“There is no salvation by balancing the records. There is only salvation by canceling the records. The record of our bad deeds (including our defective good deeds), along with the just penalties that each deserves, must be blotted out- not balanced. This is what Christ suffered and died to accomplish. The cancellation happened when the record of our deeds was “nailed to the cross” (Colossians 2:13). How was the damning record nailed to the cross? Parchment was not nailed to the cross. Christ was. So Christ became my damning record of bad (and good) deeds. He endured my damnation. He is my only hope.” -John Piper