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99881 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 4
For “to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
99882 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 5
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Those who are of faith, and those alone, are the just in the earth.
99883 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 6
Now faith is entire dependence on the word of God, that that word shall accomplish what that word says. “ It shall accomplish that which I please.” Isaiah 55:11 .
99884 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 7
To be justified by faith, then, is to be justified by entire dependence upon the word of God. The just are those who are of the word of God. This is how men become just.
99885 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 8
Men must not only become just by faith, —by dependence upon the word of God,—but being just, we must live by faith. The just man lives in precisely the same way, and by precisely the same thing, that he becomes just.
99886 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 9
We become just by faith; faith is entire dependence on the word of God. We, being just, must live by precisely the same thing by which we become just; that is, by entire dependence upon the word of God.
99887 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 10
And this is exactly what Jesus said: Man shall live “by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God .” When Jesus said that, it is perfectly plain that he simply said, in other words, Man shall live by faith.
99888 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 11
There is no other way truly to live than by faith, which is simply living by the word of God. Without faith, without the word of God, men only die.
99889 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 13
… of faith. And when a man does choose to live by the word of God, which is the only means of life, faith—entire dependence upon the word of God—is the means by which …
99890 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 14
Thus “the just shall live by faith,” and thus “whatsoever is not of faith is sin;” which is simply to say, The just must live by the word of God; and whatsoever is not of the word of God is sin.
99891 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 15
“We can not have a healthy Christian experience, we can not obey the gospel unto salvation, until the science of faith is better understood; and until more faith is exercised.”
99892 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 152 paragraph 16
“Hast thou faith?” Have the faith of God. Here are they that keep “the faith of Jesus .”
99893 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 7, 1899, page 154 paragraph 2
… . Have faith, brethren. Believe the Lord.
99894 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 1
THE righteousness of God is revealed to faith. Romans 1:17 .
99895 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 2
Faith is complete dependence upon the word of God, expecting that word to do what the word itself says.
99896 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 5
… by faith.
99897 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 6
Wherein is this word spoken?—It is spoken in the word “forgiveness.” “He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins;” “there is forgiveness with thee.”
99898 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 10
… . And faith is entire dependence upon the word for what the word speaks. Thus righteousness is altogether of faith.
99899 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 12
And he does forgive—he does give for—your sins when you ask him. He says he does, and he does. “He is faithful”—that is, he will never fail—”and just to forgive us our sins.” And the only thing he gives for sins is his righteousness.
99900 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 March 14, 1899, page 168 paragraph 14
Do you not see that righteousness by faith is just as plain and simple as the asking God for forgiveness of sin? Indeed, it is just that.