The Dermott news., 1919-05-15

GOLDEN TEXT-We believe that
through the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ We shall be saved, even as they.
Acts l5.t1
ADDITIONAL observation-disclosures s:
/ 2 Cor=l4-9; John i.l6. L, Cor l5.io.
James g. | Peter 10, 2 Peter SIS
Grace means unmerted favor. Goda
grace means his kindness toward us
through Jesus Christ. tEph. 2.7)
Gods mercy does not go out to men be-
cause they are good but because he
is good and desires to hestow that
goodness upon lost and ruined men In
order To make them good.
|. The Grace OF God in Salvation
Gl,h. 2:4-1o)
Grace brings salvation II does not
send IT, Jesus Christ. who Is the en-
bodiment of Gods love and grace
came bringing salvation With him In
order to apprchend what the grace Of
God has done. observe:
|. Mans natural state tEph, 2.f=31.
In the natural man IS found all that Is
opposed to the will and purpose of
Cod u Dead in trespasSeS and
sins ". y. The supreme need Of the
dead man Is life therefore he must
have life from without himself. The
characteristic of one WHO is deaa Is
that he Is (al without sensation
"past feeling" 4.t9) The NATURAL
man. therefore. can neither love God
nor hate sin until he Is made alive.
d. Without motion. Activity IS the
demonstration of life. So far rs God
and holiness are concerned they are
motionlesS. They are rs helpless rs
Lazarus Wis in The grave t2) Under
the control of tleShly and worldly mStS
u. ~ The curnal nature holds sway
over their lives. CD Under the domi-
nation Of Satan ". 2). All unregen-
crate men and women IRE ruled by Sa-
tnn Since he is the god of this age
g Cor. / ~. the prince of this world
t1ohn 12;3D. all who have not been
freed by Christ are under the rule OF
Satan o. Under the condemnation
and wrath of God ". -. over all
theSe-dcath worldliness. disobedi.
euee. lust of the heSh-haneS the
wrath and condemnation Of God.
. Mans state lay grace G. ;4-1ol.
ID He Is alive In Christ &. -. The
Holy Spirit lays hold upon men dead
In sin and Quiekens them into life.
Co Raised up With Christ tv 81.
Gods grace not only makes lost men
alive hut raises them up with Christ,
t3l Association with Christ In glory
". 6) ChriSt'S Incarnation has 80
identified himself with the race that
those who are saved are raised up To
be with Christ and shall ultimately
share his glory. The aetuatiug prin-
ciplc of God which moved him to thus
lay hold upon lost men Is his love
". ~ Mans salvation Is due entirely
10 Gods grace. Not only the salvation
has been provided In grace hut the
faith which apprepriateS Il Is God :
gift ". 81. Works ns grounds of sal
walton ARE absolutely excluded
a. The purpose OF God In the saliva
tion of men wv. :. lol. ta) II Is to
display his grace in the coming ages
The demonstration Ia the inhabitants
OF the spheres in which sin has NOT
entered, in the ages 10 come. will he
the transformation OF dead and lost
men and their exaltation with christ
CD To glorify God through their good
works ". 10: e. Matt. 5:l6). While
good works have absolutely no part IN
the salvation of men Gods purpose In
saving them was that they might do
good works.
II, The Grace OF God in Right liv-
ing (Titus 2:ll-l+3
Grace Is not only essential to sal-
walton but essential to right living J.
teaches saved men CD To deny ungod
illness ". l2l. The saved man ha-
the divine nature The grace which
has saved him teaches him the neccS-
sity Of denial Of everything that Is
opposed Ia God (2 Worldly mStS
". 10y. The redeemed man is sur
rounded With The things OF the world
which have downward pull upon
him. The grace OF God teaches him
to ren0unce them. CD Sober living
". l2). The grace Of Cod teaches
the saved man self coHtrel. To have
the reins Of his nature we'll in com.
mand and Ia rule with strong hand
ca Righteous living ". l2). The
grace OF God teaches the saved man
To live uprightly with reference to
those about him. 60 Cody living
". 12), II teaches him to So live IN
this present world ms 10 enable him
To meet God and abide In his fellow