During this Good Friday and Easter weekend I hope you will reflect on what the crucifixion and resurrection mean for us lowly sinners. It is truly remarkable to think of the love God showed us by sending Jesus.
First, we are all sinners since we cannot meet God’s perfect standard.
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Secondly, the consequence for our imperfection is death.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death…
But that is not the end of the story
Romans 6:23
… but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Thirdly, Jesus Christ, the only person who ever met God’s standard, took our punishment.
Romans 5:6-8
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Finally, God’s gift is available to everyone through acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Romans 3:22
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
Not many people would consider the death of their leader a good thing, but as Christians we know that Jesus' death was necessary and really just the beginning of our salvation.
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