But then, after the cross, clearly there was more righteousness in him than there was sin in us, for once he had borne our sin, death could no longer hold him. Once he had taken sin and death down to death, death had no further claim on him. — Michael Reeves, Right With God, 23.
"If Christ now was to give life to men it is absurd that He should remain under the power of death and not rise." - Zacharias Ursinus. Commentary on Heidelberg Catechism, 235. “He rose for the purpose of making us partakers of the righteousness, holiness, and glorification, which He had purchased for us." — Ursinus, Commentary on Heidelberg Catechism, 241. “He is not here.” This is the only place in which it could be considered good news ... “Christ is here” was good news at Bethany, at Jericho, at Nain, at Capernaum, or on the Sea of Galilee; but “Christ is not here” is the good news from Joseph’s tomb. —Horatius Bonar “Gratitude, that inner motion of love welling up in response to the love of God, moves the believer to do far more for God than guilt and slavish fear could ever produce.” Reformed Systematic Theology, V1, p. 127
“… as it is with the church, so it is with individual Christians: the more they study Christ, and all the comfort in him alone to be had… the more they grow up in the knowledge of Christ, the more they grow spiritually.” — Richard Sibbes “One glance will tell us all we need to know: outside of Christ, we stand condemned.” — Sinclair B. Ferguson, To Seek and to Save 134. “… people should never think that any work they do can in any way add to the satisfaction for our sins that has been accomplished by Christ and by Christ alone.” — R. C. Sproul, Luther, and the Reformation, 75. The resurrection is God’s public proclamation to the whole universe that 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 with the work of His Son, that He has honored the law absolutely, and that He has borne the ultimate penalty of the law and its demands. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Romans 10:115
“There is a huge difference between a sentimental view of the cross—which stirs up a self-gratifying feeling of sadness—and a serious view of it—which focuses soberly on Christ.” Sinclair B. Ferguson, To Seek and to Save 134
“Whoever looked at the bronze serpent was made well, however ill he was, and however feeble his look. Just so, whoever looks to Jesus by faith, is pardoned, however great his sins may have been, and however feeble his faith.” — J. C. Ryle on John 3:14-15 “He will bear man’s judgment against himself because he knows it is God’s judgment on those in whose place he stands. He knows that this is the only way in which he can save us.” — Sinclair B. Ferguson, To Seek and to Save 127.
“True fear of God is true love for God defined: it is the right response to God’s full-orbed revelation of himself in all his grace and glory.” — Michael Reeves
“Therefore, O God, accomplish thine own will! Forsake me not, for the sake of thy well-beloved Son, Jesus Christ, my defense, my buckler, and my stronghold.” — Martin Luther “It was necessary for Christ, in order that he might make satisfaction, not only to suffer but also to die.” — Ursinus, Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism, 220. “As the serpent, lifted up on the pole, was an image of the very thing which had poisoned the Israelites, even so, Christ had in himself no sin, and yet was made and crucified ‘in the likeness of sinful flesh, and counted sin’ (Rom 8:3).” — J. C. Ryle on John 3:14-15 "Herein was matchless, peerless love, that the offended judge should permit his co-equal Son to suffer the pains of death for the redemption of a rebellious people." - C.H. Spurgeon. The Death of Christ, Sermon# 173 “O God, Almighty God everlasting! how dreadful is the world! behold how its mouth opens to swallow me up, and how small is my faith in thee… O thou, my God! help me against all the wisdom of this world.” — Martin Luther “What, therefore, is it to believe in Christ crucified? It is to believe that Christ was made subject to the curse for me, that He might deliver me therefrom.” - Zacharias Ursinus. Commentary on Heidelberg Catechism, 219. "Glory to the Father who created us, Glory to the Son who redeemed us. Glory to the Holy Spirit who sanctified us: Glory to the most high and undivided Trinity whose works are inseparable, whose kingdom without end abides. from age to age, forever. Amen." — Augustine
“Fine clothes cannot bring happiness to those whose bodies are poisoned by a mortal disease… Sin is their plague, no matter their happiness. The miseries of their insolent lust far outweigh the happiness that may be found in possessing all the kingdoms of the world.” — Charnock
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