GENERAL CONFERENCE.
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., 1891.
BIBLE STUDY.
LETTER TO THE ROMANS
BY ELDER E. J. WAGGONER
Chapter five contains a partial enumeration of the blessings which 
are
fruits of such a faith as that portrayed in chapter four.. It shows the
Christian development of the life of anyone who has the faith of
Abraham.
"Therefore being justified by faith," that is,
being made conformable to the law by faith, "we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ." ...The grace of God is equal to the glory of God.
Q: How do we get rid of the burdens?
A: Give them to Christ, and then say, "He has them."
Q: But does not James say that there must be works,
or the faith is of no avail?
A: It is true that faith is made perfect by
works. Jas. 2:22. But it is 
by faith and faith alone that men are
justified. The very text which speaks of Abraham's being justified by
faith, states that the works were only the out-growth of underlying
faith, and that by this work the scripture was fulfilled which
says: "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for
righteousness."
We live in the present, not in the future.
Read 1 Pet. 1:5-9. Salvation
belongs to us to-day just as much as it will when in the kingdom of
God. No one but ourselves can deprive us of it. Says Peter, "Receiving
[present time] the end of your faith, even the salvation of your
souls." Our present salvation is our only hope of a future
salvation. "Kept by the power of God" is the expression used by Peter,
and it denotes precisely the same condition—“being justified by
faith”—in the fifth chapter of Romans.
The Lord does not deal in feelings, but in
facts. Peace is the opposite of war, strife, and emulation. We are
either at peace with God or else at war. If at war, it is because we are
carrying on rebellion.
How do men fight God? By following sinful practices.
