Believers will not be judged for sin at the judgment seat of Christ. Every sin of every believer was judged at the Cross, when God “made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21). At the cross “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us” (Gal. 3:13). As our substitute, “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness” (1 Peter 2:24); “He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God” (Heb. 10:12; cf. Eph. 1:7;4:32; 1 John 2:1-2). Because of His atoning sacrifice on our behalf, “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus… Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us “(Rom. 8:1,34). But though salvation is not by works, works are the inevitable result of true salvation.
John MacArthur

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#1 · December 31, 2003, 1:45 pm

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Straight to the Cross

COLUMN: Hands-on Faith

Wisdom From a Hospital Bed
by Barry Newton

I suspect that when most people go to visit
someone in a hospital bed, they anticipate trying
to minister to the ailing one through their
presence, words, and prayer. They probably do not
expect to walk away having received words of
wisdom.

A few months ago, my expectations were turned
upside down as I visited a fellow Christian in the
hospital. As we talked, our conversation turned
to the scriptures. It was not long before she
interjected into our conversation:

"You Don't Work To Be Saved, You Are Saved To
Work"

How aptly spoken. How beautifully faithful to the
scriptures. What a wonderful thought to guide our
perspective toward serving God in the new year.

This simple expression steers us away from a
number of pitfalls which God's people can easily
fall into, as it directs us toward a healthy
perspective of our spiritual life. May we live up
to the calling God has given us as we work out our
salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12;
Eph. 4:1).
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