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How is Jesus' death a solution to sin?
If sin is the root of the problem that afflicts us all, how can the death of one man be the solution?
Sin distances us from God in this life. Death will cut us off from him forever. That is the natural consequence of our independence and rebellion. The only person who never rebelled against God, never put his will before God's, was Jesus. His relationship with God the Father need never have been broken. Death for him, would have heen the gateway to an even closer contact with his Father
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Intead, at his death, Jesus willingly experienced the hell of total separation from God the Father that should have been ours. He took upon himself the consequence of our rehellion. Only he could have done that. As people who have chosen not to follow God's ways, there is nothing to our dredit that we can offer to God. We are bankrupt. In contrast, Jesus had everything to offer - and he gave it all on our behalf rather than keeping it for himself.
God accepted Jesus' life and death on behalf of all people. That openned up the way for us to enter into a restored relationship with God. What is required from us is the' readiness to accept what Jesus has done for us.
God's forgiveness is there for the taking for those who recognise that they need it. He is ready to receive those who are willing to acknowledge his rule in their lives.
This doesn't mean that Christians are completely free from the problem of sin, but once we accept the rule of God in our lives, we are under new management. God gives us the power to begin to live as free, forgiven people.
Through the death of Jesus, God has made it possible for us to come back where he has always meant uS to be - with himself.
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