Final Msg: "Nothing left to do but die ..." | Life & Ministry of Thomas Charles, Bala, Msg. XVII
Scroll down to find the Puritan Biblical Questions and Justification by Faith key statements.
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THE WAY is called a “Calvinistic Methodist Christian Movement” meaning it’s based on the Reformed, Evangelical, and Methodist historic Christian teachings of such men as John Calvin, Martin Luther, Daniel Rowland, William Williams, Thomas Charles, John Elias, George Whitefield ... It’s Calvinistic because the sovereignty, glory, nature, and wonder of God are emphasized. It’s Evangelical because Regeneration, the Word and Doctrines of God, and the Gospel are emphasized. It’s Methodist because Christian sanctification - growing in holiness - is emphasized. All Christians have been justified by God, born-again by the Spirit, and grow in sanctification. All three are true of every Christian.
To aid us in this effort consider the key Puritan questions for reading, exploring and meditating on The holy Scriptures: Questions found in J.I. Packer's book "Among God's Giants" (Chapter The Puritans As Interpreters of Scripture). Always pray that the Lord would teach you at least one thing today.
Extracting the Truth:
1) What do these words actually mean?
2) What light do other Scriptures throw on this text? Where and how does it fit in to the total Biblical revelation?
Understanding the Truth:
3) What truths does it teach about God, and about man in relation to God?
4) How are these truths related to the saving work of Christ, and what light does the Gospel of Christ throw upon them? According to Pastor Derek Prime this is the most important question that is frequently overlooked. He argues “Our people are not fed until they realize His centrality.”
Applying the Truth:
5) What experiences do these truths delineate, or explain, or seek to create or cure? For what practical purposes do they stand in Scripture?
6) How do they apply to myself and others in our own actual situation? To what present human condition do they speak, and what are they telling us to believe and do?
Justifcation By Faith Key Statements:
1) Every man faces the judgement seat of God, and must answer to God for himself. The church cannot shield him from this.
2) Every man is a sinner by nature and practice, a nonconformist so far as God’s Law is concerned, and therefore can only expect God’s wrath and rejection.
3) Justification is God’s judicial act of pardoning the guilty sinner, accepting him as righteous, and receiving him as a son or daughter.
4) The source of justification is grace, not human effort or initiative.
5) The ground of justification is Christ’s vicarious righteousness and blood-shedding, not our own merit.
6) The means of justification, here and now, is faith in Jesus Christ. Always keep Jesus central in your life and faith.
7) The fruit of faith, the evidence of its reality, is manifested repentance and a life of good works.
