Did Christ die for them that are perishing ?

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The sins of Gods sheep/elect,chosen were charged to Christ and they became His, so God punished Christ for their sins, the sins they committed that earned them the wages of death, even eternal death Rom 6:23a.

So Christ paid the full debt they owed to Gods law and justice so that they have in and through Him the forgiveness of sins, through His Blood Col 1:14

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Thats Salvation Lk 1:77

77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

 

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It imputes righteousness without works !

Rom 4:6

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Those whose sins are forgiven through the blood of Christ, see Vs 7 have also righteousness given them. See all of Christ's Suretyship righteusness, as He lived in perfect holy obedience to the Law of God, for He perfectly did this which is required Matt 22:37-40

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.


Christ did this perfectly in His Mind Will and Affections, and this Righteousness is given as a free Gift to all for whom He lived and died.

And so Paul understanding this Suretyship righteousness writes Rom 5:19

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

See Christ's one Surety-ship obedience makes many righteous ! 62

 

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The accomplishment of Christ's death for those He died, it gives them the right to Spiritual Life from Christ ! Christ as their Savior raises them from the dead, that spiritual death they incurred in Adam. All of them died in Adam because of sin Rom 5:12, death reigned because of sin upon them Rom 5:17,21

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

But since Christ by His death put away their sins and offences, they through Him have the right to being raised from the spiritual dead, so hence its said of them Eph 2:1,5

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)

Quicken means made alive, given life. These are the ones that believe on Him, for they had the right to be called the children of God Jn 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he power or right to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

To become the manifested children of God they must first be made alive, because God is the God of the Living and not the dead Matt 22:32

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 62

 

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It gives life unto serving the living God !


Another way we know that Christ didn't die for all without exception is by realizing that those He did die for, or shed His blood for,
they are made to serve the living God, observe Heb 9:14

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

"How much more shall the blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"To serve the Living God or to Worship Him must be in Spirit and Truth Jn 4:23-24

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

And so Spiritual life must be given in order for this to happen. Spiritually dead sinners cant serve/worship the True Living God ! But those Christ shed His Blood for shall come to do that, and credit goes to the Blood of Christ ! 64

 

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The results of Christ death !

Its easy to see from scripture that Christ didnt die for all without exception simply because all without exception receive the saving and sanctifying results of His death. Only His Sheep do, or Gods Elect, or His Church do, who He specifically die for Jn 10:15

15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

We may be specific when scripture is specific ! See all are not sanctified [set apart for God] however all those Christ died for are Heb 10:10

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering[Death] of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Its no such thing in scripture as a death of Christ that didnt sanctify them He died for !

 

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The results of Christ death ! cont,

It causes the spiritually blind to spiritually see.

Now all men are by nature spiritually blind and cant see spiritually. Eph 4:18

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

The blindness is a spiritual blindness of the heart.

All by nature are lost and blind 2 Cor 3:14; 4:4

But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

But fortunately for the Sheep Christ death remedies that blindness, Jesus came for that purpose Jn 9:39

39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

Notice this Prophecy of the work of Christ Isa 42:1,6-7

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;


7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
The Judgment Jesus spoke of in Jn 9:39 is the same in Isa 42:1,7 to open up blind eyes, and it didnt mean just for jews, it meant elect gentiles also

Jesus says in Jn 6:40

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth[spiritually] the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

There's no such thing as a sinner remaining spiritually blind who Christ died for ! Yet many shall remain spiritually blind ! 64

 

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The results of Christ death !

Another blessed result of the death of Christ according to the Covenant Suretyship engagement is to

Isa 42:7

7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

All men by nature are in the prison house of spiritual darkness and unbelief. Paul when writing to the Church of Rome wrote that all [ jew and gentile] are in the prison of unbelief Rom 11:32

32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

Now even though this verse is speaking of Gods elect from amongst the jews and gentiles, its applicable to the non elect too ! Now the word concluded is the greek word sygkleiō and means

1. to shut up together, enclose
   1. of a shoal of fishes in a net
2. to shut up on all sides, shut up completely
   
   b. to shup up on all sides, shut up completely; τινα εἰς τινα or τί, so to deliver one up to the power of a person or thing that he is completely shut in,
   
   By nature we are delivered up to the power of darkness and of satan Acts 2618
   
   To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Col 1:13

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

But now Christ death brings those He died for out of darkness and from the power of satan, and with that they are given Faith and become believers, that's a testimony to what Christ has done in delivering them from darkness and unbelief.

