Friday, July 6, 2012

The Glorious Gospel 1

I am not condemned, because Jesus was condemned for me. All my spirit's trust is fixed on Jesus' Blood and Righteousness. He paid my sin debts, and discharged my liability to divine justice, and therefore my soul is clear forever. Whosoever believeth in Jesus Christ is not condemned. The Blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin. *John 3:36* *John 3:18* *Romans 5:8-9* Believe only, Jesus only. Trust your soul with Jesus Christ, rely only on the Crucified Creator. I am one of the "whosoevers," for I believe in Jesus with my whole heart. I have no hope but in Jesus, and I have remission of sins, not because of merits or doings of mine. Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

Whosoever believeth in Jesus shall receive the remission of sins freely without works. Look to the divine Spirit of God to purge and cleanse you. Simply trust Jesus now; give up yourself to His service. Trust Jesus, and you shall be saved from sinning, your sins shall be forgiven, your inward nature shall be changed, and you shall be made pure and holy within by the power of the Holy Spirit. He that believeth on the Lord Jesus Christ is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already. Commit yourself to the Merciful Maker, rest all your hope on the Gracious Gospel, trust your soul on the crucified and living Savior.

Let Jesus wash away your sins in His atoning blood, receive His perfect righteousness. "Trust" is the life-blood of Faith. Simple reliance upon the finished work of Jesus Christ. Come away from yourself, your sins, your own self-righteousness, come to the Cross. Come to Jesus, that is, come to His blood now. Really and practically trust Jesus. Give yourself up to Jesus, renounce your old sins, forsake your old dirty habits, live as Christ enables you to live. You have nobody else to trust to. Trust the Savior, the Incarnate God, trust Him now and at once. Jesus Christ is able to save your sinful soul, rest your whole weight on Him. Trust Jesus Christ to set you free from your old sins. Trust Jesus, love Him, serve Him. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. Fall down at Jesus' pierced feet, cry out for mercy through His Precious Blood. Christ is All - that's all there is to it.

God delights in mercy and passes by our sins, because of the precious blood of Jesus. God has mercy on me a sinner for Jesus' sake, that is, because of what Jesus suffered for my sins. There is infinite merit in Christ's atoning blood. Look to the Crucified One, view His wounds. You have no good works, no merits, no good feelings, nothing to recommend you to God. Cast your soul on the Atonement of Christ. Free salvation for sinners, salvation for the guilty enemies of God. Salvation for all men that are weighed in the balances and found wanting. Free pardon, full remission, gracious acceptance. Foul, lost, undone, empty wretches go free for Jesus' sake. Rest wholly upon what Christ is, and what He has done, and you are saved. To come to Christ is to trust Him alone, you are really guilty, trust Christ's blood to save you. Trust Jesus with your real sins, guilt, and unworthiness.

Be nothing, be nobody, simply trust Christ Himself. Leave your own righteousness and religiousness, and go to Jesus for everything. Never believe in yourself, but only believe in Jesus. Flee to the Cross, trust in full Atonement for human sin. Christ died for the ungodly, I am ungodly, so that means He died for me. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, I'm a sinner, I trust Him to save me. A true trust is obedience to the Lord's commands, and they forbid and avoid sinning. If you trust Jesus, you will leave your sins, and take up your cross and follow Him. Wait upon God for everything. The whole of your salvation lies in Jesus Christ alone. Jesus' blood has made my peace with God.

Your soul can only be saved by the free forgiveness of God through the Precious Blood. Whatever your guilt may be, my gracious God and Savior is ready to forgive you for Jesus' sake, because He delighteth in mercy. Rely wholly upon the faithful promise of God, and the precious blood of Christ. Christ is precious when sin is bitter. There is nothing for you to pay. The full pardon of sin, blotted out once for all, final and irreversible remission of sins. The pardon of God once given to a sinner stands forever and ever. Real sinners rejoice in a real Atonement.