For your enjoyment, a quote of John Calvin, briefly explaining in his words the gospel:
“That he (man) was alienated from God by sin, an heir of wrath, liable tot he punishment of eternal death, excluded from all hope of salvation, a total stranger to the blessing of God, a slave to Satan, a captive under the yoke of sin, and, in a word, condemned to and already involved in, a horrible destruction; that, in this situation, Christ interposed as an intercessor; that He has taken upon Himself and suffered the punishment which by the righteous judgment of God impended over all sinners; that by His blood He has expiated those crimes which make them odious to God; that by the expiation God the Father has been duly satisfied and atoned; that by this intercessor His wrath has been appeased; that this is the foundation of peace between God and men; that this is the bone of His benevolence towards us”
Yep, I had to read it twice too.
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