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Of First Importance
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Living each day in the good of the gospel
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The Judge Himself was the Judged
“The passion of Jesus Christ is the judgment of God, in which the Judge himself was the judged.” - John Stott, The Cross of Christ (Downers Grove, Ill.; InterVarsity Press, 1986), 161.
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Serious Indeed
“Our sin must be extremely horrible. Nothing reveals the gravity of sin like the cross. . . . It is impossible for us to face Christ’s cross with integrity and not to feel ashamed of ourselves. . . . For if there was no way by which the righteous God...
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The work is done
“Rejoice that the transference has taken place; the negotiation is completed, the Substitute has been provided, the ransom has been paid. It is not a matter which now remains in suspense and unaccomplished. Many on earth have noble and lofty intentions which have never been fulfilled. Many a high enteprise...
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Fresh Applications to Christ
“If we would be sanctified, our course is clear and plain — we must begin with Christ. We must go to Him as sinners, with no plea but that of utter need, and cast our souls on Him by faith. . . . If we would grow in holiness and...
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Praise God for His electing grace
“Make God the peculiar object of your praises. The doctrine of electing grace shows what great reason you have to do so. If God so values you, set so much by you, has bestowed greater mercies upon you than on all the ungodly in the world, is it too little...
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