All of Grace in Modern English: With Scripture Texts from the English Standard Version (ESV)

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The light was there, but I was blind. Only the Lord himself could make the matter plain to me. It came to me as a surprise, as if I had never read in the Bible that Jesus was the answer, and that his sacrifice could make the just God my friend. I believe it will come as a surprise to every newborn child of God whenever they see this truth. I am talking about that glorious teaching that the Lord Jesus came as a substitute. I came to realize that salvation was possible because Jesus sacrificed himself for others. I came to understand that this arrangement for a substitute was made before God created Adam and Eve. I was made to see that Jesus is the Son of God and that he is coequal and coeternal with the Father and that an agreement was made that he would be the Leader of a chosen people, and that as their Leader he would suffer for them and save them.

Revelation: this is what i need!