Four Reasons to Trust Christ

This morning we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, so I have chosen a text that I think is especially appropriate for Easter: Romans 8:34. While you are turning there, I'll read the text. It's both brief and familiar. Romans 8:34:

Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. That's one of those texts that outlines itself. It highlights four facts of gospel truth that give believers in Christ reasons to rest in a settled confidence—without fear of condemnation, without being tortured by uncertainty, guilt feelings, the disgrace of sin, anxiety about the future, or alarm at the thought of standing before God in judgment. In short, here are four reasons to trust Christ: [1)] [He] is the one who died . . . [2)] [He] was raised . . . [3)] [He] is at the right hand of God . . . [and 4)] [He] is interceding for us. Jesus' Crucifixion; His Resurrection; His Ascension; and His Intercession. Those four truths are all at the heart of the gospel. Four truths that are good news indeed. And Paul is expressly citing them here in this context as proofs of the doctrine of eternal security—arguments demonstrating why we as Christians need not fear being lost or cast away or condemned by God...

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