# “There’s cleansing in His blood” by John Calvin

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- Published: 2022-04-07T14:00:24-05:00
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“When we see salvation whole— its every single part
 is found in Christ, we must
beware lest we derive the smallest drop from somewhere else.

If we seek salvation,
 the very name of Jesus teaches us that He possesses it.

If other Spirit-given gifts are sought— in His anointing they are found;
 strength—
in His reign; and purity— in His conception; tenderness— expressed in His nativity,
in which He was made like us in all respects, that He might feel our pain:

Redemption when we seek it, is in His passion found;
 acquittal— in His condemnation
lies; and freedom from the curse— in His cross is known. If satisfaction for our
sins we seek— we’ll find it in His sacrifice.

There’s cleansing in His blood.
 And if it’s reconciliation that we need, for it
He entered Hades; if mortification of our flesh— then in His tomb it’s laid. And
newness of our life— His resurrection brings and immortality as well come also with
that gift.

And if we long to find that heaven’s kingdom’s our inheritance,
 His entry there
secures it now with our protection, safety too, and blessings that abound —all flowing
from His kingly reign.

The sum of all for those who seek such treasure-trove of blessings,
 These blessings
of all kinds, is this: from nowhere else than him can they be drawn; For they are
ours in Christ alone.”

–John Calvin, [_Institutes of the Christian Religion_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664239110?tag=toletaupanre-20),
2.16.19, 1559 Latin ed., translation and versification by Sinclair B. Ferguson, 
as quoted in [_The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433548003?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016), 55-56.

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