This is the wonderful exchange which, out of his measureless benevolence, he has made with us; that,
- becoming Son of man with us, he has made us sons of God with Him
- by his descent to earth, he has prepared an ascent to heaven for us
- by taking on our mortality, he has conferred his immortality upon us
- accepting our weakness, he has strengthened us by his power
- receiving our poverty unto himself, he has transferred his wealth to us
- taking the weight of our iniquity upon himself, he has clothed us with his righteousness
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Wonderful Exchange
I've enjoyed reading through John Calvin's, Institutes in 2009. This morning, I started reading the section on the Lord's Supper. This line was particularly helpful, when writing about our union with Christ as a special fruit of the Lord's Supper (I have added the breaks):
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