That's why to say that one for whom Christ died can and does die in unbelief is to speak against, testify against Christ and His finished work ! 64

 

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The Cross Gathers in the Sheep!​

This is the crucial point conditional religion fails to grasp about the atoning death of Christ:

The Cross is not a passive invitation. Christ's death actually accomplishes the purpose for which He died—and one stated purpose is the gathering of His people to Himself.

Christ did not merely make a way for the sheep to gather themselves if they independently choose to do so. His death secured their redemption, and the Holy Spirit effectually brings them into the salvation Christ purchased for them.

1. God Is the Gatherer of His People​

Psalm 147:2 declares:

“The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.”

The gathering of God's people is attributed to the Lord.

The sheep do not ultimately gather themselves. God gathers them.

This fits the repeated teaching of Christ:

“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me.”
—John 6:37

And:

“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him.”
—John 6:44

The Father's giving and drawing produce the sinner's coming.

2. Christ Was Sent to Gather His People​

Isaiah 49:5 speaks of the Servant:

“to bring Jacob again to him.”

Christ's Messianic mission includes bringing His covenant people to God.

The point is not that Christ merely makes their return possible.

He was sent to bring them.

And Christ Himself says:

“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”
—John 12:32

The Cross therefore cannot be separated from Christ's gathering work.

3. Christ's Death Is Explicitly Connected With Gathering the Children of God​

Here is the clearest text:

“He prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.”
—John 11:51–52

Notice the connection:

Jesus should die → the children of God are gathered together in one.

These are not merely people who might become God's children if they later choose Christ.

John calls them “the children of God” before describing their historical gathering.

And Christ's death is explicitly connected with that gathering.

That is exactly what we would expect if Christ died as the Surety and covenant Head of His people.

4. The Cross Does Not Merely Make Gathering Possible​

This is where the conditional model creates the problem.

If Christ's death merely purchased a potential salvation, and the decisive question is whether each sinner independently supplies faith, then Christ's death does not itself guarantee the gathering.

But Scripture connects Christ's death with the gathering of His people.

Christ said:

“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”
—John 10:11

And immediately in the same chapter:

“And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice.”
—John 10:16

Notice the certainty:

Christ gives His life for the sheep.
Christ has sheep that are scattered.
Christ says, “them also I must bring.”
They hear His voice.

The Shepherd's death and the Shepherd's gathering belong together.

5. Christ's Death Brings His People to God​

Peter says:

“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God.”
—1 Peter 3:18

Christ's suffering had a stated purpose:

“that he might bring us to God.”

Again, the Cross is not presented as merely opening a possibility.

Christ suffered in order to bring His people to God.

And that harmonizes with the entire saving order:

The Father elects.
The Son redeems.
The Son dies for His sheep.
The Spirit gives life.
The sheep hear His voice.
The sheep believe.
The sheep come to Christ.
The Shepherd brings them safely home.

6. The Legal Work Secures the Practical Gathering​

This is where the Five Phases matter.

Eternal: God chose His people in Christ.

Legal: Christ's death actually purchased and reconciled those people.

Vital: The Holy Spirit gives them spiritual life.

Practical: The regenerated sheep hear Christ's voice, believe, repent, and come to Him.

Final: Christ presents them before God in glory.

The Practical gathering does not make the Legal work successful.

The Legal work secures the Practical gathering.

The Gospel is the ordained means by which the Spirit calls the sheep. Faith is the genuine response of the regenerated sinner. But neither the Gospel nor faith adds efficacy to Christ's blood.

Christ's death accomplished the purpose for which He died.

The Point​

John 11:51–52 is remarkably clear:

“Jesus should die... that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.”

Christ died and Christ gathers.

The sheep do not ultimately gather themselves.

