GOSPEL-HOPE
The Gospel contemplates
every descendant of Adam as a fallen, polluted, hell-deserving and helpless
sinner. The grace which the Gospel
publishes is his only hope. All stand before
God convicted as transgressors of His holy law, as guilty and condemned
criminals, who are not merely awaiting sentence, but the execution of sentence
already passed upon them (John 3:18; Rom. 3:19). To complain against the partiality of grace is suicidal. If the sinner insists upon bare justice,
then the Lake of Fire must be his eternal portion. His only hope lies in bowing to the sentence which Divine justice
has passed upon him, owning the absolute righteousness of it, casting himself
on the mercy of God, and stretching forth empty hands to avail himself of the
grace of God now made known to him in the Gospel.
A.W. Pink
The Attributes of God, Baker Book House, p. 70.
The hope of the gospel can
help you put the right interpretation on your past and make it a good thing for
you. This is what will help you get
past your past.
Bad Memories: Getting Past Your Past, P&R Publishing,
2004. Used by Permission.