A quote from J.I. Packer on salvation.
All in Jesus
Christianity says that we are guilty, but we aren’t condemned. Jesus comforts the rightly accused.
Jesus is the shepherd we’re all looking for—the one who can care for us powerfully, relentlessly, and everlastingly.
By virtue of his all-sufficient atoning sacrifice, Jesus stands at the Father's right hand in heaven, working and praying for us to accomplish our full salvation. Here are three applications of this doctrine.
Only a dead Jesus saves. Only a dead and buried Jesus experienced the full wrath of God against our sin. Only a dead and buried Jesus can resurrect.
Amid the darkness all around, the spotlight is on the cross. There, our savior hangs, mangled and marred. It’s messy, and it’s bloody because it must be. This is the only way to forgiveness.