Consider further: He justifies _the ungodly_. If He justifies the ungodly then all efforts to become godly _in order to be saved_, are worse than wasted and are in rebellion against _God's plan for men_. "When we were yet without strength in due time Christ died for the _ungodly_."--Rom. 5:6. "God commendeth his own love toward us, in that _while we were yet sinners_, Christ died for us."--Rom. 5:8. "_When we were enemies_ we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son."--Rom. 5:10. Why? Because Christ justifies the ungodly. The Saviour did not say to Nicodemus, "Whosoever becomes godly should not perish," but "Whosoever believeth on him." Why? Because He justifies _the ungodly_. Paul and Silas did not say to the jailor, a hardened sinner, "Become godly and thou shalt be saved"; but "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved." Why? Because He justifies _the ungodly_. On what condition does He justify the ungodly? "To him that _worketh_ not, but _believeth_ on him." Here is the work of the soul to be saved; Paul says to cease working at the task, and believe on, depend on, Him--He justifies the ungodly. God gave men ten commandments to keep. God's word says, "The man that doeth them shall live by them."--Gal. 3:12. But all men have failed to keep them; "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."--Rom. 3:23. To illustrate: A father gives a little boy ten rows of corn to work out and says to him, "Willie, if you will work out the ten rows of corn to-day, I will pay you five dollars; but it will take steady work all day." About nine o'clock some boys persuade Willie to play, and he plays with them for two hours. Now he cannot get the task done, and so is sure to lose the five dollars. His grown brother comes to him and says, "Willie, I saw the trouble you were getting into, and had a talk with father. Father says that the work must be done or you will lose the five dollars. But father agreed to let me do the work for you. Now if you will quit working at the task and trust me, depend on me, I will see that the work is done, and that you get the five dollars." The little brother quits working at the task, and gets out of the field. He believes on, depends on, trusts, his big brother. If, now, there is any failure, it will be the big brother's failure, and not the little brother's. So, "To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness." If, then, the sinner will quit working at the task of his salvation and believe on, depend on Christ, trust the whole work of salvation to Him, He will "justify the ungodly" from "all iniquity" (Titus 2:14). If, then, there should be any failure of being saved, it would be Christ's failure, for He said, "Him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out."--John 6:37. Why, then, should the one who has thus trusted Christ ever be baptized, or live a faithful, godly