WHAT JESUS’ DEATHMEANS FOR METhe Bible promises that when we put our hopeand trust in Jesus Christ, all kinds of supernatural—yet very real—changes happen to us and in us:roveoss to lifercWe death )! We4fromhn 5:2 comeoy(J tuall tually !ac spiri :4-5)e2aliv sianseh(EphavelongerWe no the wayto live to livewe used e’re nowbecause e peoplethregnloto bewe used iansthinr(2 Co5:17)!We are no longerspiritually blind(2 Corinthians 4:4)but able to see(Ephesians 1:18)!4.8The Spiritthe almig ofGod mov htyesour heart intosEphesian (sees 1:13;Romans 8:9)!We are rescued outof the kingdomof darkness andtransferred into theKingdom of Jesus(Colossians 1:13)!being ead ofInste e to sin, w tisvcapti ee in Chr ;are fr 8:32, 36(John ans 5)!Romo longerWe are n od butGfar from ht nearguroare bto himns 2:13)!(Ephesiao longerWe are n causeguilty be butof our sin tely,luare abso ly,complete ivenforgeternally :12-21)!s5namo(Rerlong h;ontareearWe ens of ens ofziitci re cit z truerawe ven, ou piansialieh e (Ph p!hom 3:20)We go frombeingenemies ofGbeing his fr od toiends—and not onlyfriends butalsohis deeply lovedadopted children(see Romans 5:111; John 1:1 02)!The WAYEveryone wants to be loved and accepted. Everyone wants a life thatis free from guilt and full of joy and purpose. But we hear many different messages about the best way to have all of these things—andthat can be confusing. We often hear that having popularity, success,or money is what life is all about. But these messages are wrong.There is only one way to peace with God, forgiveness of sins,and eternal life. Before going to die on the cross, Jesus told hisdisciples, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one cancome to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).Jesus is the way, the only way.The SeparationThe bad news is that all people have been separated from God andhis gift of eternal life. We’re separated because we are sinners; thatmeans that we all often do what’s wrong and don’t do what’s right.It’s in our nature.Romans 3:23 clearly states, “For everyone has sinned; we allfall short of God’s glorious standard.” In other words, no one whohas ever lived (except Jesus) can get to God on their own merit.Something has to happen. Actually, something did happen.5.1
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