Christ is the Believer's Perfect Justification and Perfect Sanctification

The believer has a perfect sanctification, as well as a perfect justification in his Lord and Savior. In his approaches to the throne of grace, he looks beyond both guilt and graces in himself, pleading the salvation of Jesus only. Christ crucified is not only the source of peace, acceptance, and humble boldness, but also of inward fruits, and heart faith. Sin cannot be mortified, but by looking to him who hung upon the cross of its redemption, and beholding the glory of God in the face, person, and undertaking of the LORD Jesus, is the only thing that transforms and changes the soul into the same image. Christ is the tree of life, both root and branch, the temple, the altar, and the sacrifice, the giver and the gift, the all in all of a believer's dependence. Christ, thus apprehended, is the cause of sanctification in the bud, blossom, and fruit. A perfect Christ is a cordial in times of fainting, a door of hope in times of trouble and temptation.

- by William Mason

From the bulletin of Grace Baptist Church of Ruston on Sunday, August 25, 2024.