"Then I said, “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands." Nehemiah 1:5.
"Christ came not to destroy the law or the prophets, but to fulfill them to the very letter. The atonement of Calvary vindicated the law of God as holy, just, and true, not only before the fallen world, but before heaven and before worlds unfallen." Reflecting Christ, page 53.
"My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the
utterance of My lips." Psalm 89:34.
"And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness." Psalm 106:45.
" 'The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul' (Psalm 19:7). Without the law, men have no just conception of the purity and holiness of God or of their own guilt and uncleanness. They have no true conviction of sin and feel no need of repentance. Not seeing their lost condition as violators of God's law, they do not realize their need of the atoning blood of Christ. The hope of salvation is accepted without a radical change of heart or reformation of life. Thus superficial conversions abound, and multitudes are joined to the church who have never been united to Christ.... By the Word and the Spirit of God are opened to men the great principles of righteousness embodied in His law." Reflecting Christ, page 47.
"The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious." Isaiah 42:21.
"The Scriptures plainly show that the work of
sanctification is progressive. When in conversion the sinner finds peace with
God through the blood of the atonement, the Christian life has but just begun.
Now he is to 'go on unto perfection'; to grow up 'unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ.' " Reflecting Christ, page 48.
"The very fact that
Christ bore the penalty of man's transgression is a mighty argument to all
created intelligences that the law is changeless; that God is righteous, merciful,
and self-denying; and that infinite justice and mercy unite in the
administration of His government." Reflecting Christ, page 50."He has given food to those who fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever." Psalm 111:5.
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