On that very cross where man slew the Lord Jesus, God by Him wrought redemption. His love rose above the world's enmity and now sends the glad tidings of His grace to His enemies: Such is the virtue of Christ's sacrifice, that it can bring to God the foulest without spot or stain. Yet so much more ruinous will it be for those that believe not. Far better to be a heathen that never heard the gospel than to be a christened man neglecting so great salvation. The day will come when the new heavens and new earth will display the reconciling power of Christ's sacrifice, for every trace of sin will then have vanished from the world. [19]