Life in 6 Words: G.O.S.P.E.L God. Our. Sins, Paying, Everyone. Life
Everyone– who trust Him alone has eternal life
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit Ephesians 1:12-13
Christ came to die for everyone. His sacrifice was enough to pay for the sins of the whole world. He paid for the sins of Pontius Pilate, he paid for the sins of the soldiers who put Him to death, and He paid for the sins of those who were shouting, ‘Crucify Him!’ He paid for the sins of you and me and every generation yet to come. He died for the sins of the whole world, the ungodly. Sadly, the ungodly, the unbelievers do not know their sins are forgiven; either they reject Christ’s sacrifice or they simply have hardened their hearts. But at just the right time, Christ died for our sins also didn’t He? Whenever you and I sin, whenever we think evil thoughts, speak evil words or do wicked actions, we too, are ungodly. By our sinfulness, we put ourselves in that category.
The joy that you and I have today is the fact that when we look at Jesus as the perfect sacrifice for the world, we know that by God’s grace, He has redeemed us. This salvation is not just a far-off and distant concept meant for everyone else. Jesus’ perfect sacrifice is also for our own salvation. Ephesians 1: vs 13 says, “ And You were also were included in Christ when you heard the Word of truth.” I am so thankful to know that Jesus died for my sins.
Pastor Rowena