As a lawyer, Dr. Kane realizes how a criminal may be pardoned and released from prison without his heart or character being changed in the process. Although Christ has released us all from prison by His divine sacrifice, many selfishly enjoy the benefits of His release without letting their hearts be changed. In other words, they reject justification by faith. But as Waggoner says, the doors are open—we can walk out into liberty (The Glad Tidings, p. 61). Many sadly choose to remain in their spiritual prison even though the doors are open, clinging to a condemnation that they need not bear. By so doing, they reject the justification, the liberation, that has already been effected for them.