Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 426 pages of information about Christ.

Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 426 pages of information about Christ.

1.  Of his personal teaching, God spoke by him, Heb. i. 2.  He revealed the Father’s mind, Matt. xi. 27.  John i. 18.

2.  Of his messengers sent by him, as prophets of old, apostles and ministers of late, whom he sendeth forth to make disciples, Matt, xxviii. 18; and to open the eyes of the blind, Acts xxvi. 18.

3.  Of his word, which he hath left as our rule, and which is a sure, word of prophecy, more sure than a voice from heaven, 2 Pet. i. 19.

4.  Of his ordinances, which he hath established as means to guide us in the way of truth.

5.  Of his Spirit, whereby he maketh the word clear, John xiv. 26.  This Spirit is sent to teach all truth, and to lead and guide us in all truth, John xvii. 13. 1 John ii. 27; and sept by him, and by the Father in his name, John xiv. 26; xv. 16; xvi. 14.

6.  Of his dispensations of providence, within us and without us, by which likewise he instructeth in the way of truth.

Tenthly. He, is the Truth, in, respect of his bearing witness to, the truth; and this he doth,

1.  By himself, who was given for a witness, Isaiah lv. 4; and came to bear witness to the truth, John iii. 11; xviii. 37; and was a faithful witness, Rev. i. 5; iii. 14,

2.  By his ministers, who witness the truth of the gospel by publishing and proclaiming the same.

3.  By his martyrs, who seal the truth with their blood, and so bear witness to it, Rev. ii. 13; xvii. 6.  Acts xxii. 20.

4.  By his Spirit, sealing the truth of grace in a believer, and his interest in God through Christ, and his right to all the benefits of the new covenant, “in whom also, after ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance,” Eph. i. 13, 14.

Eleventhly. He is the Truth, in respect that he carrieth towards poor sinners in all things, according to the tenor of the gospel, and the offers thereof; he offers himself to all freely, and promiseth to put none away that come to him; and this he doth in truth:  for no man can say, that he had a sincere and true desire to come to Jesus, and that he rejected him and would not look upon him.  He giveth encouragement to all sinners to come, that will be content to quit their sins; and promiseth to upbraid none that cometh.  And is there any that in their own experience can witness the contrary?  He offers all freely; and did he ever reject any upon the want of a price in their hand?  Nay, hath not the cause of their getting no admittance been, that they thought to commend themselves to Christ by their worth; and would not take all freely, for the glory of his grace?  Let believers and others speak here, out of their own experience, in truth and in uprightness; and it shall be found, that he was and is the truth.

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