I Can See Clearly Now
Beauty beckons from the doorsteps of our imagination. The image of God, present in humanity but distorted by sin, nevertheless remains as the sensus divinitatis—a vestigial witness to the great I AM. Repentance and faith in the crucified, resurrected, ascended, reigning, and soon-returning Christ are the heaven-sent instruments that bring about our justification before the Almighty. The Holy Spirit baptizes us into Christ, resides within us, and grants us "union with Christ." We are adopted into the eternal family of God—true sons and daughters of the promise made to Abraham—saved and secured for eternity, solely by the atoning sacrifice of our Lord Jesus.