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THE UNSPEAKABLE GIFT OF GOD

“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one [Adam] many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many .  And not as it was by one that sinned [Adam] , so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification .  For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ .)  Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life .  For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous .” (Romans 5:15-19).   “Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable [indescribable] gift.” (2 Corinthians 9:15).  ...
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UNTIL CHRIST BE FORMED IN YOU

"And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.  And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured , the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women ."  (Luke 1:26-28)   "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.  And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS ."  (Luke 1:30, 31)   "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you ."   (Galatians 4:19)    In the first chapter of St. Luke we find the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she would bear the Son of God.  From the start, the angel hailed her as "highly favoured" and "blessed among women," and so she was!  Never in human history had a vi...
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THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?" (John 11:25, 26).  Jesus spoke these words to Martha before He raised her brother Lazarus from the dead.  His words reveal two profound truths: that Jesus is the resurrection , and that He also is the life .  These two truths are very closely related, and are easily confused as the same thing.  They are both products of the Spirit of life that is in Christ Jesus, and are both dependent on faith in order to be effective, but in application they are quite different.  The one can be described as passing from death to a new life, while the other could be described as staying alive.    Jesus says of resurrection, "... he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ."   Faith in Jesus is the means by which we achieve resurrection....
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