FURTHER THOUGHTS
Continuing the discussion of my previous blog, Job 14:4 presents an interesting question; "Who can bring what is pure from the impure?" The answer to the question is, "NO ONE!" Quoting from John Ritchie, " Not reformation, not religiousness, not morality. 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God' (John 3:3). This is the great necessity. Nothing short of a birth from Heaven meets man's need. Apart from this, man remains outside God's family and Kingdom, no matter what his knowledge or creed may be."
We must never water down the Gospel. The Bible says, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes..." The religion and activity of unregenerate men is dead works. Man's religion may reform, but it cannot regenerate. Philanthropy may cleanse from outward vice, but it cannot renew. Reformation may change the current of the stream, but it cannot cleanse the source. In a day where many deny absolute truth, John reminds us, "But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God." (John 3:21)
more to come --craig
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