The Shepherd gathers His sheep.

The Cross purchased them.
The Spirit calls them.
The sheep hear His voice.
They come willingly.
And Christ brings them safely to God.

So the question is not whether the sheep must believe.

They must.

The question is whether Christ's death merely made their gathering possible, or whether His death secured the gathering God appointed Him to accomplish.

The language of Scripture points to the latter:

Christ did not merely die to make the gathering possible.
He died to gather the children of God.

And not one of Christ's sheep will ultimately remain scattered. 65

 

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It makes many to be made alive !

The obedience unto death of Christ is more effective than the disobedience of adam, so brings about a more glorious result. Rom 5:15

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

Now as by Adams one offence many be dead, dead to God and spiritually dead, all men by nature are dead spiritually the wages of sin, but because of Christ's obedience and the gift by Gods grace, it abounds to the many which makes them alive from the dead. Thats why Paul tells sinners that were spiritually dead, God made them alive through Christ, quickened them, so that they are or were saved by that abounding grace Eph 2:5

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)

So if one is never made spiritually alive to God out of being spiritually dead, Christ could not have tasted death for them Heb 2:9

 

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Just as the elects oneness in Adam bought their death, likewise and even more, their oness in Christ brings their resurrection from the dead.1 Cor 15:22

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

This includes their spiritual resurrection from spiritual death. 65

 

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Every sinner Christ died for is saved , even from their mothers womb, from the penalty of death for their sins, because Christ for them has already paid their deserved and merited penalty, which is also remission of sins. See the wages of sin is death Rom 6:23

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

But Christ has for everyone He died, has totally abolished that wage of death[ 2 Tim 1:10], the only alternative for them now is eternal life through Christ their Lord.

Christ by His own Blood, obtained eternal redemption for everyone He died for Heb 9:12

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

The word redemption here is the greek word lytrōsis and means:

1. a ransoming, redemption
2. deliverance, esp. from the penalty of sin [which is death Rom 6:23]
   
   Now with this in mind, if anyone is teaching or believing that anyone Christ died for can be lost, they are teaching and believing a false gospel contrary to the redemptive and saving efficacy of the death of Christ ! 67

 

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All sinners Christ died for become believers because they are His Spiritual offspring. Isa 53:10

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

This scripture is about the Lord Jesus Christ, and the phrase "when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin" Speaks of His Death, being made sin [ a sin offering 2 Cor 5:21] and the second phrase " he shall see his seed", speaks of his spiritual offspring as a result of his soul for them, being made an offering for sin.

Now Jesus speaks of this same blessed truth in Jn 12:24

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Christ here is the corn of wheat that will fall into the ground and die [speaking of his soul being made a offering for sin] and if he die, the result is [his dying] bringeth forth fruit, which equates to he shall see his seed. Now the word seed in Isa 53:10 is the word zera and means:

offspring, descendants, posterity, children and it also means : fruit

Now the word fruit is Jn 12:24 is the grk word karpos and means:

the fruit of one's loins, i.e. his progeny, his posterity

And Jn 12:24 gives a definite statement as to what will occur if the corn of wheat die, it bringeth forth or produce much fruit.

So a spiritual seed for Christ is promised as a result, effect of His dying ! 67

 

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One of the grand purposes of Christs death, the giving of Himself for His Church which He Loved Eph 5:25-26

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
The word that is the conjunction hina and denotes :

that, in order that, so that, in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):

So His death for His Church [every member of it, His Body] was for the purposeful result of sanctifying it or them.

That word sanctify the verb hagiazō means:

1. to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow
2. to separate from profane things and dedicate to God
   1. consecrate things to God
   2. dedicate people to God
3. to purify
   1. to cleanse externally
   2. to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin
   3. to purify internally by renewing of the soul

To set apart

This was done once and for all by His Death for them Heb 10:10

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

The word sanctified here is in the perfect tense, having being once in the past not needing to be repeated. 68

 

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Another purpose found in Eph 5:25 as the result of Christs death for His Church is that it [every member] should be also cleansed. Lets read again:

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Now the word cleanse here is the greek word katharizō:

