Sunday, October 23, 2016

Perfection through the Atonement of Christ

"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." (Romans 5:6-11)
In these verses I noted in particular Paul's words where he compares regular men to Jesus; he mentions that there are those who would “scarcely [die] for a righteous man,” while others would dare die for a good man. So, how much greater is Jesus who died for sinners? There are many people in history who have died for another, but only Christ died for all people no matter who they were or what they believed. Just as we believe in Christ, Christ believes in us and wants us to do what is right. In essence, Paul is referring to the Atonement of Christ in these scriptures. It is through the blood of Christ that we imperfect mortals can obtain joy and salvation.Because the Lord, perfect and loving died for us we are able to reject the natural man and temporal world and become a pure and eternal being who can live with God. This is truly a magnificent gift! Though we may be enemies of God by our nature, because of Christ we can change internally. There is no one who is broken beyond repair, even if we think that is the case. The Lord and his Holy Spirit is there to guide and perfect us .It truly is remarkable the love that God has for each of us, and the lengths and plans that have been put in place so that all can have opportunities to become better, to even become perfect. I am so grateful that the Lord has done so much for me even though I am terribly flawed, and I hope that I will accept His greatest gift so that I can return to Heavenly Father’s presence.


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