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The believer’s standing (position) is the way the Father sees him in His Son, as perfect in Him. But his state (condition) is the way the Father sees him in his daily walk, which is sinful and erring and needs to be developed and improved. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with...

I believe the "law of God" (Rom 7:22) to which Paul refereed was the will of God or the fulfilling of the OT law which, "was our schoolmaster" (for the Jew) to bring them "unto Christ"; also which they "are no longer under" (Gal 3:24, 25). The "law" which the old testament saints "delighted in"...

Paul’s great endeavor, in his entire Romans Seven struggle, was to make “the flesh,” his old man, consent to do that holy law of which his new man approved. He had not yet despaired of himself. When he understood this conflict, he thought he had in his own will the power to do the things, that...

The same principles which accompany the moral deadness of the unbeliever, are found in the believer, weakening and hindering his resting in the Lord Jesus above and his resultant walk here below. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” It is true, the believer is not in the flesh (Rom 8:8)...

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” “He shall live!” Of everything that concerns a “resurrection,” the eternality which it establishes is the prominent significance, thus, focusing on the term “live” should not be...

There are usually at least two schools of thought concerning every issue and it has been said that any doctrine can seem to be established on part of Scripture, but the truth is established on the whole. Romans Seven is what I like to consider as the pinnacle-doctrine in spiritual-growth...

What does Scripture intend by the use of, “the old man” (Rom. 6:6; Eph. 4:22; Col 3:9)? Is it an entity, such as a person or an angel? Whatever it is, Scripture’s reference to it attributes it as the determining factor of the quality of an individual. What is it within a person that determines...

Every true servant is sent forth from the immediate presence of the Father, with all its holiness and all its grace; and he is called to be holy and gracious—he is called to be the reflection of the grace and holiness of the divine character; and in order that he may be so, he should not only...

The place of the believer is in perfect acceptance before the Father, with every question of sin completely settled. Just as with Israel; they were delivered from the place they were in; God’s judgment met by the blood upon the doorpost; and themselves brought through the Red Sea to Himself. “I...

A possible helpful question could be, "Can one truly believe in Christ's earthly life (1Jo 4:3; 2Jo 1:7) and His resurrection (Rom 10:9) and also truly believe this alone is insufficient for salvation? I believe while we are in an unregenerate state, we can only desire to believe in God (which...

I think a good crux-question could be “Can one have faith in Christ and in works for receiving and/or retaining salvation?” I believe the answer lies within defining "faith in Christ." Romans 10:9 could be the most applicable when addressing faith in Christ because the doctrines contained...

The place of the believer is in perfect acceptance before the Father, with every question of sin completely settled. Just as with Israel; they were delivered from the place they were in; God’s judgment met by the blood upon the doorpost; and themselves brought through the Red Sea to Himself. “I...

Many biblical doctrines are misunderstood because of the way Scripture can appear to support numerous opposing views within Soteriology. This is because nearly any false teaching can be supported on partial Scripture, but truth is supported on the whole of it (Hermeneutics—Scripture interpreting...

“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you” (Rom 6:17). What “doctrine” and to whom was it “delivered”? Not the Law, but the Gospel—to the believer. “By “the form of doctrine,” is meant the Gospel, which...

It has been said that “religion is man reaching to God but Christianity is God reaching to man.” As we know, the Word of God is the primary source of His revelation concerning who He is and His union and fellowship with believers. Scripture, which are words of faith, are also actual words of...

“Hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Eph 2:6). The important question is, Where are you living? On which level do you normally reside? Are you experientially living in the “heavenly places” day by day? The Lord Jesus meant just that when He...

“As He is, so are we in this world” (1 John 4:17). When Christ was crucified, we were crucified: “I am crucified with Christ” (Gal 2:20); when He died, we died: “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Col 3:3); when He was raised, we were raised: “raised us up together” (Eph...

Apostle John seems to have an appearance (but not apparent of course) of contradiction between his first and third epistles. In my opinion, a seemingly-apparent contradiction may be one of the means by which God hides His Word from the natural man (Matt 13:11, 13-17). “If we say that we have no...

Due to the relevancy of the doctrine of indwelling sin within the believer, I thought this share-worthy. ___________________________________________________________ In our zeal to please God we can unknowingly, due to possessing less Scriptural-comprehension than we realize, accept doctrine...

When one chooses to follow the Father’s drawing to Christ (John 6:44) and receives Him (John 1:12; Rev 3:20), what happens to the “old man” or, sin nature? Scripture declares, “That our old man is crucified with Him” (Rom 6:6) and we ourselves are also crucified (Gal 2:20). How the believer...