Jesus died for sinners

He loved and died for us

Jesus died for sinners. what a thought! While we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Rom 5:6-8). It is by grace He has saved us all through faith, and that not of ourselves; it is the gift of God (Eph 2:8).

Praise and gratitude

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.(1 john 4:10)

John the Baptist joyfully exclaimed:“Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”  “That is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come” ((John 1:29; 1 Thes 1:10).

This, dear friends, is the good news of the christian faith! we who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy (1 peter 2:10). For his mercy endures forever. King David says in the psalm: ” Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
and give thanks at the remembrance of His Holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life.”

Dear beloved, What manner of love is this? that the Holy, sinless, perfect, eternal, son of God became a man to bear and die for our own sins which we committed; suffered our chastisement to give us peace with God, and resurrected on the third day to defeat death itself!

This is amazing grace! infinite mercy! This is why we love and obey him. This is why we become martyrs. And this is why we rejoice, we evangelize and sing:

“Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples… Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. Say among the nations: The Lord reigns!” (psalm 96: 1-3, 9-10).

“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”(Rev 7:10).

Glories ever more to the perfect redeemer, the only wise, gracious Savior, He who dwells in an unapproachable light, the eternal King: the beloved Son of God, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen!