God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
1 Corinthians 1:30
Jesus makes us right with God!
You know what it means to have a relationship that feels right? When you feel connected and in tune with another person. And you know what it feels like when a relationship is not right? You can't always explain it but there seems to be some tension that separates you from the other person. Sin separates has from a right relationship but Jesus makes us right with God!
Jesus makes us pure and holy! There is only one way to purity and holiness! It is not through our religious efforts. We can maybe be good with a lot of work and self-control, but never pure and holy. Our only hope for purity is through our trusting in Jesus holiness to cover us!
Jesus frees us from sin! Sin is what keeps us bond by guilt and shame! Enslaved to regret and hopelessness! But when we are trusting in Jesus we can be free and if Jesus sets us free we can be truly free!
We are the ones who benefit when we trust Jesus! That doesn't mean it is always easy. This doesn't mean life will always go your way. But even if we lose our lives and gain Christ Jesus we have benefited!
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