Here’s a great quote by puritan Robert Haldane (d. 1842) which has to do with the righteousness of Christ and our justification. Jerry Bridges used this quote in The Discipline of Grace (specifically in his exposition of Romans 3:21 found on page 49).
“To that righteousness is the eye of the believer ever to be directed; on that righteousness must he rest; on that righteousness he must live; on that righteousness he must die; in that righteousness must he appear before the judgment seat; in that righteousness must he stand forever in the presence of a righteous God.”
Like the Heidelberg Catechism says so well, we can receive Jesus’ righteousness and make it ours in no other way than by faith alone (Q/A 61). Indeed, “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness!”
shane lems
sunnyside wa
Amen! On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand!
Love that book (The Discipline of Grace). That & Rediscovering Holiness by J.I. Packer were probably the two most helpful books that I have ever read on understanding the relationship of grace & the Christian life (i.e. that our good works are motivated by gratitude for God’s grace).
If only I had been raised knowing the Heidelberg!