blessing in following our Joshua, even Christ risen from among the dead; they miss in their souls what “The Lord is salvation” really means. The “weakness and unprofitableness” (Heb. 7:18) of the principles of the law are apparent when the power of God in grace is before us. The law says in effect, “This do, and thou shalt live” (Luke 10:28)—it requires human obedience as a condition to obtaining life; but the gospel of God brings in life through divine righteousness already magnified by what has
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