Romans 6-11 6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. Why did Jesus have to die? Why couldnt God just shout from heaven, I forgive you!—and be done with it? The answer is really pretty simple: God is Love--God loves us, whom hes created, and wants to have relationship with us. So after centuries of Old Testament animal sacrifice, he paid his own penalty and gave us Jesus Christ, who was simultaneously God and human. Jesus died in our place to pay the price (death) for the sins of all humanity and to give a not guilty verdict to those who receive him as Lord of their lives Romans 5:8 His resurrection overcame the powers of death and hades to guarantee eternal life to those who are his Revelation 1:17 while here and now his Spirit brings life to our previously disconnected human spirits. When we grasp how holy and righteous God is—and then recognize his love, it becomes far more meaningful to us and impacts us more powerfully than it ever could without first grasping the kind of God were dealing with and the mess were in. May you be filled with wonder at Gods holiness, righteousness, and love—as it hangs on the Cross. I love you, Pastor
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