August 29, 2004
called, justified, glorified
God put [Christ] forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.Romans 3:25
William Cowper wrote about this verse:
Immediately I received the strength to believe it, and the full beams of the Sun of Righteousness shone upon me. I saw the sufficiency of the atonement He had made, my pardon sealed in His blood, and all the fullness and completeness of His justification. In a moment I believed, and received the gospel. . . Unless the Almighty arm had been under me, I think I should have died with gratitude and joy. My eyes filled with tears, and my voice choked with transport; I could only look up to heaven in silent fear, overwhelmed with love and wonder.
~ Gilbert Thomas, William Cowper and the Eighteenth Century, p. 132
(see Foundations for Full Assurance a message by John Piper.)
Posted by micah on August 29, 2004 11:19 PM