Only a Small Beginning of Obedience
- The reality.
- Every believer in Jesus Christ has constant reason to be humbly grateful, not complacent, nor alarmed about their salvation.
- They are converted, i.e., the Spirit of God has given them a new heart.
- Romans 7 provides the mature, converted saint with the right knowledge of his sins and sinfulness.
- The correct knowledge of my sin is essential to a healthy Christian experience.
- The only ones who run to Jesus are those who are admit that they are sinners in God’s sight.
- The more spiritually mature see more of their own sins and sinfulness and they see sin to be more and more sinful.
- A very great help in keeping the right perspective is the strict preaching of God’s law.
- Having God’s law constantly set before us we are frequently reminded of:
- God’s law reveals the perfect God, which accurately identifies and describes sin.
- The resolve.
- It is the knowledge of sin which drives one to Jesus, for forgiveness and righteousness are only in Him.
- The faith which enables me to see my sin, also shows me Jesus.
- In fact, the greater we see our sin to be, the greater we see God’s love, mercy, and Jesus’ blood to be.
- The converted an increasing consciousness of how much Jesus has done for them.
- The faith which sees sin and sees the cross, then is resolved to render grateful returns of ardent love more and more.
- Gratitude is the high motive for striving to make every aspect of our life subservient to our loving Lord.