Your champion.



Romans 5:17–19

For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

The two armies send out their champions. Just the two men will battle... and the winner represents the whole army.

You better have a strong fighter.

When Adam fell into sin... it wasn't just for him. Adam's fall is your fall.

But Jesus stands in now for you. He is your champion.

And he does what you could never do — He defeats sin and death.

And because he won, you win. His righteousness is yours. You reign in life through him.

Paul says that Jesus' righteousness is a gift. Do you live like someone who has received a gift, or like someone still trying to earn it? What changes when you see Jesus righteousness only as a gift?

 

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