“But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation”
There are a couple of principles in this verse that we should look at today.
First, if you are in Christ, you are spotless. You have been reconciled by His death. The places that sin has gashed your heart have been healed. There are no scars, no blemishes. All remnants of depravity have been deleted. …It is impossible for your sin to be further removed from you.
Second, your reconciliation is not the result of an abstract, imaginary sacrifice. Your redemption comes through the horrific, brutal destruction of the actual physical body of Jesus Christ. God didn’t ignore your sins…He sent His Son to physically pay for them. Your transgressions were not painted over or buffed out…they received the violent destruction they deserved, and your debt has been paid in full.
You don’t have to have a quiet time…give money…feed the poor, etc. in order to achieve salvation….Jesus did it all. It is finished. You do those things because He saved you – not so He will.
And to be sure we understand the completeness of this redemption – God clarifies that not only are you innocent – you are without accusation. God will not tolerate even the implication that you have not been made perfect by the payment of your debt. The Cross has exempted you from all guilt and you stand before God unstained.
You have been granted comprehensive liberation. Jesus’ death and resurrection has destroyed the prison that for so long you have called home. The chains are gone, and the door is open.
Christ’s death and resurrection is a factual, historically documented event that grants you complete and indisputable freedom. The law was not ignored it was fulfilled.
Your days of captivity are over if you will just walk out of your cell. The choice is yours….You are no longer a slave to sin; your debt has been paid and you are free. Live in that freedom. Trust God and walk in faith. His love has given you liberty. Use it to offer freedom to those around you who are still trapped in broken down prison cells which unbeknownst to them lost the power to hold them over 2000 years ago.
“…the truth will set you free.” - Jesus
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