Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, the American banker, made a remarkable statement in his last will and testament. The testimony is as follows: "I commit my soul into the hands of my Savior, full of confidence that having redeemed it, and washed it with His most precious blood, He will present it faultless before the throne of my heavenly Father. I entreat my children to maintain and defend at all hazard, and at any cost of personal sacrifice, the blessed doctrine of complete atonement for sin through the blood of Jesus once offered, and through that alone."
There is one thing clear in Mr. Morgan's testimony, and that is, he did not believe that his "good works" had anything whatever to do with the salvation of his soul. It is evident that he held to the blessed doctrine of justification by faith alone. Such is the teaching of God's holy Word. "By grace are ye saved through faith;... not of works, lest any man should boast." Eph. 2:8, 98For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8‑9). "To him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Rom. 4:55But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. (Romans 4:5).
Mr. Morgan speaks of Christ as "MY Savior." Can you say truthfully, "Christ is MY Savior?" Has He saved you from the thralldom of sin? "He is able... to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him." Heb. 7: 25.
Mr. Morgan did not think it "presumption" on his part to say that he was confident that his soul was saved and his sins forgiven. He declares that he is "full of confidence," that his soul is redeemed and washed in Christ's precious blood. Have you that confidence? Nothing but the blood of Christ can cleanse us from the defilement of sin.
Ponder carefully the closing words of Mr. Morgan's statement: "The blessed doctrine of complete atonement for sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, and through that alone."