Substitution

11 April 2012                                              

Romans 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit which dwells in you.

Last night I watched a recorded sermon about the doctrine of substitution and what it implies with the reasons why Jesus Christ had to die on the Cross. Jesus was without sin and we are born in sin, each offering to God in the Old Testament required a blood offering of clean animals which we acceptable to God. We are all unclean because of our sin, so no matter how sacrificial our lives may be, no matter what we do our lives are never acceptable to God. We cannot earn our acceptability through knowledge of works.

The only acceptable offering for our sins was Jesus Christ, and He died in our place, taking upon Himself our sins, our wickedness, our pride, God substituted His Son for you. Jesus died in your place, that you may live in His place. Now you either accept this or reject this, when you accept this you live accordingly, and you are only able to accept this in and through faith.

 Be encouraged today to accept that Jesus died in your place, for you.

 David

Point to ponder: You died in Christ in order to live with Christ.

Question to consider: Have you accepted what Jesus did for you?

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