1. to free from defilement of sin and from faults
2. to purify from wickedness
3. to free from guilt of sin, to purify
4. to consecrate by cleansing or purifying
5. to consecrate, dedicate
   
   Its also the same word Paul uses in Titus 2:14
   
   
   14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
   
   
   The whole point being that Spiritual Blessings are communicated to every member of Christs
   
   Church, His Body whom He Loved and gave Himself for. Rom 8:32
   
   
   32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
   

 

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Christ as the Surety of His People, His Sheep, His Body the Church accomplished these two things for them in His Surety-ship obedience, He fulfilled the law for them by keeping/obeying all of its Holy Commands, and added to that He came under the Laws curse and condemnation due to their iniquities Isa 53:5 which satisfied the penalty of death due unto them by His Cross ! 68


The Double Perfection of the Cross: Christ's Legal Surety-ship Obedience

As the eternal Surety of His covenant people—His sheep, His Body, the Church—Jesus Christ accomplished a complete, two-fold legal work on their behalf. His surety-ship obedience perfectly answered every demand of God's holy law:

1. He Fulfilled the Law’s Commands (Active Obedience)

Christ did not merely look past the law; He honored it completely. He lived a life of flawless, sinless perfection, keeping and obeying every single holy command of the law on behalf of His elect. He provided the positive righteousness that the law demanded from humanity but which fallen man could never produce.

2. He Endured the Law’s Curse (Passive Obedience)

To that perfect life of obedience, He added the ultimate sacrifice. He willingly placed Himself under the law's curse, condemnation, and penalty due to the iniquities of His sheep.
As prophesied in Isaiah 53:5:

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”

The Sovereign Verdict

By hanging on that tree, Christ fully satisfied the legal penalty of death due to His people. The debt was not canceled by an arbitrary wave of a hand; it was legally paid in full.

Because our Surety perfectly obeyed the law's precepts and fully endured the law's penalty, the elect stand before a holy God legally justified, completely cleared of guilt, and eternally secure!

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Delivered From This Present Evil World: The Efficacy of Galatians 1:4

What holds the power to completely wrench a sinner out of the clutches of this age? The substitutionary death of Jesus Christ—the sovereign giving of Himself for our sins.

Look at how the Apostle Paul outlines the exact design of the cross in Galatians 1:4:

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father.”

The Holy Spirit here states the absolute purpose as to why Christ gave Himself for the sins of His people (His sheep, His Body, the Church). It was specifically so that, in order that, He might successfully deliver us from the present evil age.

1. The Grammatical Power of Hópōs
To understand the unyielding strength of this text, we must look at the specific Greek conjunction translated as "that": ὅπως (hópōs).
As a conjunction of intention and actual fulfillment, its definition carries immense theological weight:

ὅπως (hópōs) is stronger than a simple "that," because it emphasizes the specific method, qualities, and prerequisites required for the intended goal to be reached. It points directly to a deliberate, saving intent that undergirds the redemptive event.

Christ did not hang on that tree to make deliverance a mere possibility or an open-ended offer. He died using a precise, flawless method engineered to effectively secure the objective. The cross itself is the all-sufficient method that guarantees the extraction of the sinner from the world.

2. Deliverance Precedes and Causes Believing

This forensic reality turns conditional religion completely on its head. We were not believers prior to this rescue; rather, our believing is the direct, unalterable outcome of having already been legally delivered from the world at the cross.

The legal phase must always precede the practical phase. Christ breaks the power of the prison house first, and as a certain consequence of that deliverance, the Holy Spirit quickens the elect soul and grants them the gift of faith.

This is why Paul later declares that the cross completely reorders the believer's entire legal relationship to creation in Galatians 6:14:

“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.”

The Sovereign Verdict


Your extraction from this present evil age was completely finished in the mind and execution of God in 33 AD. Because Christ's death was introduced by the definitive purpose clause of hópōs, it is an absolute legal impossibility for anyone He represented to remain lost in the world. The cross successfully crucified the world to you and you to the world—salvation is an accomplished victory, not a conditional tightrope! 68

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Now Let’s Look at the Word “Deliver” in Galatians 1:4​

Paul writes:

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father.”
—Galatians 1:4

There is a lot packed into that statement.

