Systematic Theology (Volume 3 of 3)Strong, Augustus Hopkins
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Systematic Theology (Volume 3 of 3)
Strong, Augustus Hopkins
Baptists -- Doctrines; Theology, Doctrinal
Plymouth Brethren say truly that the Christian has sin in him, but
not on him, because Christ had sin on him, but not in him. The
Christian has sin but not guilt, because Christ had guilt but not
sin. All our sins are buried in the grave with Christ, and
Christ’s resurrection is our resurrection. Toplady: “From whence
this fear and unbelief? Hast thou, O Father, put to grief Thy
spotless Son for me? And will the righteous Judge of men Condemn
me for that debt of sin, Which, Lord, was laid on thee? If thou
hast my discharge procured, And freely in my room endured The
whole of wrath divine, Payment God cannot twice demand, First at
my bleeding Surety’s hand, And then again at mine. Complete
atonement thou hast made, And to the utmost farthing paid Whate’er
thy people owed; How then can wrath on me take place, If sheltered
in thy righteousness And sprinkled with thy blood? Turn, then, my
soul, unto thy rest; The merits of thy great High‐priest Speak
peace and liberty; Trust in his efficacious blood, Nor fear thy
banishment from God, Since Jesus died for thee!”
Justification, however, is not eternal in the past. We are to
repent unto the remission of our sins (_Act 2:38_). Remission
comes after repentance. Sin is not pardoned before it is
committed. In justification God grants us actual pardon for past
sin, but virtual pardon for future sin. Edwards, Works,
4:104—“Future sins are respected, in that first justification, no
otherwise than as future faith and repentance are respected in it;
and future faith and repentance are looked upon by him that
justifies as virtually implied in that first repentance and faith,
in the same manner that justification from future sins is implied
in that first justification.”
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