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God Being Able to Preserve Our Soul, and His Loving and Faithful
Care Accompanying His Justice in His Governmental Administration

God can preserve our soul, and His loving and faithful care accompanies
His justice in His governmental administration. Don’t you think this is
wonderful? On the one hand, we are fearful of His governmental administration
but on the other hand, God can preserve our soul. His loving and faithful care
accompanies His justice in His governmental administration.
While God Judges Us in His Government, His Caring for Us Faithfully
in His Love; As We Are Suffering His Disciplinary Judgment, Our
Needing to Commit Our Souls to the Faithful Care of Our Creator
While God judges us in His government, He cares for us faithfully in
His love; as we are suffering His disciplinary judgment, we should commit
our souls to the faithful care of our Creator (Matt. 10:28; 11:28-29). Let us
cooperate with the Lord by our faithful commitment. Let us commit our souls
to Him. Matthew 10:28 says, “And do not fear those who kill the body, but are
not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul
and body in Gehenna.” Then 11:28-29 also say, “Come to Me all who toil and
are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from
Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST OUR HAVING DIED TO SINS SO
THAT IN THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST WE MIGHT LIVE TO
RIGHTEOUSNESS UNDER GOD’S GOVERNMENT
In the death of Christ, we have died to sins so that in the resurrection of
Christ we might live to righteousness under God’s government (1 Pet. 2:24).
First Peter 2:24 says, “Who Himself bore up our sins in His body on the tree,
in order that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose
bruise you were healed.”
God’s Government Being Established upon Righteousness;
As God’s People Living under His Government,
Our Needing to Live a Righteous Life
God’s government is established upon righteousness (Psa. 89:14a). As
God’s people living under His government, we must live a righteous life. Psalm
89:14 tells us that righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.