MY STANDING IN CHRIST
“There
is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”
-ECCLESIASTES
7:20
[KJV]
The
word “just” means righteous. While the Lord’s
people are righteous in Christ, yet not even a justified person
“doeth good and sinneth not.” All believers realize
our sinfulness, therefore we ask for fresh supplies of pardoning
grace [I
JOHN
1:9].
While the reality of our wretchedness is ever before us, we rejoice
in the deliverance of sin by the sacrifice of Christ which is the
sole basis upon which God remains just and justifies the ungodly.
It
is painfully true that, “in me (that is, in my flesh)
dwelleth no good thing” [ROMANS
7:18]
and therefore nothing good can come forth from me. However,
it is also wonderfully true that I am accepted and declared to be the
righteousness of God in Christ [II
CORINTHIANS
5:21].
As my sins were imputed to Him so His righteousness has been imputed
to me. I still mourn my sins, but I must not sink into despair as
though there were no hope.
Let
me rise from remorse to rejoice in my Savior Who satisfied all the
requirements necessary for my salvation. I praise Christ Who “loved
me and gave Himself for me” [GALATIANS
2:20].
The Father is well pleased with Him, and with me because of
Him.
-Gospel
report by preacher Jim Byrd
Thirteenth
Street Baptist church of Ashland, Kentucky USA
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