Gold Nugget 203 - The Essence of Redemption
The essence of redemption is not deliverance from misery, but restoration to righteousness. The first and chief aim of the work of Christ is not to secure peace in this life and happiness in the life to come, but to make us righteousness.
The new righteousness is different from primitive innocence, which rested on the unstable basis of ignorance. This rest on the broad and solid foundation of the intelligent principles accepted with love and confirmed by the indwelling Spirit of God. Therefore it is everlasting. The sources of confidence are no longer vague hopes of a future redemption, but the clear knowledge of the accomplished fact.
Judaism lived upon prophecy, Christianity lives upon history. The shame and humiliation of sin is abolished; the desolation which it produced is done away with; the world is again joyous in the love of God; worship is glad and deep and real, and all life made sacred by its influence; the “most holy place is anointed” and resconsecrated.
The Pulpit Commentary, Daniel p. 279, Daniel 9:24, (W. F. Adeney)
Gold Nugget 203
The Essence of Redemption
