“Nothing could be clearer, for our Lord Jesus Christ has perfectly fulfilled all that was necessary for our salvation. Are we afraid, then, because we are sinners? We find righteousness in the Son of God. Does our ignorance distress us? He is given to all for wisdom. Are we captives and slaves to Satan? He is the one who ransoms us. Are we corrupt and defiled? He sanctifies us. Are we weak? He is God’s power to strengthen us. Do we see only filth in ourselves? He is the source of all purity. Have we nothing but death in us? He is life, and lord over death for he has vanquished it. The fathers waited for these things in hope; today they are given to us in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
—John Calvin, trans. Robert White, Sermons on Titus (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2015), 24. Calvin said this while preaching on Titus 1:1-4.
S.W.F. Knecht 