In Jesus, God Comes Near
By Trevin Wax on Nov 1, 2008 in Quotes of the Week | 
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In Jesus is made known to us the ultimate reality of God as a moral and spiritual being.
In Jesus, God appears as righteous love.
In Jesus, God comes near for our salvation.
In Jesus, the grace and power of God are manifested for our redemption.
In Jesus, God takes the initiative in seeking us.
We are found and awakened by the gospel. But our sin binds us. We know ourselves alienated in heart and life from God. We are unable to redeem ourselves. We belong to a kingdom of evil and are held captive.
We need forgiveness and reconciliation. Through his atoning work Christ brings God near in forgiving grace.
We need moral and spiritual transformation. Christ supplies the motives which lead to repentance and the new life.
“In Christ” is the phrase which expresses the total meaning of the new life. He is its source, its structural law, and its goal.
We are, in other words, regenerated and spiritually constituted in Jesus Christ.
- E.Y. Mullins, The Christian Religion in its Doctrinal Expression, pg. 165
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I would rephrase this:
In Jesus, God takes the initiative in seeking us.
Since God has always taken the initiative to seek us…from the very beginning, no?
Edgar | Nov 1, 2008 | Reply
Amen
I do not find anything wrong with the wording. From the beginning The Father gave Jesus to us as our Mediator and Advocate, our Great High Priest. It is through Christ Jesus that we are able to become one with the Father again.
The Gospel of John reveals some of these truths to us, it would be a blessing to read the first few chapters of John. Scripture is so beautiful and if we read, asking the Holy Spirit’s help, we will be granted the greatest blessing we will ever receive.
May we all continue to pray and read and grow up into the likeness of Jesus – that by beholding we will become changed – that we will have the character of Jesus revealed in us. And to be a blessing to one another.
May God bless us all and may we all be ready for the soon coming of Jesus. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Catherine | Nov 2, 2008 | Reply