He deemed God s righteousness to be his enemy. It was the righteousness of God that condemned him for the helpless sinner that he was. But then, he read in the book of Romans the concept that grace reigns through righteousness. And that made all of the difference in the world. Instead of God s righteousness being the source of his condemnation, he came to realize that God's righteousness was the source of his justification.
Sin is pictured as sitting upon a throne and reigning over mankind.
The sign of sin s sovereignty is death. Christ came to unthrone sin. Grace now sits upon the throne. Place it on our Bulletin Board.