Inexpressible Joy
Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
Have you ever noticed that the
Apostle Paul never speaks of his love for Christ? Rather he keeps talking about
Christ’s wonderful love to him. Neither does he exhort us to love Christ, but
keeps telling us how Christ loved — and loves, us. This is consistent with the
message specially committed to him: “The Gospel of the Grace of God” (Acts
20:24).
The fact that God deals with us in grace does
not mean that believers should not, or do not, love Him. The very opposite is
true, for love begets love. It is when men come to know the love of Christ that
their hearts respond to him in love.
Peter, like Paul, had once
been a strict observer of the Law, but had since come to know the love of
Christ in growing measure. The result: A deep love for Christ and the
overflowing joy that accompanies such love. This is why we find in I Peter 1:8
those touching words that naturally overflow from the heart and lips of one who
has come to know the love of Christ: “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom,
though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and
full of glory”.
Yes, knowing and loving Christ
does indeed bring inexpressible joy, but we cannot love him by trying. We must
accept His love for us in faith so that our hearts may naturally respond.
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Believing Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s
SALVATION.
ead Acts 16L31 Romans 1:16, and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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