We should consider in Sacred Scripture what is implied as well as what is expressed.
So did Christ (Matt. xxii. 32,) and so will we.
I. What is implied.
L That we are destitute of all good in ourselves —
We are ignorant, guilty, polluted, and enslaved — 2. That we are incapable of attaining it by any power of our own — We cannot remove any one of these ; ignorance, guilt, pollution, or bondage.
II What is expressed,
1. That God has treasured up for us in Christ all the
good that we stand in need of — He is the Vine and we the branches —
2. That he will impart it to every soul that believes in
him — Do we need wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and
redemption ? He will make Christ all unto us. Inquire whether He is made all this to you.
1. See how entirely salvation is of grace from first to last. Who gave t/ie Saviour to us ? God alone. Who gave us to him ? God alone. Both these things are marked in the text, and must be
marked by us. 2. Seek it altogether in God's appointed way —
In its full extent — omitting none, preferring none — In its proper order — the precise order stated in the text — For its only just and legitimate end — God's glory — twice
mentioned. With full confidence that you shall not seek it in vain — None can be more unworthy of it than the persons
addressed in the text, 1 Cor. vi. 9 — 11.