L. F. TRUBEY by L. F. Trubey

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 25, 1902

L. F. TRUBEY

By L. F. Trubey

Redemption

L. F. TRUBEY

“But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.” Isa. 43:1. To the one who reads and believes these words, God says that his people are redeemed, redeemed by precious blood, redeemed from sin. The time past of their lives may suffice to have lived in sin, or, as the Lord says, “Wrought the will of the Gentiles;” but from their regeneration, they are to live in righteousness and true holiness. God calls us through redemption out from all sin. We are then to dedicate ourselves to him, and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. If, at our conversion, we did not have such an experience as this, we should have it now. Paul asked the Ephesian brethren, “Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?” As, owing to lack of instruction, they did not receive the Holy Ghost when they first believed, they were more fully instructed; and then they definitely received him.

If we wholly gave ourselves to God when we were converted, well and good. But if not, let us do so without delay; for, to my mind, redemption suggests consecration on the part of the one redeemed from the moment he is converted; and a perfect, growing life should be the normal state of the Christian. With many, no doubt, this is so; but with most people it is not the case. So, when the claims of Christ, “You are redeemed from all iniquity,” suddenly break upon them, it is necessary that they should come to the definite point of a full and complete surrender. There is danger now in delay.