Pardon is not merely possible, it is actually granted to every believer the instant that he rests with the heart upon the Son of God, the blessed Peacemaker. Man's happiness was lost the instant that he believed the father of lies; it is regained the instant that he believes his God again. Moreover, the believer, in consequence of what Christ completed on the Cross, is actually invested with the righteousness of the Saviour. He was made sin for his people, and they are made the righteousness of God in him; so that, in consequence of this interchange, there is now no condemnation for them that are in Christ, because he was condemned in their stead.

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