William Romaine Project

Before we can receive from Christ's fulness to live the Christian life, we must receive from him the salvation and righteousness that he alone provides. This we cannot attain or produce; we must receive it as a gift, for Christ alone can fulfill the Father's law for righteousness. This will become the basis of our walk of faith, Romaine says. The text below comes from his first chapter of The Life of Faith , abridged and modernized.   ==============   "For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin, as it is written: 'None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God.'" (Romans 3:9-11 ESV) "So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith." (Galatians 3:24 ESV) The persons, for whom this work is written, are convinced of their own sin and of God's righteousness. Through the Holy Spirit the word of God has become real to them, teaching t

"And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." (John 1:16 ESV)  "Remember where everything relating to your walk with God is to be found. The Father’s love has laid it up all in the Son’s fulness, and it is the office of the Holy Spirit to teach you how to receive out of it, as grace upon grace. He teaches by his word. With this in your hand, and his light in your understanding, read and study what he has promised you for a safe, happy, and holy walk. Take no step without the direction of his word and  expect at every step that he will make good to you all that he has promised." (William Romaine, The Life, Walk, and Triumph of Faith , modernized) Image credit: photo above by Laura Barry on Unsplash.