CHRIST JUSTIFIES SINNERS
Dr. Roy Gustafson describes a profound illustration of
the doctrine of justification. While a
man from England was traveling around Europe, something happened to the engine
of his Rolls-Royce. He cabled the company
back home to say, “I’m having trouble with my car; what do you suggest I do?”
The Rolls-Royce people flew a mechanic to where he had
been stranded. The mechanic repaired the
car and flew back to England, leaving the man to continue his holiday. As you can imagine, he was wondering, “How
much is this going to cost me?” So when
he returned home, he wrote a letter and asked how much he owed. He received a response from the office that
read: “Dear Sir: There is no record anywhere in our files that anything ever
went wrong with a Rolls-Royce!”
My friends, that is a wonderful picture of New
Testament justification. God calls
us unworthy sinners away from ourselves to encounter the transforming power of
Jesus Christ. It’s not that we had no
issues or sins, but after we have been redeemed by the Savior’s atoning blood,
it’s just-as-if we had never committed any sins at all. Thereafter, God’s view of us is summed up in
one scripture verse: “Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.”
(Hebrews 10:17) Hallelujah, what a
Savior!
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please
(above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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