How exciting that we have Victory in Christ! As we see in 1 Peter 3:18 Christ suffered death on the cross for our sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God! How awesome is that, Christ laid down His life so that we can live with God throughout eternity.1 Peter 3:18 "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit" NKJV
Note the words "for sins" in 1 Peter 3:18. These words are the very words used in the Old Testament for the sin offering (Leviticus 5:7; Leviticus 6:30). The point is clear: Jesus Christ offered Himself for sin; He was the fulfillment of the sin-offering itself. Remember God is perfect and only perfect beings can live in God's presence; therefore, Christ the perfect sacrifice died to cover our sins so that we can be acceptable to God. We no longer have to stand before God guilty of sin because Jesus Christ paid the price by dying on the cross for our sin. In Christ we stand acceptable to God. But we must always remember why - It is nothing that we have done, but because Christ died for us: the just One died for the unjust. He sacrificed and substituted His life for us. All Praise be to our Lord, Jesus Christ!
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