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What is the greatest expression of God’s love?

What is the greatest expression of God’s love?


The cross!

 

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

 

“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”. Romans 5:6-11

 

“In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [i.e. atoning sacrifice] for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-11,14

 

“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree [cross]’).”

Galatians 3:13-14 [Deuteronomy 21:22-23]

 

“[Jesus] bore our sins in His own body on the tree [cross], that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness.” 1 Peter 2:24

 

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness towards us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:4-10

 

God is rich in mercy and loved us so much that He put together a plan to restore us to a right relationship with Him like it was in the garden of Eden before Adam and Eve sinned. This plan was executed perfectly by God’s only begotten Son, Jesus. Jesus bore all the sins of the entire world in His mangled body on the cross at Calvary. He paid a price we could never pay to redeem us from sin we could never overcome on our own.

 

“He [Jesus] who knew no sin became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

 

All we have to do now is receive this free gift by faith. To learn how to receive this free gift, check out our Salvation page.

 

Did You Know?
God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son whom he loved – Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19). This foreshadowed what God would ultimately do for all mankind with His only begotten Son, Jesus.

#cross #love #salvation #life #sacrifice

 

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The Believer’s Independence Day

God knows the end from the beginning and is all seeing (omniscient). Long before the Israelites were in bondage in Egypt, God showed Abraham that his descendants would serve a foreign nation for 400 years and that He would deliver them out of it with His mighty hand (Genesis 15:12-16). In fact, God made provision for the people of Israel to be saved from famine/death by moving to Egypt in the first place through Joseph (Genesis 45:3-8; 50:19-21). And Joseph made mention of the children of Israel departing Egypt before he died (Genesis 50:24-25).

God sees the oppression and suffering of His people, and He is moved by it. Specifically Exodus 3:7,9 shows that:
  1. God sees our oppression
  2. God hears our cry
  3. God knows our sorrows

In response to our oppression, cries, and sorrows, what does God do?

“So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, …”
Exodus 3:8 NKJV

God has a history of raising up people for special times/assignments to deliver His people from whatever oppression they are facing. The book of Judges is filled with these individuals such as Deborah, Gideon, Samson, etc.

This verse however, is also a type and shadow (an allegory) of how GOD deals with us and what He did for all mankind through His Son, Jesus Christ.
  1. God comes down to our level, to our mess.
    • He sent Jesus in the form of a human/man to die for our sins, and take on the punishment that we deserved. John 3:16-17; Philippians 2:5-11
  2. God delivers us out of the hand of our oppressors.
    • The devil only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. From the Garden of Eden to now, his intent is to suppress God’s creation through sin, suffering and death. But Jesus came that we might have life and have life more abundantly. John 10:10
  3. God brings us up and out of our mess (sin condition) into a good land.
    • Those who trust in Jesus are now seated in heavenly places with Him (in spirit). Ephesians 2:4-6. You can’t get any higher than that. In addition, through the renewing our minds (Romans 12:2), we get in a position where our soul (mind) can also prosper (3 John 1:2) and as a result everything associated with us also prospers. For as a man thinks, so is he (Proverbs 23:7).

As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, you received your independence on the day you confessed Jesus as Lord and accepted the free gift of salvation through His sacrifice on the cross.

PS: If you have not yet received your independence from sin/spiritual death, check out our salvation page and make that confession. Welcome to the Kingdom of God and life everlasting.

Happy Independence Day!

Scripture References:
  • Genesis 15:12-16
  • Genesis 45:3-8
  • Genesis 50:19-25
  • Exodus 3:7-12
  • John 3:16-17
  • Philippians 2:5-11
  • John 10:10
  • Ephesians 2:4-6
  • Romans 12:2
  • 3 John 1:2
  • Proverbs 23:7

#salvation #victory #Savior #Jesus #Redeemer #Deliverer #BornAgain #Sin #Life #Death

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