Oct
14
Written by:
Bob Flynn
10/14/2008 5:52 PM
"...wherefore they must be secure from wrath and condemnation, enjoy much peace and comfort now, and be happy hereafter." Dr. John Gill
"BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT." (NASB)
"Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin." (KJV)
"Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin." (NLT)
"blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin." (NET)
"As he does not to those whom he justifies in Christ, and by his righteousness; for the sins of such he has imputed to his Son, as their surety; and he has bore them, took them away, having made full satisfaction for them; so that these persons will never be charged with them: they now appear before the throne without fault, and are blameless and irreproveable in the sight of God, and therefore must be eternally happy; for he will never think of their sins any more to their hurt; he will remember them no more; he "will never reckon them to them", but acquit them from them, justify and accept them; wherefore they must be secure from wrath and condemnation, enjoy much peace and comfort now, and be happy hereafter." Dr. John Gill
The key word here is "never!" Never to have my just deserts raised to accuse me. Liberty inaugurated in that I have been delivered from the oppression of my own sin. Mercy applied in that I didn't get what I deserved (death). Grace imputed in that I did get what I did not deserve (eternal life).
"My conscience is clear, but that doesn't prove I'm right. It is the Lord Himself who will examine me and decide." (1 Corinthians 4:4 NLT)
"Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with Him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with Himself depends on faith." (Philippians 3:8-9 NLT)
"But it was the LORD's good plan to crush Him and cause Him grief. Yet when His life is made an offering for sin, He will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD's good plan will prosper in His hands. When He sees all that is accomplished by His anguish, He will be satisfied. And because of His experience, My righteous Servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for He will bear all their sins. I will give Him the honors of a victorious soldier, because He exposed Himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels." (Isaiah 53:10-12 NLT)
"For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, "Come back to God!" (2 Corinthians 5:19-20 NLT)
"He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By His wounds you are healed." (1 Peter 2:24 NLT)
"Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but He died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but He was raised to life in the Spirit." (1 Peter 3:18 NLT)