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After watching this video, my first reaction was to say to myself, "Typical sermon." There is nothing new under the sun. I remember hearing exactly the same type of preaching at the campus church where I was taking theology in the late seventies. In all of the years that I have been connected with Adventism, I have never heard a sermon on the necessity of appropriating to ourselves the merits of a crucified and risen Saviour and yet in one of our most popular books written by Mrs. White, we read, "The only faith that will benefit us is that which embraces Him as a personal Saviour: which appropriates HIS MERITS to ourselves." p.347. Failure to do that makes us mere nominal adventists, as it is written, "Many have a nominal faith in Christ, but they know nothing of that vital dependence upon Him which appropriates the MERITS of a crucified and risen Saviour." Selected Messages, Vol.1,389.
Here is more on the Bible truth on this subject that is so necessary to our present and eternal welfare, that not one in one hundred understands for himself. (1 S.M.360)
The matter of salvation is just as simple as learning the first three letters of the alphabet but we don't understand it. Why?
"The members of our churches are not incorrigible; the fault is not so much to be charged upon them as upon their teachers. The ministers do not feed them." Special Testimonies, Series A, No.1, p.46.
"The matter of salvation is just as simple as ABC. But we don't understand it." Faith & Works,64.
If you have a sense of need in your soul, if you hunger and thirst for righteousnes and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, this is an evidence that Christ has wrought upon your heart in order that He may be sought unto to do for you, through the endowment of the Holy Spirit, those things which it is impossible for you to do for yourself. If you know that you cannot possibly save yourself or of yourself do any righteous action, you are blessed for you are among the poor in spirit and here is what you need to receive, believe and act upon: (See Mount of Blessing, p.19,7)
"The MERITS of a crucified and risen Saviour are the FOUNDATION of the Christian's faith." The Great Controversy,73.
Thus "The MERITS of Christ's sacrifice are SUFFICIENT to present to the Father in our behalf." E. G. White, Steps to Christ,36.
For "Looking unto Jesus and TRUSTING in His MERITS we appropriate the blessings of light and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." Testimonies, Vol.5,744.
This is our lifebusiness:
"We shall come in repentance and contrition with a despairing sense of our own finite weakness and learn that we must DAILY APPLY to the MERITS of the blood of Christ that we may become VESSELS FIT for the Master's use." Faith & Works,86.
"The love of God will strengthen the soul, and through the virtue of the MERITS of the blood of Christ we may stand unscathed amid the fire of tempation and trial." Faith & Works,86,87.
If this most precious message was made the focus of all of our preaching and teaching, I believe there would be a revival of primitive faith and godliness for the faith that lays right hold upon the merits of the blood of a crucified and risen Saviour is the faith that brings Christ's righteousness into the life and clothed with the righteousness of Christ and not our own righteousness, we will not depend upon what we can do or what we will do, for Christ's righteousness accomplishes everything as it is made manifest in obedience to all the commandments of God. See Faith & Works, 65,66,27 and Testimonies to Ministers,92,93,96,97.
On page 92 Mrs. White identifies this message as the third angel's message which is to be attended with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in large measure.
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After watching this video, my first reaction was to say to myself, "Typical sermon." There is nothing new under the sun. I remember hearing exactly the same type of preaching at the campus church where I was taking theology in the late seventies. In all of the years that I have been connected with Adventism, I have never heard a sermon on the necessity of appropriating to ourselves the merits of a crucified and risen Saviour and yet in one of our most popular books written by Mrs. White, we read, "The only faith that will benefit us is that which embraces Him as a personal Saviour: which appropriates HIS MERITS to ourselves." p.347. Failure to do that makes us mere nominal adventists, as it is written, "Many have a nominal faith in Christ, but they know nothing of that vital dependence upon Him which appropriates the MERITS of a crucified and risen Saviour." Selected Messages, Vol.1,389.
Here is more on the Bible truth on this subject that is so necessary to our present and eternal welfare, that not one in one hundred understands for himself. (1 S.M.360)
The matter of salvation is just as simple as learning the first three letters of the alphabet but we don't understand it. Why?
"The members of our churches are not incorrigible; the fault is not so much to be charged upon them as upon their teachers. The ministers do not feed them." Special Testimonies, Series A, No.1, p.46.
"The matter of salvation is just as simple as ABC. But we don't understand it." Faith & Works,64.
If you have a sense of need in your soul, if you hunger and thirst for righteousnes and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, this is an evidence that Christ has wrought upon your heart in order that He may be sought unto to do for you, through the endowment of the Holy Spirit, those things which it is impossible for you to do for yourself. If you know that you cannot possibly save yourself or of yourself do any righteous action, you are blessed for you are among the poor in spirit and here is what you need to receive, believe and act upon: (See Mount of Blessing, p.19,7)
"The MERITS of a crucified and risen Saviour are the FOUNDATION of the Christian's faith." The Great Controversy,73.
Thus "The MERITS of Christ's sacrifice are SUFFICIENT to present to the Father in our behalf." E. G. White, Steps to Christ,36.
For "Looking unto Jesus and TRUSTING in His MERITS we appropriate the blessings of light and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." Testimonies, Vol.5,744.
This is our lifebusiness:
"We shall come in repentance and contrition with a despairing sense of our own finite weakness and learn that we must DAILY APPLY to the MERITS of the blood of Christ that we may become VESSELS FIT for the Master's use." Faith & Works,86.
"The love of God will strengthen the soul, and through the virtue of the MERITS of the blood of Christ we may stand unscathed amid the fire of tempation and trial." Faith & Works,86,87.
If this most precious message was made the focus of all of our preaching and teaching, I believe there would be a revival of primitive faith and godliness for the faith that lays right hold upon the merits of the blood of a crucified and risen Saviour is the faith that brings Christ's righteousness into the life and clothed with the righteousness of Christ and not our own righteousness, we will not depend upon what we can do or what we will do, for Christ's righteousness accomplishes everything as it is made manifest in obedience to all the commandments of God. See Faith & Works, 65,66,27 and Testimonies to Ministers,92,93,96,97.
On page 92 Mrs. White identifies this message as the third angel's message which is to be attended with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in large measure.
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