Author	Thread: Who Made you to differ?
Admin	Who Made you to differ? Posted : 16 Jun, 2011 08:44 PM Who made you to differ? It is grace, free, sovereign grace, which has made you to differ! Should any here, supposing themselves to be the children of God, imagine that there is some reason "in them" why they should have been chosen, let them know, that as yet they are in the dark, concerning the first principles of grace, and have not yet learned the gospel. If ever they had known the gospel, they would, on the other hand, confess that they were less than the least- the offscouring of all things- unworthy, ill-deserving, undeserving, and hell- deserving, and ascribe it all to distinguishing grace, which has made them to differ; and to discriminating love, which has chosen them out from the rest of the world. Great Christian, you would have been a great sinner if God had not made you to differ! O! you who are valiant for truth, you would have been as valiant for the devil if grace had not laid hold of you! A seat in heaven shall one day be yours; but a chain in hell would have been yours if grace had not changed you! You can now sing his love; but a licentious song might have been on your lips, if grace had not washed you in the blood of Jesus! You are now sanctified, you are quickened, you are justified; but what would you have been today if it had not been for the interposition of the divine hand? There is not a crime you might not have committed; there is not a folly into which you might not have run. Even murder itself you might have committed if grace had not kept you. You shall be like the angels; but you would have been like the devil if you had not been changed by grace! Therefore, never be proud- all the garments you have are from above; rags were your only heritage. Never be proud, though you now have a wide domain of grace; you had once not a single thing to call yours own, except your sin and misery. You are now wrapped up in the golden righteousness of the Savior, and accepted in the garments of the beloved! But you would have been buried under the black mountain of sin, and clothed with the filthy rags of unrighteousness, if he had not changed you! And are you proud? Do you exalt yourself? O! strange mystery, that you, who have borrowed everything, should exalt yourself; that you, who have nothing of your own, but have still to draw upon grace, should be proud- a poor dependent pensioner upon the bounty of your Savior, and yet proud; one who has a life which can only live by fresh streams of life from Jesus, and yet proud! Go, hang your pride upon the gallows, as high as Haman! Hang it there to rot, and you stand beneath, and execrate it to all eternity; for sure of all things most to be cursed and despised is the pride of a Christian. He, of all men, has ten thousand times more reason than any other to be humble, and walk lowly with his God, and kindly and humbly toward his fellow-creatures. by: Charles Haddon Spurgeon From Spurgeon's sermon, "The Fruitless Vine" Post Reply
View Profile History	Who Made you to differ? Posted : 17 Jun, 2011 01:22 AM No Photo Yet View Profile History Sir James: Posted : 16 Jun, 2011 06:24 AM phillipjohn What if Posted : 15 Jun, 2011 05:39 AM What if all posters consulted waited on the head of the church before posting? Would we have any posts Posted : 15 Jun, 2011 09:04 AM James answer What do you mean? What if everyone prayed and see if the got a feeling before they posted anything??? Maybe you should have asked this question to twosparrows before he said what he said on "ask a guy". Do you have any Scriptures you would like to present on this subject? In Christ, View Profile History What if Posted : 15 Jun, 2011 10:31 AM James again: Well, if you read my posts, you know that I don't get involved in that kind of stuff. Yes, I have noticed that a couple of men on this section get upset at some women who post on this section. Frankly, if I read a post on this section and it is NOT a question about the Bible, but instead a complaint about someone posting too much, or something like that, I just ignore it, and move on. The only reason I asked PJ that question is because who knows what PJ means? "what if" is NOT even a whole question! This section of the boards is supposed to be for discussion about the Bible. Then you read PJ's post on this thread he started and you STILL don't know what he means. In Christ, The first response to the post What if Posted : 15 Jun, 2011 08:38 AM not very many PJ but they would be edifying Second response What if Posted : 15 Jun, 2011 08:51 AM I agree with river. I don't think there would be very many. Some obviously understood. bornagaintoserve View Profile History Sir James: Posted : 16 Jun, 2011 11:39 PM Imagine the contradiction of one saying and boldy implying that man hearing from God would best resolved of private hunches. Then the same individual would exalt some men as having a special ability to know and understand truth and all others would have is hunches. Very interesting accusation against grace itself, knowing that grace could be revealed as the lord Jesus Christ. Post Reply
View Profile History	Who Made you to differ? Posted : 17 Jun, 2011 05:03 AM SirJames You are correct sir!Spurgeon hit it right on the head,and he was so poetic too!There is nothing good in us apart from God!There is no special reason God has chosen us and not all to regenerate.The only reason given in scripture is,for his own good pleasure,for his glory, blessings Steve Post Reply
View Profile History	Who Made you to differ? Posted : 17 Jun, 2011 07:04 AM As long as we post the regenarate lie we will expose the devil, Satan is a liar. man can do and has always done just what the word of God says what must be done to come into salvation. Post Reply
View Profile History	Who Made you to differ? Posted : 17 Jun, 2011 12:58 PM WHAT'S **LOVE** GOT TO DO WITH IT?? I Peter 1:22: "Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere **LOVE** for your brothers, l**LOVE** one another deeply, from the heart.":applause: I Corinthians 13:2,4-8: If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not **LOVE** I am nothing...**LOVE** is patient, **LOVE** is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. **LOVE** does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. **LOVE** never fails!!":peace: John 13:34: Jesus says, "A NEW command I give you: **LOVE** one another As I have loved you, so you must **LOVE** one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples.":rolleyes: John 14:23: Jesus says, �If anyone **LOVES** Me, he will obey My teaching, My Father will **LOVE** him, and We will make Our home with him.� Matthew 28:19.20� Jesus commands, �Go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to *OBEY EVERYTHING* I have commanded you!� {See I John 2:3-5} EVERYTHING would also include all the other commands in God's inspired Word from Acts to Revelation as per 2 Timothy 3:16: 4:2: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work...Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. If we really **LOVE** our brothers and sister in Christ we will lovingly teach them to obey all the approximately 400 commands of the NT with **LOVE** in the hope of countless eternal rewards when Jesus comes with great power with all His angels. Revelation 22:112: Jesus says,"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done!? Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, For the Son of Man is going to come in His **FATHER'S GLORY WITH HIS ANGELS**:angel::angel::angel:, and **THEN** He will reward each person according to what he has done." I Corinthians 3:8,9: "The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building." Ephesians 4:15: "Speaking the Truth in **LOVE**, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is, Christ!":rolleyes: Many are afraid to quote the more controversial Truths in God's Word even if it is done **IN LOVE** such as: 2 Timothy 2:9-12: "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God. A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent." I Corinthians 14:33-35: "As in **ALL** the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are no allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." However women may teach men outside of the church as per Acts 18:26: " When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited HIM to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately." Wow, now I am deep trouble. Please rebuke and correct me gently and **IN LOVE**:hearts::rolleyes: Post Reply