We have all been infected with the disease of sin. Left untreated, sin leads to death. There is no worldly cure, no works of man that can eliminate the plague of sin. The only solution to the inevitable penalty of sin is Christ. He suffered and died to pay the debt for all our sin, and then rose to life defeating death once an for all! Because of his sacrifice, the free gift of eternal life is now available to all who choose to turn from sin, repent of it and follow him in faith. This is the power of the cross!
When Jesus died on the cross, he absorbed God's wrath for our sin in its entirety. Yes, Jesus took the penalty for our past,...