All things are possible to him who believes
All things are possible to him who thus believes (Mark 9:23). The eyes of his understanding being enlightened (Ephesians 1:18), he sees what his calling is, even to glorify God, who has bought him with so high a price (1 Corinthians 6:20), in his body and in his spirit, which now are God's by redemption, as well as by creation. He feels what is the exceeding greatness of his power, who, as he raised up Christ from the dead, so is able to quicken us, dead in sin, by his Spirit who dwells in us. This is the victory which overcomes the world, even our faith (1 John 5:4).
That faith is not only an unshaken assent to all that God has revealed in Scripture, and in particular to those important truths: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:15); he bore our sins in his own body on the tree (1 Peter 2:24); he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2).
It is likewise the revelation of Christ in our hearts, a divine evidence or conviction of his love, his free, unmerited love to me, a sinner, and a sure confidence in his pardoning mercy, wrought in us by the Holy Ghost. By that confidence every true believer is enabled to bear witness: I know that my Redeemer lives (Job 19:25); I have an Advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1); Jesus Christ the righteous is my Lord, and the propitiation for my sins. I know he has loved me and given himself for me (Galatians 2:20). He has reconciled me, even me, to God, and I have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins (Ephesians 1:7).
1771 text
7. All things are possible to him that thus believeth: the eyes of his understanding being enlightened, he sees what is his calling, even to glorify God, who hath bought him with so high a price, in his body and in his spirit, which now are God’s by redemption, as well as by creation. He feels what is the exceeding greatness of his power, who as he raised up Christ from the dead, so is able to quicken us, dead in sin, by his Spirit which dwelleth in us. This is the victory which overcometh the world, even our faith: that faith which is not only an unshaken assent to all that God hath revealed in scripture, and in particular to those important truths, Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners; he bare our sins in his own body on the tree; he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world: But likewise the revelation of Christ in our hearts; a divine evidence or conviction of his love, his free, unmerited love to me a sinner, a sure confidence in his pardoning mercy, wrought in us by the Holy Ghost: a confidence, whereby every true believer is enabled to bear witness, I know that my Redeemer liveth; that I have an Advocate with the Father; that Jesus Christ the righteous is my Lord, and the propitiation for my sins. I know he hath loved me, and given himself for me. He hath reconciled me, even me to God; and I have redemption through his blood even the forgiveness of sins.
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Sermon 17 in the 1771 Works. Romans 2:29. Saint Mary's, Oxford, 1 January 1733.
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