Let me hear when I am on my deathbed that Christ died in the stead of sinners, of whom I am chief; that He was forsaken by God during those fearful agonies because He had taken my place; that on His Cross He paid the penalty of my guilt. Let me hear, too, that His blood cleanseth from all sin, and that I may now appear before the bar of God, not as pardoned only, but as innocent. Let me realize the great mystery of the reciprocal substitutions of Christ and the believer, or rather their perfect unity—He in them, they in Him—which He has expressly taught. And let me believe that as I was in effect crucified on Calvary, He will in effect stand before the throne in my person.
His the penalty, mine the sin; His the thorns, mine the crown; His the merits, mine the reward. Verily, Thou dost answer for me, O Lord, my Redeemer; in Thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
--Bishop Jeune
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