Reason #11 – To Complete the Obedience that Becomes our Righteousness Our sin was imputed to Him, and thus He became our pardon…Christ’s righteousness was imputed to us, and thus He became our perfection. Imputation. Another $2 theological word. But…
Reason #10 – To Provide the Basis for Our Justification Being forgiven implies that I am guilty and my crime is not counted. Being justified implies that I have been tried and found innocent. My claim is just. I am…
Reason #8 – To Become a Ransom for Many Yet not everyone will be ransomed from the wrath of God. But the offer is for everyone. It only took Piper 8 reasons to come out swinging with limited atonement. It…
Reason #7 – To Cancel the Legal Demands of the Law Against Us What a folly it is to think our good deeds may one day outweigh our bad deeds. Piper lists 2 reasons that he considers this a folly:…
Reason #5 – To Show the Wealth of God’s Love and Grace for Sinners We are worse off than frogs. They have not sinned. They have not rebelled and treated God with the contempt of being inconsequential in their lives.…
Reason #4 – To Achieve His Own Resurrection from the Dead [The resurrection] was the public declaration of God’s endorsement [that the righteousness of God was completely vindicated]. There is a huge link from this passage back to reason #1…