Paul Penno
No one will be eternally lost because he is a sinner; he will be lost because he refused the pardon given him from heaven. And anyone who is saved will be saved because of the initiative of God in giving the gift of righteousness in Christ who died for the sins of the whole world. The cross legally justifies the existence of all temporal life on the earth. Those who appreciate this gift of life believe God’s promise,—the everlasting covenant,—and thus experience the forgiveness of sins and deliverance from its bondage.
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