18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. (NIV)
One righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. Amazing. Thank you Jesus for your ultimate sacrifice and taking our sins away. Thank you God in Heaven for raising Jesus from the dead so that we may have eternal life through Him!
My dad just posted a comment under my post titled "From Chocolate Bunnies to Grace" regarding this issue. It is very inspiring so take a moment to go check it out under the home tab.
So often the focus is on sin, how sin came into the world; how we must repent and are unworthy. I remember terrible feelings of guilt and anxiety as a young girl because I thought God was making a check mark next to my name every time I did something He didn't like. I did not understand Grace. I don't think anyone taught me about grace!
I know as women, we often get an extra helping of guilt because it was Eve who ate the fruit and convinced Adam to eat of the fruit also. On top of being the gender that brought sin into the world, we can never live up to the perfection of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Many women feel caught between these two women of the Bible. What is forgotten is all the other women of the Bible, women who were loved by God but not perfect. Women who were forgiven by God, healed by God. Women who walked with Jesus and washed his feet, prepared food for Him. Women who waited for a child and then gave that child up to the Lord because of a promise. Women who were normal, everyday women that received God's blessings and honor.
One woman brought sin into the world, and one woman birthed the One who would bring the gift of eternal life. And between the two are many other women livng their lives and honoring God.
Don't let guilt and fear overwhelm you. Jesus died for our sins and freely gives us grace. Jesus rose from the dead to justify us, sinners all, so that we may have a bridge to God in Heaven.
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