The Great Commission. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. IVMackintosh, Charles Henry
Religion
The Great Commission. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. IV
Mackintosh, Charles Henry
Theology
This latter is our thesis, and we want the anxious reader to
understand it in its simplicity, in order that he may see the solid
foundation of his peace laid down by the very hand of God Himself. We
want him, ere he lays aside this paper, to enter into the joyful sense
of sins perfectly forgiven, and his conscience perfectly purged by the
blood of Jesus. The entire matter hinges upon the question of the
sacrifice. What has God found in that sacrifice? Perfection. Well,
then, that perfection is for you, anxious one, and you should at once
and forever enjoy it. Remember, it is not a question as to what you
are, nor yet as to what you think about the blood of Christ. No, dear
friend: the question is, What does God think about the blood of His
own Son? This makes all so clear. Say, is it clear to you? Can you now
rest in it? Is your conscience set free by being brought in contact
with a perfect sacrifice? Oh that it may be so! May God's Spirit now
show you the fulness and perfectness of Christ's atoning work with
such clearness, vividness and power that your whole being may be
emancipated, and your heart filled with praise and thanksgiving!
It makes the heart bleed to think of the thousands of precious souls
kept in darkness and bondage when they ought to be walking in the
light and liberty which flow from a perfectly purged conscience. So
many things are mixed up with the simple testimony of the Word and
Spirit of God as to the value of Christ's work that it is wholly
impossible for the heart to get liberated. You will get a little bit
of Christ, and a little bit of self; a little bit of grace, and a
little bit of law; a little bit of faith, and a little bit of works.
Thus the soul is kept hovering between confidence and doubt, hope and
fear, just as one or other of the ingredients predominates in the
mixture, or happens to be tasted at the moment. How rare is the gem of
full, free, present, and eternal salvation! We would fain cause that
gem to sparkle in all its divine and heavenly lustre under the gaze of
the reader at this moment. Then shall the chains of his spiritual
bondage drop off. If the Son shall make him free he shall be free
indeed, and thus be able to rise in the power of this freedom and
trample the legal system beneath his feet.
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