Jesus Died for This Moment
Whatever past achievements might bring us honor, whatever past disgraces might make us blush, all have been crucified with Christ and exist no more except in the deep recesses of eternity, where “good is enhanced into glory and evil miraculously established as part of the greater good.”
Brennan Manning • The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
means that every sin is forgiven and buried in the grave of God’s forgetfulness. Second, it means that Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit comes to live in us—to give us peace, power, and purpose. Third, it means that when we die or when Jesus comes again, we are going
Adrian Rogers • What Every Christian Ought to Know
is that we are “in Christ.”