Altogether Lovely

"When the Holy Ghost enables the soul to look by faith to the ability, the willingness and the ALL-sufficiency of Jesus to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him, what a blessed sight it is to Him! What a heart-cheering, soul-ravishing, Christ-exalting view it is to his soul! 

Then he sees that the LORD Jesus Christ is the Highway of Holiness; He is a Glorious Way; a Way whereby God can be just and yet the Justifier of all those who believe in Jesus; the Way in which sin was taken away with all its damning consequences, the law with its curse removed, justice satisfied and hell and 
destruction everlastingly defeated. 

When the believer is led to see and know these things, how he delights in Jesus! Jesus becomes precious and “Altogether Lovely” to his never-dying soul."


-preacher John Kershaw (1834 A.D.)


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"The common delusion of the day in which we live is to think of and speak of Christ as if He were merely a Saviour who had done all He could to save all mankind, but after all, had left it quite uncertain whether any will be eventually saved; 

Whereas, His official character (Prophet, Priest, King, Messiah, Redeemer, Mediator, Covenant Head, Surety, LORD), and consequent covenant engagements, render the salvation of all His church a matter of infallible certainty." 
 

-preacher Joseph Irons (1785-1852 A.D.) 

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