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Monday, January 14, 2013

Romans 6:23


Sin destroys the  man and it destroys the soul, for end result of sin is death. If you practice sin, it will pay you by destroying you. Jesus came to save, or deliver, those caught in the trap of sin. He freely offers to all -- regardless of their sins  the gift of forgiveness and life. Not just living, or even living forever. But the life of the Eternal One, life as God has it and enjoys it. Real life. Life that changes you inwardly. Life that will last. Life as God intended it to be.  It is not just because God hates sin, that sinners need to be saved. It is because sin is a killer. Sin destroys the life of the individual and the lives of those around them. Sin hurts people. God is against sin because He loves people. But God did not stop at being against sin without giving us an answer  a
way of escaping sin's clutches. Jesus died for sinners because we needed help. We were trapped
in a very bad situation. Sin is deadly and destroys all that is good. Sinners desperately need deliverance even if they don't realize it. Just because sinners don't realize they are in bondage does not change reality. You could be driving at top speed down a highway and not realize the bridge ahead had been destroyed,
but that would not change the outcome just because you didn't know the bridge was out. To fully realize the ramifications of sin, we need a bigger, more experienced viewpoint than the one we have. God realized our need and His great love compelled Him to offer us a solution. That solution is found in accepting the Lord
Jesus Christ. Jesus is God's solution to mankind's sin problem. Jesus is the Savior (Deliverer). Jesus is the One who sets us free from both the penalty and the bondage of sin, and all its effects. No matter who you are, if you have a problem with sin, look to Jesus for deliverance.



For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Roman 6:23)

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