He Lived, and Died, for Me
2014-02-05
Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness, an Exegesis Our hymn of the month, #520, “Jesus, thy blood and righteousness,” is a wonderful meditation on the imputed righteousness of Christ, in which the Christian can stand boldly by faith even in the face of God’s dreadful judgment day. Jesus, thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress; ‘Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. In the first verse, the hymn teaches the double imputation of Christ’s righteousness, that His lifetime of perfect obedience and His death on my behalf combine to guarantee our standing before God. It isRead More →
