Tuesday, August 9
The Gospel-Driven Life
(Grand Rapids, Mi.: Baker Books, 2009), 65
Easy to grasp, difficult to accept
The righteousness of God is a command that condemns us all, but the righteousness from God is a gift that saves all who believe. The gospel announces that sinners ‘are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith’ (Rom. 3:24–25). God imputes (credits) our sin to Christ and Christ’s righteousness to us. ‘Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ’ (Rom. 5:1). This is the simplest news to grasp and yet the most difficult news to accept.
The Gospel-Driven Life
(Grand Rapids, Mi.: Baker Books, 2009), 65
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