another good one!
Jenifer gilley
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remembering how to fly."
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From: "Reeva Parry" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:24 AM
Subject: Jesus' Sacrifice Payment In Full


> Jesus' Sacrifice Payment in Full
>
> Psalm 51
>
> A church deacon recently confessed a horrible sin in an online message
> community. After giving a description of what he'd done, he commented, "I
> know there's
> a price to pay for this sin now. And that price is death."
>
> Not only was his heart broken over what he had done; he also knew that the
> effect on his friends and family would be devastating. And yet,
> overshadowing
> his remorse was fear. He had become afraid of God, believing that the
> sovereign Lord of the universe was now "out to get him."
>
> What would you say to this believer? Does his statement reflect an
> appropriate view of God's response to sin? Romans 6:23 clearly states that
> "the wages
> of sin is death," but this sorrowful young man had overlooked the
> all-important second half of the verse: "but the free gift of God is 
> eternal
> life in
> Christ Jesus our Lord." If our heavenly Father gives us a gift, we can 
> trust
> that He will never take it away; it becomes ours to keep. That's what a 
> gift
> is! We did nothing to deserve it, so we can do nothing to lose it. It all
> rests on God's initiative.
>
> Moreover, a greater theological principle is at work here. If the 
> believer's
> sin after salvation could require death - or any form of punishment - then
> Jesus' sacrifice was insufficient. However, the Bible tells us that Jesus'
> death was wholly sufficient and a once-for-all payment of mankind's 
> sin-debt
> (Hebrews 7:26-27).
>
> Either Jesus' blood does cover our sins, or it doesn't. There's no middle
> ground. The Holy Spirit, Christ's words, and Scripture's testimony clearly
> assert
> that it does.
>
>
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