And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
God both lifted up the Lord Jesus from death and will also lift up believers by his own power. This word is addressed through the apostle to those who profess to be Christians, not to those who have made no profession of righteousness. It stands within the lesson of the entire sixth chapter of First Corinthians for gospel ministers and medical missionaries to study.
Those who have been washed, sanctified, and justified are called by it to accept God's transforming work and be raised to a life conformed to his high standard. Those who remain subjects of the enemy are not the temples of God. The lesson is to wake the watchmen to give the warning message for this time, to sense their need to be healed of the maladies of sin and unbelief, to refuse the teachings of the prince of darkness, and to have Satan cast out of the heart. This demands making no concessions to the enemy, altering not one principle of truth received from God, and holding no converse with those in league with evil angels, for Christ never bought peace by compromise.
God both lifted up the Lord Jesus from death and will also lift up believers by his own power. This word is addressed through the apostle to those who profess to be Christians, not to those who have made no profession of righteousness. It stands within the lesson of the entire sixth chapter of First Corinthians for gospel ministers and medical missionaries to study.
Those who have been washed, sanctified, and justified are called by it to accept God's transforming work and be raised to a life conformed to his high standard. Those who remain subjects of the enemy are not the temples of God. The lesson is to wake the watchmen to give the warning message for this time, to sense their need to be healed of the maladies of sin and unbelief, to refuse the teachings of the prince of darkness, and to have Satan cast out of the heart. This demands making no concessions to the enemy, altering not one principle of truth received from God, and holding no converse with those in league with evil angels, for Christ never bought peace by compromise.