Righteousness

WHY WE HAVE FAILED

THE church has been very strong in teaching man his need of Righteousness, his

weakness and inability to please God. She has been very strong in her denunciation of

sins in the believer. She has preached against unbelief, world conformity, and lack of

faith, but she has been sadly lacking in bringing forward the truth of what we are in

Christ, or how Righteousness and faith are available.

Most of our hymns put our redemption off till after death. We are going to have rest

when we get to heaven. We are going to have victory when we get to heaven. We are

going to be overcomers when we get to heaven. We are going to have peace with God

when we get to heaven. There will be no more failings when we get to heaven. We have

nothing on this side except failure, misery, disappointment and weakness.

What does He mean when He says, "Ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all

principality and power"? When are we to be complete? Is it in this life or in the next?

What does he mean in Rom. 8:37, "Nay, in all these things we are more than

conquerors through him that loved us"? When are we to be more than conquerors? Is it

after death when we leave this vale of tears? And Phil. 4.13, "I can do all things in him

that strengtheneth me."

When is it that we are going to be able to do all things? Is it after we finish the course

and stand with Him in the New Heaven and the New Earth? He declares, Rom. 8:1

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus." When does

this become ours ? We hear nothing but condemnation preached. The ministry make no

distinction between saint and sinner. When does Rom. 5:1 become a reality? "Being

therefore declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus

Christ."

The ministers do not preach peace in the present. It is always in the future. When are

we to find this glorious thing called Peace? When is Jesus "made unto us wisdom from

God, and righteousness and...