The world–including (especially) the religious world–tells us that we need to put on a false front, an image of what people think we ought to be–but the true saints of God need not do that. Our glory is in the One human being (Jesus Christ) who possesses none of the infinite fallenness that has befallen all the rest of us.  Our identity is not (any longer) in ourselves–instead, it is in our Savior.  Our biggest problem here in this fallen world is our forgetting this most important truth.

So, if you have chosen to read this, you are pretty brave.  You come at it with one of two (inevitable) perspectives: either that of a sinner saved by grace; or that of one prepared to defend yourself against truths you do not want to hear (and will not hear).  But, I wish to comfort you, if you know yourself to be a sinner; and one who now has your entire identity tied-up with the Lord Jesus Christ.  You have nothing to fear; and every reason to be encouraged.

The truth is, that in Adam and his Fall, we are completely messed-up, fouled-up, corrupted, twisted, contorted, and perverted.  It is not a pretty picture–but it is very helpful for the saints to accept the truth, acknowledge it, and rejoice that we have now been set free in Jesus and His blood atonement of us.

Our fallenness is much worse than we can imagine.  It has an “infinite” nature to it; and it is especially ugly because it twists and turns us away from our Creator, and has rendered us putrid and gross in the greatest degrees. . . . But, if you are regenerate in Jesus Christ, behold the depths from which the Lord of glory has rescued you(!!)

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