Acts, xv. 9; 1 John, v. 4.
7. The instrument which He employs to produce it is the truth as revealed in His own Word.
John, xvii. 17.
8. The means by which it will be finally perfected will be the full view of Christ Himself.
1 John, iii. 2.
PRACTICAL RESULTS.
If there is any difference on the subject of Personal Holiness amongst those who hold the great principles of the Gospel, it is not likely to appear so much in General Principles as in their practical application to present life. It is, therefore, clearly important to ascertain what should be the extent, and what the limits, of the Believer’s expectation. If we do not expect all that He has promised, we cannot hope to rise to His standard; and if, on the other hand, we expect what He has not promised, we shall involve ourselves in either disappointment or delusion. It is well, therefore, to consider from the Word of God what we are taught to expect, and what we are not taught to expect.
WE ARE TAUGHT—
1. That when we are created in Christ Jesus old things will pass away, and all things become new.
2 Cor. v. 17, 18.