“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
2 Corinthians 5:21
For every Christ follower, the truly abundant life is rooted in the gospel of Jesus. Every person who is lost in their sins (and that’s all of us, as Paul says in Romans 3:23!) is only made right with God because of what Jesus, through His life, death, and resurrection, has accomplished.
More than 700 years before Jesus’ birth, Isaiah prophesied that He would “swallow up death forever” (25:8). That is indeed what Jesus did when He took the punishment for our sins. Now, by faith in Him alone, His righteousness is given to us (see 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 4:22-25). Isn’t that amazing? No other God has worked such perfect justice and perfect love.
Christian historian Jaroslav Pelikan is said to have spoken on his deathbed, “If Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen—nothing else matters” (2006).
Praise God that on Easter and every Sunday of the year, we celebrate the amazing truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Because of the empty tomb and victory over death, our hearts are filled to overflowing.
More than 700 years before Jesus’ birth, Isaiah prophesied that He would “swallow up death forever” (25:8). That is indeed what Jesus did when He took the punishment for our sins. Now, by faith in Him alone, His righteousness is given to us (see 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 4:22-25). Isn’t that amazing? No other God has worked such perfect justice and perfect love.
Christian historian Jaroslav Pelikan is said to have spoken on his deathbed, “If Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen—nothing else matters” (2006).
Praise God that on Easter and every Sunday of the year, we celebrate the amazing truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Because of the empty tomb and victory over death, our hearts are filled to overflowing.
Scripture Focus
2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Insight
“Death could not hold you,/ The veil tore before you,/ You silenced the boast of sin and grave.” (Ben Fielding, 2017)
Bible In A Year
- Isaiah 45-46
- Psalm 93
- Acts 16