What I want to do in my preaching, especially this morning,

is try to build into your brain a structure of reality

that will be able to stand against the devil

when he comes to you and says,

you,

you not guilty,

you accepted by a holy God, you righteous in God's presence, get a mirror. Now, what are you going to do with that?

What should we do when Satan tempts us to despair?

In this episode of Light and Truth,

John Piper turns to Romans 5, 12 to 21 to explore the profound assurance

the righteousness of Christ provides against Satan's accusations.

This sermon was originally delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church on July 2nd. of Christ provides against Satan's accusations.

This sermon was originally delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church on July 2, 2000.

Let's go to verse 16.

The gift of righteousness is not like that which came through the one who sinned.

For, on the one hand, the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation,

but on the other hand, the free gift of righteousness arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.

Oh, that's a complex silence, isn't it? Wow.

So let me get the minor point and the major point and try to show you, dig in there.

Here's the minor point. Oh, this is so major, forgive forgive me god for calling it minor but it's not the main point it's the sub point he says that the free gift and we know from

verse 17 that the free gift is the free gift of christ's righteousness results in justification.

Let's read that little phrase in verse 16.

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