christ, justified, sanctified and glorified. "Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith". By all means know that apart from Christ, we can do nothing. But always remember we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

We owe everything to Jesus, who created us with his spirit by his sacrifice, but also to God the father who so loved us that he sent Jesus to do that

Here is a figurative picture where Adam is a picture of Christ:

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. "

I don't see any issues here.

Jesus + sinner = Christian

What happens when you take Jesus out of the equation?

You get "miserable sinner" deserving of nothing in themselves but eternal wrath.

Im afraid the majority doesnt read much at all.

“The gospel of Satan is not a system of revolutionary principles, nor yet a program of anarchy. It does not promote strife and war, but aims at peace and unity. It seeks not to set the mother against her daughter nor the father against his son, but fosters the fraternal spirit whereby the human race is regarded as one great “brotherhood.” It does not seek to drag down the natural man, but to improve and uplift him. It advocates education and cultivation and appeals to “the best that is within us.” It aims to make this world such a comfortable and congenial habitat that Christ’s absence from it will not be felt and God will not be needed. It endeavors to occupy man so much with this world that he has no time or inclination to think of the world to come. It propagates the principles of self-sacrifice, charity and benevolence, and teaches us to live for the good of others, and to be kind to all. It appeals strongly to the carnal mind and is popular with the masses, because it ignores the solemn facts that by nature man is a fallen creature, alienated from the life of God, and dead in trespasses and sins, and that his only hope lies in being born again.”
― Arthur W. Pink

Just want to clarify this statement in red

I personally think-------- that we have to restate the saved by grace part as we are actually saved by Faith --and Grace comes through Faith ----God's Grace made Salvation available to us ---we did nothing to deserve God bringing Salvation to us ----but Grace doesn't save us ---If God's Grace saved us all people would be Saved -----Faith receives God's Graced Gift of Salvation to us ----

Titus 2:11
New International Version
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.



I say -- This is my view on your saying we are just sinners after being saved -------

Once saved ----we have a name change ------we were Sinners -----as Far as God is Concerned and How He views us after we are Saved ----He sees us as Saints ---Holy ---not Sinners ------and that is important as that is the way we should see ourselves ----After we are saved and we still see and think ourselves as Sinners and call ourselves sinners we we will act like sinners not Saints ------we have put our old self off and put on our new self we should see and think ourselves as Saints --Holy --- righteous in the sight of God ----and by doing so we will not want to sin ---we will not want to Grieve the Holy Spirit by Sinning -----

Please Note ---------WE Saints ------will still sin at times but we are to confess it and get right back on the right path and call on Grace in our time of weakness so we stay out of committing a sin -------

How we see ourselves is very important -----when you look in the mirror who's image do you see ---

You as a Sinner --Or you in the image of Christ ------