Embracing Accusation / John Piper Mix

I can not escape the exceeding wonder that not only does God
look upon a guilty person in the court room and exercise clemency and forgive
him and say “You’re guilty. I forgive you. Go and sin no more.” But he also
beyond all imagination looks upon this guilty sinner and does not just say “You’re
guilty and I forgive you” he says “You’re not guilty.” I mean, forgiveness is
understandable. Just a little bit understandable. We kind of have some way to get
our hands around forgiveness. You let it go, you don’t hold it against them. But
this? He looks me right in the face, sinner that I am, and says “Righteous.”