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IT is the great and merciful design of the gospel to acquaint a sinner, who is guilty and condemned by the holy law of God, how he may be pardoned and justified. Every one of us is a sinner: for all have sinned, and therefore all of us stand in need of pardon, and ought to receive it with thankful hearts as soon as the gospel offers it to us. But the greatest part of mankind are not sensible of their guilt, nor apprehensive of their danger. Sin has nothing in it terrible to them. They love it, dream of happiness in the enjoyment of it, and while this delusion continues, they see not their want of, and therefore have no desire for, the gospel salvation. But when one of these persons awakes and opens his eyes, he is then terrified at the sight of his present state. Sin appears to him in a new light: he finds it to be exceeding sinful, and the wrath of God revealed from heaven against it to be beyond measure dreadful. His guilty conscience alarms him with an awful sense of his danger, and makes him feel some of the punishment due to sin, and then he cannot be easy, until he know that his sins may be pardoned, and he cannot be happy, until he has some evidence of their being pardoned. Now Christianity is the only religion, which can give such a person relief: because it alone teaches him by what means he may be pardoned and justified, and have peace with God. He may be pardoned freely through the grace of God, and justified through the righteousness of Jesus Christ, whom God the Father hath made sin for us, although he knew no sin in himself, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him; and being thus justified by faith in him, we might have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
This month's article was written by William Romaine in 1759. Almost 250 years has past since he wrote it yet the defense of the imputed righteousness of Christ is perhaps even more germane in our day. With the continuing encroachment of the heresies of "The New Perspective on Paul", "Federal Vision" and "Shepherdism" upon the modern church, Romaine's defense is something everyone should read, digest and embrace with their mind, heart and soul. Without the imputation of Christ's active obedience; His perfect righteousness accredited to one's account, simply put... salvation isn't possible. And further, the most joyous aspect of this truth is that this imputation takes place the very moment a sinner repents and believes with a true faith upon Christ.

Read this article now, here: The Doctrine of Imputed Righteousness Defended

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In His service and grace,


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