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He Died for Us, February 13
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
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There is one great central truth to be kept ever before the mind in the
searching of the Scriptures—Christ and Him crucified. Every other truth
is invested with influence and power corresponding to its relation to this
theme.... The soul palsied by sin can be endowed with life only through
the work wrought out upon the cross by the Author of our salvation.
When Christ bowed His head and died, He bore the pillars of Satan’s
kingdom with Him to the earth. He vanquished Satan.
Christ submitted to crucifixion, although the heavenly host could
have delivered Him. The angels suffered with Christ. God Himself
was crucified with Christ; for Christ was one with the Father. Those
who reject Christ, those who will not have this man to rule over them,
choose to place themselves under the rule of Satan, to do his work as
his bondslaves. Yet for them Christ yielded up His life on Calvary.
He who died for the sins of the world was to remain in the tomb the
allotted time. He was in that stony prison house as a prisoner of divine
justice. He was responsible to the Judge of the universe. He was bearing
the sins of the world, and His Father only could release Him.
He identified Himself with our interests, bared His breast for the
stroke of death, took man’s guilt and its penalty, and offered in man’s
behalf a complete sacrifice to God. By virtue of this atonement, He has
power to offer to man perfect righteousness and full salvation. Whoso-
ever shall believe on Him as a personal Saviour shall not perish, but
have everlasting life.
The price of man’s redemption has been paid, and all he has and is
should be sprinkled with the blood of Christ, dedicated to God; for it
belongs to Him.
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