A HOLY GOD CANNOT JUSTIFY A WICKED MAN

God's holiness and justice demand the punishment of sin. "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" (Ezek. 18:20). There are no exceptions. "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are an abomination to the Lord" (Prov. 17:15). "How then can a man be justified with God?" (Job 25:4).

There is only one answer to that question - DIVINE IMPUTATION! This is the doctrine of Holy Scripture. This is the only hope any sinner has of being saved (Read Rom. 4:5; 5:19; II Cor. 5:21; I Pet. 3:18).

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS MADE TO BE SIN BY DIVINE IMPUTATION. All the sins of God's elect were imputed to him. Our sins became his sins! The holy Lord God dealt with him on the basis of our sins, which were imputed to him, and punished him for sin in the place of his people. And by his death Christ made complete satisfaction, or atonement for sin. He put away all the sins of his people!

THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST IS IMPUTED TO ALL WHO TRUST HIM, so that we are made the righteousness of God in him. Sinners can be made rigthteous only in the same way that Christ was made to be sin - by divine imputation! God deals with his elect on the basis of Christ's imputed righteousness. He rewards every believer with eternal life and heavenly glory because EVERY BELIEVER HAS BEEN MADE WORTHY OF HEAVENLY GLORY AND ETERNAL ACCEPTANCE WITH GOD THROUGH THE BLOOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST, THE SINNER'S SUBSTITUTE!

Donald S. Fortner, Pastor

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF DANVILLE

2734 Old Stanford Road

Danville, Kentucy 40422

236-8235