(1) God Hath Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ

(1) God Hath Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart Series: Belgic Confession 20 Scripture: I John 4

Article 20: God Hath Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ.

We believe that God, who is perfectly merciful and just, sent His Son to assume that nature in which the disobedience was committed, to make satisfaction in the same, and to bear the punishment of sin by His most bitter passion and death. God therefore manifested His justice against His Son when He laid our iniquities upon Him, and poured forth His mercy and goodness on us, who were guilty and worthy of damnation, out of mere and perfect love, giving His Son unto death for us, and raising Him for our justification, that through Him we might obtain immortality and life eternal.

Texts Used in Class on Belgic Confession 20:

“God Hath Manifested His Justice and Mercy in Christ”

Psalm 86:15

Isaiah 9:6

Jeremiah 31:3

John 3:16

John 3:17

John 8:42

Romans 5:8

Romans 8:3

Romans 8:31

Romans 8:38-39

Galatians 4:4

Hebrews 10:30-31

I John 4:8

I John 4:9-10