This is the law; this is justice. The law is broken, and the sentence is death. No other punishment is enough to pay the steep price for my crimes. And yet, there is another way available to me. I can accept a substitution – there is One who can take my punishment. Yes, in fact, He has already taken it – I only need to accept what He offers.
Once I die to myself by turning my life over to Christ, my debt has been paid in full – not by me, but by Him. There is nothing required of me, because He already covered my debt by giving His life where mine was required. I earned a place in Hell, and He brought me to the gates of Heaven. I stand now, no longer condemned, but alive and free.
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2)
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