The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum What was Christ's greatest sacrifice?

Paul,

In both your previous response and now this one with the excellent prayer quoted from Banner of Truth's Valley of Vision (a book which every Christian should own, IMHO), the focus is upon the passive obedience of Christ, i.e., His vicarious, substitutionary death. There is no question that without His atoning sacrifice on the cross none could hope to have their sins remitted and to be reconciled to God. Yet, in my two responses I sought to bring to our attention the equal necessity of Christ's active obedience. Why? Because if all our Lord did was to suffer in our stead, our salvation would still be impossible. It was this active obedience which brought about His resurrection from the dead and proclaimed that His sacrifice death was acceptable. And, in our regard who could possibly continue to live a perfectly holy life without which no man will see the Lord? (Heb 12:14) We are just as needy to have Christ's righteousness imputed to us as we are to have the penalty due us paid for by another.

So again, my reason for emphasizing this matter that BOTH the passive and active obedience are absolutely necessary for our salvation is due to the heretical teaching of NPP, FV, et al that denies the necessity of the active obedience of Christ being imputed to sinners for salvation. It is a pernicious error which is being effectively taught through the subtlety of which the Devil is a master.

Thanks for the great quote! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/BigThumbUp.gif" alt="" />

In His grace,