The true Christian is the only happy man, because his conscience is at peace.
That mysterious witness for God, which is so mercifully placed within
us, is fully satisfied and at rest. It sees in the blood of Christ a
complete cleansing away of all its guilt. It sees in the priesthood and
mediation of Christ a complete answer to all its fears. It sees that,
through the sacrifice and death of Christ, God can now be just, and yet
be the justifier of the ungodly. It no longer bites and stings and makes
its possessor afraid of himself. The Lord Jesus Christ has amply met
all its requirements. Conscience is no longer the enemy of the true
Christian, but his friend and adviser. Therefore he is happy. Continue at Eric T. Young
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