provision in Christ, we would have no hope. When we were wretched sinners, alienated from You, undone, full of evil desires, in bondage to evil— instead of abandoning us to our own iniquities and their consequences, You reached out to us and drew us to Yourself. The gospel came in the power of the Holy Spirit and rescued us from ruin. Christ, our great Deliverer, freed us from sin, death, and judgment. You imputed our sin to the Lord Jesus Christ, and He bore the full penalty. He condemned sin in