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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed.
Leonard Ravenhill

Only the Christian gospel presents….a way in which justice and mercy kiss each other… First, Christianity confirms the fact that justice must be satisfied. Sin must be condemned according to its demerit. This means eternal doom. The sinner must be damned because God must be inexorably holy and just. His all-powerful Being must vindicate His all-holy Being. Christianity never compromises the ever-blessed purity and excellency of the divine nature. Second, Christianity alone finds a way to satisfy infinite justice and provide infinite mercy at the same time. What no other religion has dreamed of, Jesus Christ has accomplished. He underwent the infinite wrath of God against sin and lived to bestow His mercy on the damned sinners for whom He died. The infinite Son of God took upon Himself a human nature in which He underwent the full fury of the divine wrath. The omnipotent God satisfied His violated holiness by punishing sin completely in His blessed Son, who “became sin” for His people. The justice of God was vindicated in full in the substitute, His own Son, our Saviour dear. He survived that awful vengeance and rose victor over the grave by the power of His own divinity. Now He offers to every sin-sick and “pleasure” – burdened soul an everlasting mercy. Perfect mercy and perfect justice in the gospel of the crucified.
John Gerstner

Bible – Afrikaans – Psalms Chapter 29:1-11.

Index: Afrikaans

 

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29:1 ‘n Psalm van Dawid. Gee aan die HERE, o hemelinge, gee aan die HERE eer en sterkte!

29:2 Gee aan die HERE die eer van sy Naam; aanbid die HERE in heilige sieraad!

29:3 Die stem van die HERE is op die waters, die God van eer donder; die HERE is op die groot waters.

29:4 Die stem van die HERE is met krag; die stem van die HERE is met heerlikheid.

29:5 Die stem van die HERE breek seders; ja, die HERE verbreek die seders van die Líbanon;

29:6 en Hy laat hulle opspring soos ‘n kalf, die Líbanon en Sirjon soos ‘n jong buffel.

29:7 Die stem van die HERE slaan daar vuurvlamme uit.

29:8 Die stem van die HERE laat die woestyn bewe; die HERE laat die woestyn van Kades bewe.

29:9 Die stem van die HERE laat die takbokke lam en maak die bosse kaal; maar in sy paleis sê elkeen: Heerlikheid!

29:10 Die HERE het gesit oor die Watervloed; ja, die HERE sit as Koning tot in ewigheid.

29:11 Die HERE sal sy volk sterkte gee, die HERE sal sy volk seën met vrede.