“The Substitute”

 “The Substitute”

 

For God made Christ, who never sinned to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.   2 Corinthians 5:21

 

RECONCILIATION is the process of being made ACCEPTABLE.  And that is what the ALMIGHTY GOD has done for mankind.  There is a stipulation to this process, and that is; you MUST COME to GOD through the REDEMPTIVE WORK of His Son JESUS CHRIST, who God made to be the SIN OFFERING for those who will come to Christ with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then the PROCESS of RECONCILIATION begins.

 

By the GLORIOUS GRACE of our LOVING GOD, He offers MANKIND the DEAL of a LIFETIME.  And because of our SIN, EVERYONE OWES a DEBT to GOD that they CANNOT PAY.  ONLY the PRECIOUS BLOOD of the LIVING LORD JESUS, can make OUR DEBT “PAID in FULL!”  And when we ACCEPT this part of the RECONCILIATION process, we can be ASSURED of our DEBT being “PAID in FULL!”

 

God acted of our BEHALF.  The Apostle Paul says: “The One who did NOT KNOW SIN became SIN for US.  He took on HIMSELF the SINS of ALL MANKIND.  The SINLESS SON of GOD became our SUBSTITUTE on the CROSS.  He took OUR PLACE and PAID OUR DEBT in FULL!! And all we MUST DO is to COME TO HIM with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, BELIEVING, with ALL our HEART that JESUS DIED for US, He became YOUR and MY SUBSTITUTE.  And we MUST COME CONFESSING our SINS to HIM and ASK HIM for His FORGIVENESS.  We MUST COME WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM our SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, DESIRING to be made RIGHT with GOD, through the SUBSTITUTIONARY DEATH and RESURRECTION of HIS ONLY SON.  

 

The FINAL part of this RECONCILIATION PROCESS is for US to ACCEPT GOD’S GIFT of SALVATION and to be ABLE to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with ALMIGHTY GOD, through the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  And to receive ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS, and to be ABLE to ESCAPE an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once YOU are there.  So, won’t you ACCEPT this DEAL of a LIFETIME?  Do it NOW, while you STILL CAN.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!