WE were sitting in a railway carriage in South Wales whilst a friend was standing on the platform waiting to see us off.
For the benefit of our fellow-passengers he said in the hearing of all, There is grace for THE GUILTY because there was judgment for THE INNOCENT.
For the sake of a larger audience we pen these pithy words, and trust that many may be blessed by them. They are well worth pondering over. They contain the truth of the gospel, the great truth of substitution.
All of Adam's race are guilty. Only one perfect Man has been in this world, God's Son, the Lord Jesus, and this blessed One has died for sinners. In the words of Scripture, “Christ... once suffered for sins, the JUST for the UNJUST, that He might bring us to God." (1 Peter 3:1313And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? (1 Peter 3:13).)
There it is—the just for the unjust. Does it not touch your heart to think that the Lord Jesus came all the way from glory to the cross of shame to die for you? You are the unjust, the guilty; He the just, the innocent, and in love He took your place that God might be able righteously to forgive.
Weigh well that statement—There is grace for THE GUILTY because there was judgment for THE INNOCENT. Write the sentence out, substituting "me" for "the guilty," and "Christ" for the innocent," and receive this wondrous grace. It is for you. In faith accept it.
A. J. P.