Our Commission

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, salvation, Sovereignty of God

“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespass unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.” – 2 Corinthians 5:19

Let us open the commission. It lies in a nutshell. “Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, but had rather that he should turn unto Me and live.” “Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord; though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as wool, though they be red like crimson they shall be whiter than snow. ” Our commission begins with the announcement that God is love, that He is full of pity and compassion, that He is desirous to receive His creature back, that He willeth to forgive, and that He electeth, if it be consistent with the high attribute of His justice, to accept even the most rebellious, and to put them amongst His children. Our commission goes on to disclose the manner, as well as the motive, of mercy. Inasmuch as God is love, He, in order to remove all difficulties in the way of pardoning rebels, has been pleased to give His only begotten Son that He might stand in the room, place, and stead of those whom God has chosen; their sins He engaged to take; to carry their sorrows, and to make an atonement on their behalf. Thus the justice of God should be satisfied, and His love flow over to the human race. We declare, therefore, that God has given Christ, and He has made it a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that He came into the world to save sinners, even the very chief.~ C.H. Spurgeon

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