On that special night in the pastures outside Bethlehem, the Angels sang of good news of great joy that would be for all people. They proclaimed that this “Good News” would bring peace on earth. In Romans 5:1-11 we read of the effects of this peace on earth through the death of Jesus. Simply put, through the cross, we who were formerly enemies of God, are made to be God’s friends totally at peace with Him because Jesus endured God’s wrath in our place. The biblical term for this is justification. This is God’s act of declaring us not guilty and bringing us into a relationship with himself by the blood of Jesus. We were and are absolutely powerless to anything about our sin. Yet, God demonstrated his incredible love for us by offering up his son for us even while we were his enemies. Praise God on high, we have hope in the shed blood of Jesus
Merry Christmas!
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