Embracing Accusation with John Piper
Consider this an intro to the book of Romans.
"I cannot escape the exceeding wonder that not only does God look upon a guilty person in the courtroom and exercise clemency, and forgive him and say, "You're guilty. I forgive you. Go and sin no more." But he also, beyond all imagination, looks upon this guilty sinner, and does not just say, "You're guilty, I forgive you." He says, "You're not guilty!" Forgiveness is understandable... we kind of have some way to get our hands around forgiveness. You let it go, you don't hold it against them. But this? Look me right in the face, John Piper, right in the face, sinner though I am and say, "RIGHTEOUS!"
- John Piper
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