Today was a good Friday. We went to lunch, then a park, then the zoo and then to church. The sun was shining and it got up to 80 degrees today. I enjoyed it all. But even before all that was planned it was still the Good Friday. Remembering why this is Good Friday:
Sin entered the world when Adam and Eve disobeyed God. God requires perfect holiness. He is just and can not let sin go unpunished. The punishment for sin is death, eternal death in Hell. Before Christ, God instituted a covenant of works (sacrifices) that man relied on to make payment for sins. These sacrifices were not sufficient payment and God knew that. That is why He also gave a promise of a Savior. Jesus is the Savior. God sent His Son Jesus down to pay the price for our sins. He lived a perfect life, free from sin. And when He was crucified all our sins were put upon Him. All our sins were forgiven, past, present, and future. We were freed from the curse of sin and the punishment of death. This freedom was given to us by God's grace. Do's and don'ts have NO VALUE in our salvation. We can do nothing in order to earn our way into Heaven. Jesus paid the price. He is perfectly sufficient.
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