The death that we die in Christ is both our punishment for sin and our death to sin. They are inseparable. That is why Christ’s work to deliver us from the wrath of God is not only his deliverance from the accusations of the devil but also from the temptations of the devil.
Summarizing, Christ’s wrath-enduring, propitiating work on the cross is the foundation of our justification and our sanctification.
This justifying work of God corresponds to, and conquers, Satan’s work of accusation. And this sanctifying work of God corresponds to, and conquers, Satan’s work of temptation.
In our justification, Satan’s accusations lose their condemning power, and in our sanctification, Satan’s temptations lose their corrupting power. And both our deliverance from his accusations and our deliverance from his temptations are based on our deliverance from God’s wrath by the cross of Christ (that is, by his propitiation).
On this day...
- Genesis 20 - 2024
- April 17, 2014 - 2014
- Psalm 24:3-6 - 2011
- Psalms 45:8 - 2009
- Ezekiel 34:26 - 2009
- Job 10:2 - 2009
- Genesis 24:63 - 2008
- John 9:7 - 2007
- volition - 2007
- Absolution - 2007
January 9, 2011
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