The Greek word translated “deliver” is ἐξαιρέω (exaireō). It carries the idea of taking out, removing, rescuing, or delivering from danger. It is used in the sense of being taken out from a condition or danger.

We should be careful not to argue that the compound itself proves election simply because ἐκ/ἐξ means “out of” and αἱρέω can mean “choose.” Greek compounds do not always preserve the full independent meaning of their component words.

But the actual meaning of ἐξαιρέω in this context is significant: Christ gave Himself for our sins in order that He might deliver us.

This is active rescue—not merely the opening of an opportunity for rescue.

Look at Lot​

The same verb is used in 2 Peter 2:7:

“And delivered just Lot...”

God did not merely make deliverance available to Lot.

God delivered Lot.

Lot was in Sodom.

Judgment was coming.

God removed him from the destruction.

That gives us a helpful biblical picture of the word: deliverance is something God actually accomplishes for the person He rescues.

And that fits Galatians 1:4:

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us...”

Notice the progression:

Christ gave Himself → for our sins → that He might deliver us.

Christ's self-giving has a definite saving purpose.

And Notice What Determines This Deliverance​

Paul doesn't say:

“according to the will of man.”

He says:

“according to the will of God and our Father.”

That is crucial.

The saving purpose of Christ's self-giving is grounded in the will of God.

Compare Ephesians 1:5:

“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.”

And verse 11:

“Being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.”

God's saving purpose does not originate in man's will.

It originates in God's will.

And Paul Calls Him “Our Father”​

This is also worth noticing.

Paul says:

“according to the will of God and our Father.”

The Father is already described as “our Father” in the very statement concerning our deliverance.

The text does not say:

Christ delivers us, and afterward God becomes our Father.

Rather, Paul identifies God as “our Father” while describing the deliverance He purposed for us.

That harmonizes with Ephesians 1:4–5:

“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world...”

and:

“Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself...”

So the relationship of the Father to His people is rooted in His eternal purpose in Christ, not created by the sinner's later decision.

The elect did not personally exist before the foundation of the world. But they were chosen in Christ and predestinated unto adoption according to the Father's will.

And This Fits the Seed of Christ​

Isaiah 53:10 says:

“When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed.”

Christ's sacrificial death has a definite people as its fruit.

He gives Himself for their sins.

He sees His seed.

And those whom the Father gives to the Son come to Him:

“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me.”
—John 6:37

The Father gives.

The Son redeems.

The Spirit gives life.

The redeemed sinner believes.

So the sinner's faith does not create his relationship to Christ.

Faith manifests the relationship God has already purposed and Christ has secured.

Now Look at the Five Phases​

Galatians 1:4 fits beautifully within the whole order of salvation:

Eternal:
God chose His people in Christ and predestinated them unto adoption according to His will.

Legal:
Christ “gave himself for our sins.”

Vital:
The Holy Spirit gives spiritual life and brings the redeemed sinner out of spiritual death and bondage.

Practical:
The delivered sinner believes, repents, and follows Christ.

Final:
Christ brings His people into complete and final deliverance from sin and its consequences.

So notice what Paul does not say:

Christ made deliverance possible, and now man's independent decision determines whether Christ's purpose succeeds.

He says:

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us...”

And then tells us the basis of that purpose:

“according to the will of God and our Father.”

The Deliverer Doesn't Merely Make Deliverance Possible​

Christ is not merely the One who opens a door and waits to see whether the sinner can get himself through it.

He is the Deliverer.

He gave Himself for our sins.

He came to deliver us.

And that saving purpose is according to the will of God and our Father.

The Spirit then brings the redeemed sinner into the Vital and Practical experience of that salvation.

The sinner really believes.

The sinner really repents.

The sinner really comes to Christ.

But the sinner does not make the Deliverer successful.

The Deliverer makes the sinner free.

That is why Galatians 1:4 is so powerful:

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father.”

The Father wills it.
The Son accomplishes it.
The Spirit applies it.
The sinner experiences it.

And the glory belongs to God from beginning to end. 69