The new order demands a new standard of life. Self-exaltation was the norm of the old life. Sin was less sinful than it really is, and holiness was less holy than it really is. In this new creation, there is a new conception of sin. Things that before seemed altogether right now seem entirely…
But Nicodemus did marvel at what our Lord was saying and could only reply “How can these things be?” Nicodemus like many others today had preconceived ideas and prejudices which made it difficult for him either to understand or to accept the divine simplicity of God’s plan of salvation. “He had to descend from…
What then does God purpose to do to equip a repentant, believing sinner for membership in the new order of heavenly holy men? He purposes to endow him with a new nature that fits him for citizenship in His Kingdom and for sonship in His family. He purposes to bestow upon him his own…