People of all races are children of Adam. We are brothers in blood. Those who have been converted, who have personally trusted Christ as Saviour and have been born into the family of God, are all children of God alike and are spiritual brothers in Christ. Yes, we can thank God that in Christ there is neither bond nor free, neither male nor female, neither Jew nor Gentile. There is a wonderful and sweet equality before God, and all of us who are Christians want it to be that way. - John R. Rice [Is God A "Dirty Bully"?, published 1958, pg. 157]
People of all races are children of Adam. We are brothers in blood. Those who have been converted, who have personally trusted Christ as Saviour and have been born into the family of God, are all children of God alike and are spiritual brothers in Christ. Yes, we can thank God that in Christ there is neither bond nor free, neither male nor female, neither Jew nor Gentile. There is a wonderful and sweet equality before God, and all of us who are Christians want it to be that way. - John R. Rice [Is God A "Dirty Bully"?, published 1958, pg. 157]
Bartimaeus was helpless. He was blind, a beggar. There was nothing he could do. His case was hopeless. How like a poor lost sinner that is! A man cannot save himself. A man has no remedy for his wickedness unless God will change his heart. A man has no sense of forgiveness for his sins unless he can rely on Jesus Christ that they are paid for, and trust Christ to forgive them, as He promised. So the healing of Bartimaeus must be an act of mercy, undeserved. There is nothing he can pay. So it is with every poor sinner who comes to Jesus. - John R. Rice [Here We Are In Bible Lands With John R. Rice, pages 156-157]
While all equal before the law, and all are equal so far as the need for salvation and the opportunity for salvation and the privileges of Christian life are concerned, yet that does not make everybody alike.
Here a man and wife are both saved. But the woman is still a woman and the man is still a man. The man is still accountable to God as the head of his home.
Here a father and a son are both saved. But the son is still to give allegiance and submission to the father's rule.
Here a teacher and a pupil are both Christians, both going to Heaven, and brothers in Christ. But the teacher has a responsibility that the pupil does not have, and the pupil owes an obedience that the teacher does not owe.
Suppose I employ two men. Both are citizens of the United States. Both have the same rights before the courts, and both have the same rights to vote or run for office. But one man may have skills the other does not have. One man may earn a dollar an hour and the other may earn three dollars an hour. You see, equality before the law and equality in standing before God do not mean that all the differences between people are done away with. - John R. Rice [Is God A "Dirty Bully"?, published 1958, pg. 157-158]
In the United States Army, there is a difference between officers and enlisted men. Do you say there ought not to be that difference? There is a difference between the sexes. Do you think that men and women ought to dress alike? Do you think they ought to meet exactly the same standards, and have exactly the same privileges? Of course they ought to do right, but a woman ought to be a good woman and a man ought to be a good man. They are not the same. - John R. Rice [Is God A "Dirty Bully"?, published 1958, pg. 158]
Suppose here at the Sword of the Lord office we need workers and two young women come to offer themselves for work. One is a Christian, the other is not a Christian. Would you say that I have no right to choose whether I hire a Christian or a non-Christian? Socialists and communists would say so, but that is not the American way, and not the Christian way. To compel Christians and non-Christians to work together whether they want to or not and to compel employers to hire them whether they wish to or not is certainly not the American way and it is not fair either to Christians or to non-Christians. - John R. Rice [Is God A "Dirty Bully"?, published 1958, pg. 158-159]
In America there are some who make a great fight for pacifism, trying to stop war between nations. But I was deeply impressed some time ago when one of these leading pacifists got divorced from his wife. He wanted peace between the nations but he couldn't have peace in his own home because of his sin. The poor human heart needs help. - John R. Rice [Is God A "Dirty Bully"?, published 1958, pg. 172]
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