by William R. Newell The majority of believers today are in legal bondage because they do not see the essential difference between our position and that of Israel under the Law. Israel depended upon their own obedience to get their blessings in the land. Christians receive their blessings because of the Lord Jesus’ obedience in their stead. He paid in full “the wages of sin”—which was death (Romans 6:23): and we have the “free gift of God”—eternal life. This gives [...]
by William R. Newell As all of us know, our blessed Lord was crucified between two others called “malefactors” who were under the judgment of the Roman Empire to be executed for proven crimes. There are certain matters here (among many, many others) to which we should give attention. I. Our Lord Himself was “numbered with the transgressors.” This was in fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 53. He Himself insisted that this prophecy must be carried out: “I say [...]
by William R. Newell I have become personally more profoundly convinced than ever of the need of a testimony concerning a great danger in our conduct of gospel meetings.1 I have been listening to an excellent presentation of the finished work of Christ, which contrasted that work both with God’s promises in the Old Testament of a coming One who would bear men’s sins and with the law which God brought in to make men realize their need of such [...]
by William R. Newell It is conceived by many that to live a holy life a man must keep saying in his heart, “I must not do this or that evil thing”: or, “I must perform this or that good work, or Christian duty, to win God’s favor.”[1] But is not this to walk under the law? Indeed, it is the very essence of living under law to feel that God’s favor depends on man’s good works! And suppose the [...]