# “In Christ” by Sinclair Ferguson

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- Published: 2025-07-11T11:00:00-05:00
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“When we see that our salvation, in every single part, is found in Christ,
 we must
beware, lest we derive the smallest drop from somewhere else. If then 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, purity— in 
His conception, and tenderness— in His nativity— thus made like us in all respects,
He learned to feel our pain. Redemption when we seek it is in His passion found;
acquittal in His condemnation lies; and freedom from the curse is in His cross made
known. If satisfaction for our sins we seek, we’ll find it in His sacrifice; and
cleansing in His blood. If reconciliation now we need, for this He entered Hades.
If mortification of our flesh, then in His tomb it’s laid. And newness of our life-
which resurrection brings— and immortality as well come also with that gift. And
if we also long to find heaven’s kingdom 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 this treasure-trove of blessings
of all kinds is this: from nowhere else can they be drawn than Him; they’re found
in Christ alone.”

–Sinclair B. Ferguson, [_Union with Christ: The Blessings of Being in Him_](https://amzn.to/46Bz0zG)(
Sanford, FL: Ligonier, 2025), 149. Based upon John Calvin, [_Institutes of the Christian Religion_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664239110?tag=toletaupanre-20),
ed. John T. McNeill, trans. Ford Lewis Battles (Philadelphia: Westminster Press,
1960), 2.16.19. Author’s translation and arrangement.

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