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By Jim Elliff
Lord, for Your gift of righteousness
When sin had raged so long,
My soul bursts forth in thankfulness,
My heart breaks out in song!
Though sons of hell will never thank
The Ever-living One,
This Adam-soul reversed by grace
Will always sing this song.
Lord, in Your grace You have foreloved,
And Your intent is known.
You have determined to conform
Each offspring to Your Son.
As evidence, we yield the fruit
That makes our calling sure.
And so my thankfulness resounds
To see You make us pure.
This faith You've given perseveres;
It will withstand the test.
No matter what may come our way,
It's purified 'til rest.
And so my joy again is full,
For Satan's hope is gone.
The called go on from faith to faith,
'Til reaping what is sown.
My thankfulness will then abound,
When heaven I will see.
In feeble ways I've sought to praise,
But then my lips are free!
My liberated soul will sing
Of mercy, love, and grace,
But how my flooded heart will shout,
When I shall see Your face!
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"What is most alarming is this risky willingness of today's evangelicals to gamble eternity on an emotional one-time
experience, or a 'sinners prayer' properly prayed, or some feeling of substantial relief at a juncture in time, without ever
taking a serious look at what is evident now, at this moment. Is eternal life of so little value that it becomes a waste of time to
examine ourselves for evidence of it?"
From Wasted Faith 
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