Sinners’ Salvation
“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.” Isaiah 53:10-11.
Despite the goodness and grace of God around us-
– many people still doubt the depth of His love.
Nowhere do we see that love more clearly displayed-
– than in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross being God’s plan for our salvation.
So many people are trying to earn favour with God when He graciously offers us a free gift through Jesus.
God’s plan for people to be saved is simple, not for purchase or to be earned, but to be given by grace through faith.
Jonathan Edwards wrote-
“How astonishing is it that a Person who is blessed forever and is infinitely and essentially happy should endure the greatest sufferings that ever were endured on earth! That a Person who is the supreme Lord and Judge of the world should be arraigned and should stand at the judgment seat of mortal worms and then be condemned. That a Person who is the living God and the fountain of life should be put to death. How wonderful is this! And yet this is the way that God’s wisdom has fixed upon as the way of sinners’ salvation.”
Every person born into this world is a sinner in need of salvation.
God’s love decreed that He would provide that salvation for all who believe.
And because of His love, Jesus died and rose again, and God accepted His sacrifice.
We simply need to accept what He has done, turning from our sins to Jesus for salvation.
God’s love for us made the high price of our salvation worthy of the sacrifice it required.
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