"If any man be in Christ, He is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
"NOW WE LOOK INSIDE, AND WHAT WE SEE IS THAT ANYONE...UNITED WITH THE MESSIAH GETS A FRESH START AND IS CREATED NEW. THE OLD LIFE IS GONE. A NEW LIFE BEGINS!
God loved you and me so much that He gave His only son, JESUS CHRIST. The Bible says that Jesus came in the form of a man and walked the earth. The same earth we're now walking in today. He was tempted in every way so that He could fully relate to us. But He never gave in to the temptation. He lived a sinless life. He became the sacrifice for our sins by dying on the cross.
All of the things we've done wrong; all of our mistakes; all of our sins...past, present, future...was placed on Jesus. Then He took our place on the cross and was crucified. He was laid in a tomb and three days later, by the power of the Holy Spirit, He rose from the dead. He overcame our sin!
The Bible teaches us in Romans 10: 9-10 through the cross we receive forgiveness from our sin and through His resurrection, we have a new life and a new beginning. A fresh start! If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified. And it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved!
