Spurgeon was a master illustrator. You can use this illustration in your preaching to describe Christ's forgiveness.
Luther says that when the devil came to him, he brought him a long sheet containing a list of his sins, or of a great number of them, and Luther said to him, “Is that all?”
“No,” said the devil.
“Well, go and fetch some more then.” Away went Satan to bring him another long list, as long as your arm.
Said Luther, “Is that all?”
“Oh, no!” said the devil, “I have more yet.”
“Well, go and bring them all,” said Luther. “Fetch them all out, the whole list of them.” Then it was a very long blacklist. I think that I have heard that it would have gone around the world twice. I know that mine would.
Well, what did Luther say when he saw them all? He said, “Write at the bottom of them, ‘The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin!’
” It does not matter how long the list is when you write those blessed words at the end of it. The sins are all gone then.
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