![]() ![]() ![]() In short, since rich store of every kind of good abounds in Him, let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other. If we seek redemption, it lies in His passion if acquittal, in His condemnation if remission of the curse, in His cross if satisfaction, in His sacrifice if purification, in His blood if reconciliation, in His descent into hell if mortification of the flesh, in His tomb if newness of life, in His resurrection if immortality, in the same if inheritance of the Heavenly Kingdom, in His entrance into heaven if protection, if security, if abundant supply of all blessings, in His Kingdom if untroubled expectation of judgment, in the power given to Him to judge. For by His birth He was made like us in all respects, that He might learn to feel our pain. If we seek strength, it lies in His dominion if purity, in His conception if gentleness, it appears in His birth. ![]() If we seek any other gifts of the Spirit, they will be found in His anointing. Calvin Baker, author of three award-winning novels about history and the American experience, turns his attention to Europe to examine the entangled phenomena of globalization and multiculturalism amid the current recession in Spain. If we seek salvation, we are taught by the very name of Jesus that it is of Him. We should therefore take care not to derive the least portion of it from anywhere else. We see that our whole salvation and all its parts are comprehended in Christ. ![]()
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