"Yes, and more than this; God offered to raise them to a seat at his right hand, and to the glorious privileges of the sons of God. How can he do this, Helen?"
"Through Christ, who died for us."
"Yes, through the sacrifice of his dear Son, who offered to be our Redeemer."
"Do all gladly accept this salvation?"
Walter held down his head as he softly answered, "No, sir."
"No, many poor guilty sinners would do so if they could earn the right to this happy home. Some do, indeed, think they earn it by outwardly conforming to his requirements, while their hearts are alienated from him; others by loudly professing to be his friends, and to be very zealous in his cause; while still others are so deluded that they lie upon beds of thorns, or scourge themselves with small cords, or go on painful pilgrimages, wearing small stones in their shoes. But all these methods cannot avail them; the salvation is free, without money and without price."
[CHAPTER XXI.]
CHRIST THE REDEEMER; OR, THE PARDONED REBELS.
QUESTION XXI. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?
ANSWER. The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continues to be, God and man, in two distinct natures and one person, forever.
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