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III.
The Way to Christ
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Chapter
25
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Righteousness and Life
1. WHAT is assured to the believer
in Christ?
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting life."
John 3:16.
2. What is revealed in the gospel?
"For therein is the righteousness of God
revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The
just shall live by faith." Rom 1:17.
3. What has Christ brought to
light through the gospel?
"Who hath abolished death, and hath brought
life and immortality
to light through the gospel." 2 Tim. 1:10.
4. How closely are
righteousness and life thus united?
"In the way of righteousness is
life; and in the pathway
thereof
there is no death." Prov. 12:28.
5. What does he find who follows after righteousness?
"He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth
life, righteousness, and honor." Prov. 21:1.
6. Through what does grace reign unto eternal life?
"That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might
grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by
Jesus Christ our Lord." Rom. 5:21.
7. What is the very life of the Spirit?
"And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of
sin; but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness." Rom. 8:10.
8. What are the commandments of God declared to be?
"All Thy commandments are righteousness." Ps.
119:172.
9. What did Jesus declare God's commandment to be?
"And I know that His commandment is life
everlasting." John 12:50.
NOTE.-Life and righteousness are thus shown to be
inseparable.
10. What does the prophet Jeremiah
declare Christ to be?
"And this is His name whereby He shall
be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Jer. 23:6.
11. What does Christ declare Himself to be?
"I am the way, the truth, and the life." John
14:6.
12. How is righteousness received?
"For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much
more they which receive abundance of grace and of the
gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:17.
13. How is eternal life bestowed?
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Rom.
6:23.
14. What did Moses set forth as
the basis of righteousness?
"And it shall be our righteousness, if we
observe to do all these
commandments
before the
Lord our God, as He hath commanded us." Deut. 6:25.
15. What did Christ indicate as
essential to eternal life?
"And He said unto him, Why callest thou Me
good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but
if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
Matt. 19:17.
NOTE.-The righteousness of God, which is obtained by
faith in Christ, brings with it the life of God,
which is inseparably connected with righteousness;
and the life of God, which is bestowed upon man as a
gift through his faith in Christ, is a life of
righteousness,- the righteousness, or right-doing,
of Christ.
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