Rules Without Exception

Maurice Montgomery


My English teacher in college, when speaking to us about the rules of grammar, would often say, "Now to some of these rules there are exceptions." Let me give you two rules which are absolutely without exception.

Rule number one: Every sin shall receive its just penalty and payment, and the wages of sin is death, the second death, eternal death and Hell! (Hebrews 2:2; Romans 6:23). The Holy God of the Bible, that God with whom we have to do, not only will not but can not clear the guilty (Exodus 34:7). He is infinitely and unchangably holy and just. All sin shall be punished, justly punished. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Rule number two: No sinner for whom the Lord Jesus lived, suffered and died as Substitute and Surety, will ever suffer at the hands of God, any penalty, for any sin! Justice God does demand, and justice God will have! "But justice God cannot twice demand, First at the bleeding Surety's hand; then again at mine!" NO EXCEPTIONS!

Dear sinner, there is, right now, "no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). In Christ Jesus, through faith in Him, there is full, free, perfect, and everlasting salvation. Any sinner who has Christ, has God's Salvation! No sinner ever sought Him sincerely, in truth, and sought in vain. He delights to save sinners. He came into this world to save sinners. He suffered and died under the wrath of God to save sinners. He lives and reigns to save sinners. He is going to save some sinners. He is fully able to save you. Do you need Him? Do you believe Him? "He that believeth not shall be damned" Mark 16:16; John 3:36).


Maurice Montgomery, Pastor
Bible Baptist Church
Madisonville, KY