<TITLE>06. Par 22-25</TITLE>L-22 "Those who He has called, He hath already justified: those who He had justified, He had already glorified." That's right. See? There's where we get grace and works mixed up. Here's the whole thing in the Arminian and Calvinistic belief. Grace is what God does for you; works is what you do for God. See? It's grace that brings you to God; it's the works that--that you do for God. See?
Now, as Abraham was justified by faith, because he believed in God. Paul justified him by faith; James turns over and justifies him by works. But Paul was speaking what God saw, and James was speaking what man saw. If you say you are a believer, and then act contrary to what you say, then you're not a believer. See? If you tell God, "Yes, I now solemnly believe." Brother, you can't do nothing but act the same way you believe. That's right. You say, "Lord, my hand's crippled, but something in my heart tells me that You're the Lord that's healed me. Oh, I believe it, God, with all my heart." You can't do nothing but watch that hand move a few inches every day. See, that's it. You can't do nothing else. See? And God's obligated to that Word to watch over It.

L-23 From the beginning God... We'll take, for instance, the patriarch Jacob. He was a wondering boy; he was run away boy; he'd run away from home because he was afraid that--that Esau was going to kill him because of something that he had done. And he run away from home. Yet that boy was anchored in God by a Divine promise that was made to Abraham. That's right.
And just the same promise that laid anchored in Jacob, lays anchored in every born again believer tonight. God calls sovereignly without anything you done about it; there's nothing you done. Men say, "Oh, I sought God." No man has sought God at any time. But it's God seeking man, not man seeking God, God seeking man. Jesus said, "No man can come to Me except My Father draws him first." You get it? It has to be God drawing man.

L-24 Man in his nature is a--a castaway. He's an alien; He's away from God. Then God by grace has to draw him to His own side. "And all that the Father has given Me will come to Me." No way at all, there ain't enough picture shows, enough dance halls, enough burlesque shows in the country to keep you away from God. When God goes to drawing back yonder before the foundation of the world when He put your name down that you'd come, you're coming, that's all; that's all.
Oh, you might be a hypocrite and work up and say this, that, or the other, but I mean when God calls. That's right. When God goes to calling, you don't stop and say, "Well, I'm a Christian; these things don't bother me." That shows that you're not.

L-25 How would I ever... If I made a pledge to my wife, "Wifey, I love you with all my heart; I'll be true to you all the days of my life." Then how could I go out conscientiously, if I meant that, and do disgrace to her, though I might be able to do it and get by, though I could go and--and be untrue to her, and then yet, I'd get by with it. Why, I wouldn't love her. I couldn't do it. I wouldn't hurt her for nothing. She's my wife. I love her. No matter what the opportunity was, I wouldn't do it because I love her. See?
Now, that's the way it is with God. When you come to God and you really love Him with all your heart, say, "Well, I'm a Christian. Glory to God, I'm anchored in Christ. Not going to hurt me to do this. God forgives me anyhow." That shows you're not in love with God. It shows that something's wrong. I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt Him for nothing. I don't want to cause Him any grief. I want to have Him to smile because He's my Father.


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