God's Gospel of Grace

285 Pages·2016·2.1 MB·English

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The doctrine of salvation from the pages of the
Free Grace Broadcaster

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see,
and ask for the old paths, where is the good way,
and walk therein, and ye shall find rest
for your souls.—Jeremiah 6:16
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Contents

Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Part 1 The Gospel
A Report from Heaven ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Thomas Boston (1676-1732)
What Is the Gospel Message? ....................................................................................................................................... 9
J. I. Packer
God’s Unspeakable Love ................................................................................................................................................16
Thomas Manton (1620-1677)
A Right Understanding of Sin ....................................................................................................................................20
J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)
Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Substitution .......................................................................................................25
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
The Call to Repentance ..................................................................................................................................................31
J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)
Why Is Faith Required? .................................................................................................................................................35
Thomas Manton (1620-1677)
Gospel and Judgment ......................................................................................................................................................40
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Pardon for the Greatest Sinner ..................................................................................................................................42
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
A Gospel Worth Dying For .........................................................................................................................................45
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Part 2 Substitution
The Heart of the Gospel ................................................................................................................................................55
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Christ’s Federal Work .....................................................................................................................................................62
Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952)
The Great Exchange Explained ..................................................................................................................................66
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Christ’s Penal Work.........................................................................................................................................................74
Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952)
An Entire Pardon ..............................................................................................................................................................83
Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)
Satisfaction and Substitution Outlined ..................................................................................................................91
John Owen (1616-1683)
God’s Wisdom in Christ’s Substitution .................................................................................................................96
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
Part 3 Justification
Justification Made Plain .............................................................................................................................................. 105
Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
The Meaning Of Justification................................................................................................................................... 109
Charles Hodge (1797-1898)
Justification Is a Forensic Act ................................................................................................................................... 115
Charles Hodge (1797-1898)
The Immediate and Only Ground of Justification......................................................................................... 122
James Buchanan (1804-1870)
The Instrument of Justification ............................................................................................................................... 130
A.W. Pink (1889-1952)
Not Faith, But Christ ................................................................................................................................................... 138
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
Reconciling Paul and James ....................................................................................................................................... 145
William Pemble (1591-1623)
Abuse of Justification .................................................................................................................................................... 149
Robert Traill (1642-1716)
Peace through Justification ........................................................................................................................................ 151
J.C. Ryle (1816-1900)
Part 4 Imputed Righteousness
The Lord Our Righteousness ................................................................................................................................... 161
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
The Righteousness of God Reckoned to Us ..................................................................................................... 166
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
Our Righteousness Is Not in Ourselves ............................................................................................................. 170
John Calvin (1509-1564)
Imputation of Righteousness .................................................................................................................................... 174
Charles Hodge (1797-1878)
Law, Curse, and Christ’s Righteousness.............................................................................................................. 184
Ebenezer Erskine (1680-1754)
Righteousness by Substitution ................................................................................................................................. 187
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
Consolations from the Imputed Righteousness of Christ .......................................................................... 193
Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)
Is the Lord Your Righteousness? ............................................................................................................................ 208
J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)
Part 5 Repentance
What Is Repentance? .................................................................................................................................................... 217
William S. Plumer (1802-1880)
The Necessity of Repentance ................................................................................................................................... 220
J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)
Six Ingredients of Repentance .................................................................................................................................. 224
Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)
Repentance or Faith: Which Comes First? ...................................................................................................... 232
John Murray (1898-1975)
Christ Commanded Repentance ............................................................................................................................. 235
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Sin, Sinners, and Repentance ................................................................................................................................... 240
John Gill (1697-1771)
The Fruits of Repentance ........................................................................................................................................... 243
Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952)
Examining Our Repentance ...................................................................................................................................... 247
Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)
The Greatest Motive to Repentance .................................................................................................................... 249
Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Repentance and Universal Judgment .................................................................................................................... 253
Samuel Davies (1723-1761)
Heaven’s Joy and Repentance ................................................................................................................................... 260
Edward Payson (1783-1827)
Appendices
Index of Authors ............................................................................................................................................................. 265
The Story of the Puritans ........................................................................................................................................... 269
Themes and History of the Free Grace Broadcaster..................................................................................... 273
About Chapel Library .................................................................................................................................................. 276
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OREWORD

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HE inspired, infallible Word of God was writ-
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over a period of some 1,600 years. The Holy
Spirit inspired each author to write without error.

Today, many false teachers seek to create their own
followings; thus they obscure and distort Biblical
truth. How are we to recover God’s unchanging truth
preserved for us in the Bible? First, by carefully stud-
ying God’s Word and then by hearing the voice of
outstanding, godly teachers from prior centuries, in-
cluding many who have faithfully proclaimed God’s
truth since the Reformation.

This volume contains the sermons and writing of
some of these faithful men, who with one voice speak
to each new generation with conviction, clarity, skill,
and power. Each of the following articles is from the
pages of the Free Grace Broadcaster.

The FGB is a digest of Christ-centered sermons
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God’s Gospel of Grace is compiled from the pages of the Free Grace Broadcaster,
the digest on Biblical themes from the old writers, published quarterly by
Chapel Library since 1988. Discovering Biblical truth from the unified voices
of godly men through the centuries gives both confidence and wonderful in-
sight. Many forces are pushing evangelicalism in our day to the right and left
of the historic Reformation faith once handed down to us. Here let the reader
find once again the truth vital for us to continue in the old paths.
Chapters are taken from the following FGB issues:
Chapter 1: The Gospel, #198, November 2006
Chapter 2: Substitution, #207, February 2009
Chapter 3: Justification, #187, February 2004
Chapter 4: Imputed Righteousness, #191, February 2005
Chapter 5: Repentance, #203, February 2008

W.F. Bell was founding editor of the Free Grace Broadcaster in 1970. Pastor
L.R. Shelton Jr. served from 1988 until his death in 2003. Jeff Pollard has
served as editor since then, increasing the FGB usefulness by covering the
important aspects of a different theme in each issue: definition, exposition
from the Scriptures, and application. As such, it serves as a wonderful tool for
Biblical training.

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