The penitent is not to confide in Christ to-day and be pardoned to-morrow, or the next day, or nobody knows when. Now, when his faith rests in the Lord, he is forgiven. He does not see with his eyes that he is set free; he may not feel it in his mind. He may not be able at once to take to himself the comfort of the reality and enjoy its peace. But his acceptance is a fact all the same. God always pardons the contrite and believing then and there, when their faith is directed to Him for that end. The Scriptures do not suggest a moment’s delay. The Jew saw the atonement, and in countless external facts realised that he was a forgiven man; to us, it is all faith.

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