THERE is no other remedy for man’s lost condition but the gospel. That gospel tells of Christ, who suffered and died for our redemption and now lives to sustain all who trust in Him.
When He is received by faith, a new life is imparted, and with that new life there are necessarily new motives, new desires, and new ambitions. As the believer walks with God, these result in true Christian devotedness, godless of life, and loving concern for those still unsaved, as well as brotherly care for those in Christ.
“Someone asked Luther, ‘Do you feel
That you have been forgiven?’
He answered, ‘No! but I’m as sure
As there’s a God in heaven.
For feelings come and feelings go,
And feelings are deceiving;
My warrant is the Word of God,
Naught else is worth believing:
Though all my heart should feel condemned
For want of some sweet token,
There is One greater than my heart.
Whose Word cannot be broken.
I’ll trust in God’s unchanging Word,
Till soul and body sever;
For though all things shall pass away
His Word shall stand forever.”
—Anon.