Romans: Expositions of Bible Doctrines by Donald Grey Barnhouse

Author:Donald Grey Barnhouse [Barnhouse, Donald Grey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

A New and Hopeless Covenant

Of this acceptance of the law by the people someone has written: "Until that hour they had been sustained in the faithfulness of Jehovah and without the slightest reference to their wickedness; but His plan and purpose for them had remained unchanged. He had dealt with them according to the unconditional covenant of grace made with Abraham. The marvelous blessedness of that grace relationship should have appealed to them as being in truth the priceless riches of the unfailing mercy of God. The surrender of the blessings of grace should have been allowed by these people on no condition whatever. Had they said at the hearing of the impossible law, 'None of these things can we do. We crave only to remain in that boundless mercy of God, who has loved us, and sought us, and saved us from all our enemies, and who will bring us to Himself,' it is evident that such an appeal would have reached the very heart of God. And the surpassing glory of His grace would have been extended to them without bounds; for grace above all else is the delight of the heart of God. In place of the eagles' wings by which they were carried unto God they confidently chose a covenant of works when they said: 'All that the Lord hath spoken we will do.' They were called upon to face a concrete choice between the mercy of God which had followed them, and a new and hopeless covenant of works. They fell from grace. The experience of the nation is true of every individual who falls from grace at the present time. Every blessing from God that has ever been experienced came only from the loving mercy of God; yet with that same blasting self-trust, people are now turning to a dependence upon their works. It is far more reasonable and honoring to God to fall helpless into His everlasting arms, and to acknowledge that we rely on His grace alone."

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