A person who gives away a mil lion dollars will not be stingy with his dimes! When one buys a costly jewel or a watch, a beautiful case is included without extra charge. Thus, the death of our Saviour measures all of His resources and mercies on our behalf. All of our askings and receivings are on the basis of Calvary! Christ died to silence our accus ers (v. 33). Many voices are raised in accusation against the Christian. Satan himself is the chief offender. He is rightly called the “accuser of the brethren.” None can answer him effectively, except the Son of God. Sins can be forgiven and forgotten by God, but they can never be erased from the memory of man! We must flee to Jesus for refuge. How often men call us hypocrites. They point their finger in judgment! God meets His and our accusers at the cross. Christ died to settle our judgment (v. 34). Judgment day is past for the believer (John 5:24). There is no ground for condemnation since Christ has suffered the penalty of our sins. We’re not under law, but under grace. There’s no judge to sentence us since God Himself, the only Judge, is our Justifier. The Apostle Paul beautifully sum marizes this in the concluding por tion of verse 34. Christ died, thus removing the grounds for judgment. Yea, He is risen again, thus bringing us into our justification. But He is also at the right hand of God, ex alted above all earthly and heavenly powers, and we are seated with Him in the heavenly places! Let the storms rage, the winds howl and the waves beat high, for your soul can rest securely on the bosom of our Saviour. Why not turn your entire life over to Him, and let Christ order it as He will? In the end, He’ll bring you safely through to Himself, to Heaven, and to Home! 11
THE PROVISION OF THE SON
A study of Romans 8:32-34 by A rv id Carlson
H ave we fully realize ® the bless ings we have in the provisions which Christ has made for us? We see this so graphically in Romans 8:32-34. Christ died, not only to for give us our sins, but also to secure us for heaven. Ample provision has been made for our salvation, safety and enjoyment. Christ died for our enrichment. The purpose of the Father was a costly venture. This could never have been fully realized apart from the death of His beloved Son! There was no way for God to make us like Christ, until Christ was made like unto us ! No single verse in the New Tes tament gives us a clearer significance to the death of Jesus Christ than does Romans 8:32. It tells us of the character of the sufferer. It was God’s “own Son” who died ! If Jesus Christ was no more than any other man, His death would have accom plished absolutely nothing. Had God spared the Son, He could not have spared the sinner. He chose to share rather than to spare! This verse also describes the aw fulness of sin. God turned Christ over to sin and to sinners, to do to Him what no other man had ever ex perienced! We can see the worthless ness of the sinner inferred. Christ’s death on Calvary is the measure and source of all His proffered blessings to us.
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