Have you ever been in a situation in which you couldn't escape? As a 17 year old I got myself into some really horrible circumstances with the suspension of my license. Here's how I earned it: driving on a hardship license for too many points and getting caught driving where I shouldn't. For those of you upstanding citizens that don't know about it. A hardship license limits a person where they are allowed to drive (places to drive church, school, work, ER), but that didn't limit me from driving to the beach. I can remember very well going to court and hearing the judge condemn my idiocy and telling me what I earned: losing my license, over 50 hours of community service, and a lovely parole officer. I eventually got of the situation and earned my drivers license back, but the sin situation is much different.
The sin situation places us as the guilty party that has violated God's standard of Holiness. This violation left us in a condemned state with absolutely no chance of community service, not enough sacrifices to be brought into right standing with a Holy God; therefore imprisonment with the guilt of sin.
Christ's atonement brought himself as substitute for sin and brought satisfaction of the law. The shedding of Christ's blood brought about deliverance from sin and redeemed us and brought forgiveness (Heb. 9:22). This goes all the way back to the Old Testament with our first parents and seen throughout it. Jesus paid the price with His blood and we are no longer slaves to sin. This is redemption by blood and another reason why this past Friday was good.
"Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works." Titus 2:14
Galatians 3:13, Ephesians 1:7
dude...you should add spaces and make more paragraphs...makes it easier to read...
Posted by: boyd bettis | April 07, 2010 at 05:34 AM