Tag Archives: Christ
The Meaning of the Atonement
The meaning of the atonement is not to be found in our penitence evoked by the sight of Calvary, but rather in what God did when in Christ on the cross he took our place and bore our sin.
John R. W. Stott, The Cross of Christ (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006), 15.
Our Only Hope of Life in the Presence of a Holy and Loving God
Truly to grasp that the eternal God, our Maker and Judge, has out of inexpressible grace sent his Son to die the odious death of an abominated criminal in order that we might be forgiven and reconciled to him; that this wise plan was effected by sinful leaders who thought they were controlling events and who were operating out of selfish expediency, while in fact God was bringing about his own good, redemptive purposes; that our only hope of life in the presence of this holy and loving God lies in casting ourselves without reserve on his mercy, receiving in faith the gift of forgiveness purchased at inestimable cost — none of this is possible apart from the work of the Spirit.
D. A. Carson, The Cross and Christian Ministry (Grand Rapids, Mi.: Baker Books, 2003), 66.
A Boundless Ocean Compared with a Drop of Water
Christ has paid far more than we owed — as much more as a boundless ocean compared with a drop of water. Doubt not therefore, O man, when you see such a wealth of benefits; nor inquire how that spark of death and sin can be extinguished, when such a sea of blessings is let in upon it.
John Chrysostom, quoted by George Smeaton in The Apostles’ Doctrine of the Atonement
Christ Is…
Christ is the humility of God embodied in human nature; the Eternal Love humbling itself, clothing itself in the garb of meekness and gentleness, to win and serve and save us.
HT: Reformed Quotes
This One Thing I Do
Remember that Christ’s commandment no to be conformed to the world is the consequence of His commandment to be conformed to Himself. ‘Thus did I not’ comes second; ‘this one thing I do’ comes first. You will misunderstand the whole genius of the Gospel if you suppose that, as a law of life, it is perpetually pulling men short up, and saying: Don’t, don’t, don’t! There is a Christianity of that sort which is mainly prohibition and restriction, but it is not Christ’s Christianity. He begins by enjoining: ‘This do in remembrance of me,’ and the man that has accepted that commandment must necessarily say, as he looks out on the world, and its practices: ‘So did I not because of the fear of God.’
Loving Jesus Means Loving His Church Too
All who love Jesus Christ the Lord ought to care deeply about the church, just because the church is the object of Jesus’ own love. Church-centeredness is thus one way in which Christ-centeredness ought to find expression.
J. I. Packer, A Passion for Faithfulness (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1995), xi.
Heaven’s Majesty and Man’s Misery
O think, that he who was master of all heaven’s majesty came down to be the victim of all man’s misery!
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892)
HT: Challies.com
Christ Became a Man
The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: The Macmillan Co, 1952), 154.
Life Is Worship 