no sin which is sin; nor that a small sin which is a great sin; nor that
beware of sin. Keep thyself pure. Walk and speak circumspectly. Follow the Lord fully.
2. What God's inflexibility is.—He cannot change. He cannot call that no sin which is sin; nor that a small sin which is a great sin; nor that a private sin which was a public sin. His purpose is not the easy, pliable, changeable thing which ours is. He is the God only wise, only righteous, only mighty, and is, therefore, above all such vacillations. He is without variableness or shadow of turning; the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. O saint, remember that thou hast to do with a holy and unchangeable God! O sinner, think that thou hast also to do with him, and that this inflexibility is, as yet, all against thee! He will not alter either his law or his gospel to suit you. You must take them as they are, or perish for ever! It is true that he who believeth shall be saved; it is as true that he who believeth not shall be damned!
3. What the grace of God is.—Many waters cannot quench it, nor the floods drown it. To what lengths it will go, in order to pardon a sinner or to bless a saint! Believer, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus! Unbelieving man, take refuge now in that rich grace which is still held out to thee, for the forgiveness of all thy sins, and for the bestowment of blessings, and joys, and hopes; which will make thee richer than Israel with his earthly Canaan; gladder than Moses with his bright vision of the land flowing with milk and honey!
SERMON L
CHRIST AND THE NEW CREATION