I Come by the Blood

Jerry Bridges, in The Discipline of Grace, page 54:

To live by the gospel, then, means that we firmly grasp the fact that Christ's life and death are ours by virtue of our union with Him. What He did, we did. This is the only sense in which we can understand Paul's bold statements in Romans 8: "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (verse 1); "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (verse 31); and "Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies" (verse 33). 

These statements by Paul are objective truths; that is, they are true whether we grasp them or not. So often, however, we find it difficult to believe them. Because of our frequent failures before God, we do feel under condemnation, we do not feel God is for us but rather must surely be against us, we do think He is bringing charges against us. At such times we must preach the gospel to ourselves. We must review what God has declared to be true about our justification in Christ. 

You are the perfect and righteous God 

Whose presence bears no sin

You bid me come to Your holy place 

How can I enter in

When Your presence bears no sin?

Through Him, who poured out HIs life for me

The atoning Lamb of God

Through Him, and His work alone

I boldly come

I come by the blood, I come by the cross

Where Your mercy flows

From hands pierced for me

For I dare not stand on my righteousness

My every hope rests on what Christ has done

And I come by the blood

You are the high and exalted King

The One the angels fear

So far above me in every way

Lord, how can I draw near

To the One the angels fear?

Through Him who laid down His life for me

And ascended to Your side

Through Him, through Jesus alone

I boldly come

(c) 1994 Sovereign Grace Worship

What a lavishingly kind God!

I sing because I'm happy

I sing because I'm free

for His eye is on the sparrow

and I know he watches me

ahh, ahh, ahhh...

Jesus is my portion

he sets me free!

(c) Page CXVI

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