“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 8:1
John Newton wrote prolifically of the amazing grace of our Lord:
“Though sin wars, it shall not reign; and though it breaks our peace, it cannot separate us from His love. Nor is it inconsistent with His holiness to manifest His favor to such poor defiled creatures, … for they are not considered as in themselves, but as one with Jesus, to whom they have fled for refuge, and by whom they live a life of faith. They are accepted in the Beloved, they have an Advocate with the Father, who once made an atonement for their sins and ever lives to make intercession for them.
“Though they cannot fulfill the law, He has fulfilled it for them; though the obedience of the members is defiled and imperfect, the obedience of the Head is spotless and complete; and though there is much evil in them, there is something good—the fruit of His own gracious Spirit. … They shall not always be as they are now; yet a little while, and they shall be freed from this vile body. … Then they shall see Jesus as He is, and be like Him and with Him forever.”
“Though sin wars, it shall not reign; and though it breaks our peace, it cannot separate us from His love. Nor is it inconsistent with His holiness to manifest His favor to such poor defiled creatures, … for they are not considered as in themselves, but as one with Jesus, to whom they have fled for refuge, and by whom they live a life of faith. They are accepted in the Beloved, they have an Advocate with the Father, who once made an atonement for their sins and ever lives to make intercession for them.
“Though they cannot fulfill the law, He has fulfilled it for them; though the obedience of the members is defiled and imperfect, the obedience of the Head is spotless and complete; and though there is much evil in them, there is something good—the fruit of His own gracious Spirit. … They shall not always be as they are now; yet a little while, and they shall be freed from this vile body. … Then they shall see Jesus as He is, and be like Him and with Him forever.”
Scripture Focus
Ephesians 1:3-14
Insight
“Oh wondrous love, to bleed and die,/ To bear the cross and shame,/ That guilty sinners such as I,/ Might plead Thy gracious name.” (John Newton, 1779)
Bible In A Year
- Isaiah 27-28
- Psalm 84
- Acts 5-6
