in The Gospel Messenger (1880)
I BELIEVE THAT THE WORK OF CHRIST in redemption and the work of the Spirit in regeneration, proceed upon the glorious principle of the everlasting love of God to his people, his seed—the heirs of promise, and his choice and determination to save them from their sins; that, that which is redeemed must necessarily be regenerated; that the work of the spirit in regeneration is precisely commensurate with the work of Christ in redemption, that the evidence of a sinner’s acceptance in the beloved Christ and manifestation as a child of God, is found in his exercise of a Godly sorrow for sin—his exercise of repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ, and so receiving the pardon of sin by the sacrificial blood of Christ and justification by his imputed righteousness, giving a good hope through grace and followed by a practical demonstration, proving his faith by his works. |
