Sin, Guilt, Shame & Grace
Have we really come to an understanding, completely, what Christ did on the cross? The road and way to His death, He lovingly and willfully laid His life down for us because He loves us. Our sin, guilt and shame He took it all upon Himself. He said 'it is finished'. So why do we continue to suffer and carry guilt and shame of sin even after being set free? We have a choice, to give it all to Him, and lay it at the cross where He took it all for us. There is the yoke of bondage and there is His yoke which is easy...His yoke is our covering.
Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
:4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
There it is, 'grace'!! Grace, He gave us 'grace'. One word that is lacking in ever other religious system, no one other than Jesus Christ gave us 'grace'.
Romans 3 says a lot, but to look at the statement of grace, here we are justified He took it all, sin and everything that comes with sin - guilt and shame.
:24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
Cross+Jesus - Sin, Guilt & Shame = Grace
Get some tissues..
Video & Song
'Grace' Michael W. Smith
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YRXDsbRQNlA&feature=related
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