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  1. In Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians.

    They breathed, lived and talked Christ
    What do we do today?
    We talk and our own words condemns us (hypocrites)
    We live convincing ourself He who told us be ye Holy as I am holy did not and could not really mean that.
    We breath immorality and have no life

    If I be lifted, I will draw all men unto myself.

    If you don't like the fruit be grafted to the correct root because you see the fruit is the result of the root.

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  2. By faith alone, so that I may not become bewitched by Satan into believing that salvation is of my merits. Faith in who? Jesus, who is the sweetist name I know. He is just the same as His holy name. And someday I shall see Him face to face
    To thank and praise Him for His wondrous grace, Which He gave to me, when He made me free, John 8:32,36.

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  3. Now that does not imply that I will wait to see Him till I get to heaven , the contrary, I saw Him as He is. As I prayed, read His word, and reviewed this weeks lesson with blogs.

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  4. I think the quote from Ellen White mentioned in the lesson today needs to be coupled with the following quote found a little later in the passage in order to present balance to the Righteousness by faith concept.

    Christ Our Righteousness

    “Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:14, 15). Repentance is associated with faith, and is urged in the gospel as essential to salvation. Paul preached repentance. He said, “I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:20, 21). There is no salvation without repentance. No impenitent sinner can believe with his heart unto righteousness. Repentance is described by Paul as a godly sorrow for sin, that “worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of” (2 Corinthians 7:10).

    By the inner work of the Spirit of Christ it is possible for humans to perform the Righteousness of Christ in our lives. Of course, even this doesn't atone for our past sins, but repentance from our sins and the performance of Christ's Righteousness is expected when we have been pardoned. Otherwise, we just come under condemnation again every time we repeat the sin we were pardoned for. We crucify Him afresh needing pardon again.

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  5. "The sinner cannot bring himself to repentance". "Is it the work of a sinner or the gift of Christ"? Acts 5:31 and the article by EGW, "A new life(Revival and beyond), page 20". I have mentioned this before and I pray for the gift of repentance. "No man can repent of himself and make himself worthy of justification". This make 2peter 3;9 even more more applicable.

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  6. Beautiful, blessed thought Paul. Thanks for sharing. The goodness of God leads us to repentance. Romans 2:4.

    "In freeing our souls from the bondage of sin, God has wrought for us a deliverance greater than that of the Hebrews at the Red Sea. Like the Hebrew host, we should praise the Lord with heart and soul and voice for His "wonderful works to the children of men." Those who dwell upon God's great mercies, and are not unmindful of His lesser gifts, will put on the girdle of gladness and make melody in their hearts to the Lord. The daily blessings that we receive from the hand of God, and above all else the death of Jesus to bring happiness and heaven within our reach, should be a theme for constant gratitude. What compassion, what matchless love, has God shown to us, lost sinners, in connecting us with Himself, to be to Him a peculiar treasure!" - Patriarchs and Prophets, 288, 289.

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