God has not left our destiny to chance or to our own striving. He has appointed Christ as the Heir of all things, and—astonishingly—He has made us co-heirs with Him. This is not a human idea or wishful thinking; it is the authoritative declaration of God Himself. When God speaks, reality is established. The same Word that called light out of darkness is the Word who is Christ Himself. God’s speaking is not up for debate or revision; it stands with the highest authority.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made."
— John 1:1-3
Christ is not merely a messenger or a moral example. He is the eternal Word, the Creator of all things, and the appointed Heir. Because God has spoken this, it is unshakable. And because we are joined to Him, we share in His inheritance. This is the foundation of our assurance: God’s own Word, not our performance.
Sins Purged—Once and for All
The purging of our sins is not an ongoing process or a future hope. It is a finished work—past tense, accomplished by Christ Himself. We could never deal with sin by our own effort; human striving is powerless to purge what only Christ could address. He alone took up the task, and after purging our sins, He sat down. This is the posture of completion—He is not standing, laboring, or waiting for us to finish what He started. He has declared, “It is finished.”
To suggest that our efforts contribute to the purging of sin is to deny the sufficiency of Christ’s work and to undermine the very ground of our assurance. If we must add to what He has done, then justification collapses, inheritance is forfeited, and sonship is reduced to a probationary status. There is no room for compromise here: either Christ has purged our sins, or we remain in them.
Reigning in Life—The Result of His Righteousness
Christ did not simply erase our debt; He brought us into a new kind of life. He became a man, lived in perfect righteousness, and was qualified for resurrection. Through His obedience, grace, and righteousness, we are enabled to reign in life—not as mere survivors, but as those who share in His victory and status.
"For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ."
— Romans 5:17
By His incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension, Christ has glorified and uplifted humanity. He has brought us to the very place He enjoys in His divinity. This is not a distant hope but a present reality for all who rest in His finished work.
What Is Lost If We Deny This?
If we reject the finished work of Christ as our High Priest—if we imagine that sin remains to be purged by our effort or that our standing with God is uncertain—we lose everything. Assurance evaporates. Inheritance is no longer a gift but a wage to be earned. Sonship becomes conditional, and the conscience remains defiled. To accept any system that puts the burden back on us is to abandon the very gospel that saves.
But God has spoken. He has declared our sins purged, our inheritance secure, and our place with Christ established. His Word is final. To rest in anything less is to forfeit the riches He has freely given in His Son.
You can be certain: your sins have been purged. God Himself has said so. If you would see more of how Christ, as our High Priest, brings us into this rest and inheritance, immerse yourself in the book of Hebrews—a book written to anchor the church in these unshakeable truths.
