Redemption sets us at rest and in peace in the presence of God. The whole character of Christian
life flows from being brought back to God, and thus we are called to walk with God. To believe
that we are brought back to God is not presumption; it is faith. It is presumption to think we can
be saved in any other way. It should always be remembered, that Christ is not our life, without
being our righteousness; and that neither is He our righteousness without being our life. If this be
surely grasped, it will enable the soul to look at the judgment seat of Christ with perfect
calmness. Confidence is founded on His being made our righteousness, who was made sin for us.