From Abraham to Jacob to the Levites to Judah and beyond:
On all these great honor and renown were bestowed; yet not for their own sakes, or because of their own achievements, or for the good works they did, but by the Will of God. For was it not by their faith, that prompted them to their acts of righteousness and truth?
Similarly, we - The Called of Christ Jesus - are not justified by ourselves or or own wisdom or understanding or even our own godliness, nor by such deeds as we have done in the holiness of our hearts, but by faith through which alone Almighty God has justified all men (who are Justified) since the beginning of time. Glory be Him for ever and ever, amen.
So, what shall we do brothers? Should we relax our efforts of doing good, and cease to exercise Christian love? God forbid; therefore let us spare no effort to obey His will, but put all our energies into the work of righteousness. And let us place all our boasting and confidence not in ourselves but in Him, and submit ourselves (happily) to His will for our lives.
By all means be pugnacious and hot-headed but (only) about things that lead to Salvation. And this is the very way that we find our Salvation, brothers, even in Jesus Christ, the Great High Priest by whom all our gifts offered, and the Protector by whom all our feebleness is aided. He will carry us along. Yet fear not, there is no time lost between when we fall on our knees before the Master and give up imploring Him with tears to be but gracious and pardon us, and He (at that very moment) brings us back again into the honorable and virtuous Way, the way of those who love Him.
By all means let a man be a true believer, let him Capable of expounding, expound the Revelation of our Lord, let him be judicious in what he hears, and let his life be a pattern of virtue in all he does.
It was in Love that all of God's Chosen saints were made perfect; it was in Love that the Lord drew (or dragged) us to Himself because of the Love that He bore for us, our Lord Christ Jesus, at the Will of God, gave up His blood for Us - His flesh for our flesh, His life for our lives. And this blessing was theirs who were Chosen by God through Jesus Christ our Lord. To Him be glory for ever and ever, amen.
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