Thy Kingdom Come: A Blumhardt Reader - Plough

you have laid hold on that, and if you know that Jesus Christwas born, that he died for your sins; if you know that he wasraised and is seated at the right hand of the Father—thenknow this, too, that you are being saved. The name Jesusproclaims this to you...Though there be confusion in my life, “I am being savednonetheless,” Though sins still break into my life, “Nevertheless,I am being saved.” Though hell assail me and thedevil attack me, “Still I am being saved.” We have a confidence;and we affirm it against the flesh, the world, thedevil and hell, against everything that may be named: “Weare being saved, because Jesus has come.” This we know; ithas been told us in the name Jesus by the Father in heavenhimself. We don’t merely suppose it; we know it. The truththat we are being saved is one of the fundamental facts laidinto our understanding in the name Jesus...But more, beloved. Not concerning ourselves only are weto know that we are being saved—indicating, perhaps, toothers, “We don’t know about you.” Not only are we forbiddento express condemnation regarding others, we must noteven become indifferent regarding those who do not yet appearto have been seized by the gospel as we have been. Wemust not become uncertain in our thinking about the world,about the souls of people in general. The most certain truthin the Bible is that God wants to save all of mankind, indeedall of creation.If Jesus is named Jesus, and if he thus is proclaimed to be10