Paid in Full

12/25/2015

Paid in full

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

John 3 :16 is a great verse it tells us God doesn’t want any to perish, for me it's incomplete with out 17 for 17 tells us that Jesus came not to condemn but to save through him.

How is the world saved through him ? By his death on the cross and resurrection.

John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), "I thirst."

29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

When the price was paid  Jesus used an accounting term that means PAID IN FULL. It's done Jesus didn’t have to do anything else to redeem the world ,for those who chose to accept and believe.  For the redemption is avalible for all. You could even say  he is our deliverer ,or liberator. He paid the penalty for our sins .

The word redeemed has a meaning : to buy out. We were slaves to sin  and through Christ’s death on the cross   he bought out our slavery contract so that we are no longer a slave to sin .

1 Peter 2: 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 24 He himself that is Jesus bore our sins in his body on the tree that is the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.  Healed of our transgressions

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jesus died ,he received the wages of sin  even though he did not commit any sin. By his death we received the free gift of eternal life .

When we receive and believe  in What Christ has done for us  then we need to put off the old nature ,old self, old man and put on the new nature ,new self ,new man that is being transformed into the image of our creator , image of Christ.

Colossians 3

9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices

10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.  To put off has the idea of removing your old clothes and putting on new clothes.

On this day as we celebrate the birth of our savior, or redeemer , Jesus the Christ made redemption available for the world starting with his birth to his death for those who choose to believe .

When you come together with family and friends to eat and exchange gifts remember  Jesus gave the greatest gift his life for ours. Have a Merry Christmas  God Bless.