Satan Defeating Power

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).

Therefore, in the defense of the gospel, let us never surrender the wrath-enduring substitution of Christ on our behalf. It is foundational to everything that matters in our lives. And in the radical living of the gospel for the glory of Christ and the good of the world,

let us never get beyond the gospel of Christ crucified in our place. May it be our daily bread.

May we live by its Satan-defeating power.

On this day...

• 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
• Much Every Way - 2007
• Active Prayer - 2007
• Jeremiah 32:17 - 2007
• obsequiousness - 2007
• Luke 6:45 - 2007
• WHAT MY OBEDIENCE TO GOD COSTS OTHER PEOPLE - 2007
• INTERCESSORY INTROSPECTION - 2007