GOSPEL MESSENGER 

 Williamston, N.C., September 1920

There never was a greater change made by regeneration in the life of a person than that made in the life of Saul of Tarsus, who, by almighty grace, was instantly and everlastingly changed from being the bitterest enemy to being the most devoted friend of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 9:22, 26). And he plainly testifies to the greatness of that change in every regenerated person, not only in other parts of his writings, but especially in Rom. 6, 1 Cor. 6:9-11, Eph. 2, and Titus 3:3-8. The word "but" in Rom. 6:17 ; 1 Cor. 6:11; Eph. 2:4, l3; and Titus 3:4 marks this great, Divine, almighty, and everlasting change made by regeneration in the life of every child of God. While still sinful in nature, he is careful and delights to let it not reign in his mortal body, but, by Divine grace, he crucifies and mortifies his old carnal, sinful nature with its affections and lusts, and he mourns over, hates, confesses, and repents of his sins, and turns from them with abhorrence, and earnestly begs God for His pardoning and purifying mercy. Trees of righteousness bear fruit unto holiness (Isa. 61:3; Romans 6:22).

S. H.