The Greater Part

The Greater Part

- April 09, 2021

Not only did Christ die for us, His beloved, He died for God's glory.
Not only did Christ pay the penalty for our sins, He took away our guilt.
Not only did Christ redeem us as His own, He shares His inheritance with us.
God's love for Him, His love for the Father, is the same love He intimates to us, His people.

He gave us life, He adopted us into His family, He pronounced us NOT GUILTY, He imputed His righteousness to us, He reconciled us to His Father, He satisfied His Father's demand for justice on behalf of us, He sanctifies us with His own Spirit, and with the same power that He raised Himself from the dead He will glorify us with in the end. What greater love therefore hath God revealed to us than to give us the gift of knowing and worshiping Him?

Truly, the very nature of God obliges Him to administer justice and sentence sin to death, thereby upholding the integrity of His just character. What He was not obliged to do was to show mercy to me. Justice was a necessary obligation, but mercy is of His own free volition. He did not need to, but He did. In this sense, mercy is a greater attribute of His than His justice. But why would even God show mercy to this proud rebel? Because God, more than He is just and merciful, is pure love.

Mercy is greater than justice, love is greater than both. He loved me, and gave His life for me. He bought me, so He can set me free. Free to serve Him, free to tell people about Him, free to love Him. Forever.

Lord, let me always be weak and needy,
that your grace might enable me to praise you
for your wondrous love, and your great mercy.

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Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:
for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 106:1

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Kletos Covenantal Ministries is a small house gathering of Christians inside Brgy. Batia, Bocaue, Bulacan standing solely on the absolute authority, sufficiency, and inerrancy of God's Holy Word by the power of the Holy Spirit for the glory of God, the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are Presbyterian in church polity. We adhere strongly to the Westminster Confession of Faith (Larger and Smaller), the Athanasian and Nicene Creeds, and the Heidelberg Catechism. Our emphasis is on prayer, experimental/experiential preaching, the active proclamation of God's word in public, catechism, and daily intentional Family Worship in the homes.

Who I Am

I am a husband, and a father.

I am a mere recipient of my Father's mercy by the gracious merit of my Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Christ of God.
An unprofitable servant.

Raised as a Roman Catholic, lived like a demon for 24 years in that religion, became a "Christian" and joined a rich church twice, while living as a hypocrite for 19 more years, 14 of those in adultery. Finally found by Christ out of his own good mercy, convicted of my severe offenses, I realized I was helplessly lost. Regenerated and renewed according to the will of God through Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. Granted the gift of repentance and faith. Was saved. Washed in the blood of the Lamb. Passed from death unto life. Justified. Dying daily in sanctification. Soon to be glorified.

I pray in God's mercy that I may endure to the end carrying His name, proclaiming His kingdom, and preaching the good news of Christ's salvation, the good work of regeneration by the Holy Spirit, and the victorious power of the Resurrection unto sanctification which is in Christ Jesus, to all who will believe and behave the gospel.

I do not believe Christ saved me to merely hide inside a church building to be a good member, but He enlisted me to be a warring soldier for His kingdom to come; nor do I believe the Holy Spirit indwells in a believer and lets him live as the same old person prior to being saved. If, despite my service, the most Sovereign Lord assigns me to hell at the end, then I have no merit of my own to present to him for myself, other than that which is found in Christ. Though I deserve His justice, I can only plead His mercy. Regardless, God is still truly worthy of all service, worship, and praise.

I am in no way superior, more good, or better than the person I meet on the street. The only difference is I fully realize that I am a guilty criminal before God and that I rightly deserve to die under his justice, yet by His mercy and grace He forgave me - and so I am eternally grateful for this act of kindness that no good act in my entire life can ever truly repay. The common "churchian" knows this, yet has no evidence for it. I am of no such company.

Out of gratitude, I willingly set out to fulfill the Great Commission of proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ where all the fishes are - out on the street. Faithfully declaring the clear Gospel of repentance unto salvation, which is able to save to the uttermost, the newness of life in Christ, the persecution that comes with such profession, and the terrifying wrath & judgment of God to come upon the sons of disobedience.

If I lift Him up therefore, He will in turn draw His elect to Himself, thus glorifying the Father, who deserves the reverence He demands from all people and creation. May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward for his suffering.

Grace alone.
Faith Alone.
Christ alone.
Scripture alone.
For the glory of God alone.