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“Through His blood, God made Him the Means of expiation for all who believe.” –Romans 3:25 “All men have sinned” (Rm 3:23), and “the wages of sin is death” (Rm 6:23). Therefore, we all are doomed to be “deprived of the glory of God” (Rm 3:23) and to suffer death forever. However, “all men are now undeservedly justified by the gift of God, through the redemption wrought in Christ Jesus” (Rm 3:24). Jesus, through His bloody death on the cross, has freed us from sin, death, damnation, hell, slavery, self-hatred, perversion, and Satan. Consequently, let us give our lives to...

“Do you presume on His kindness and forbearance? Do you not know that God’s kindness is an invitation to you to repent?” –Romans 2:4 If we repent of our sins and give our lives to Jesus, we will receive glory, honor, peace (Rm 2:10), and eternal life (Rm 2:7). If, however, our hearts are hard and impenitent (Rm 2:5), if we “selfishly disobey the truth and obey wickedness” (Rm 2:8), we will receive “wrath and fury” (Rm 2:8), “affliction and anguish” (Rm 2:9). With flaming power, the Lord “will inflict punishment on those who do not acknowledge God nor heed...

“All will be wiped clean for you.” –Luke 11:41 A Pharisee at whose home Jesus was dining was surprised Jesus didn’t wash His hands as part of His before-meal prayer. Jesus changed the subject from hand-washing to soul-washing, saying: “You Pharisees! You cleanse the outside of cup and dish, but within you are filled with rapaciousness and evil” (Lk 11:39). Once some people talked to Jesus about the front-page news. Pilate had killed several Galileans and eighteen people were killed by a falling tower in Siloam (Lk 13:4). Jesus again changed the conversation to His favorite subject: repentance from sin....