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The easiest way to understand the consequences of sin is to look at what it cost God. The cross of Christ shows to an attentive world that sin has consequences. The Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death. But I want to take a look at that sin from another perspective, the cross. Sin has a wage, death. That wage was paid on the cross. The wage I was owed was paid to the Son of God, Jesus. It is not our sin we should focus on, but gaze at the One who was willing to take our wage of death and become our mercy seat. The explanation is found in Hebrews 9, listen to verse 26:

But now He (Jesus) has appeared one time, at the end of the ages, for the removal of sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Next time you think of sin, think of Jesus and how much He must love you. He sacrificed his very life for you. He is now in Heaven interceding for you. He has paid the price. So, why is everyone not forgiven for all their sin?

Because, the greatest sin is unbelief. It is the only one that cannot be forgiven. That may be shocking, but true nonetheless. Jesus told the crowd gathered around Him that day:

For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. John 8:24

There's nothing minimum about
the wage Jesus was paid.

Jesus has paid your wage. Jesus has the authority to intercede for you. Jesus even wants to forgive your sin, but this is the one caveat, belief. It is in believing that Jesus died for you that your sin can be transferred to our loving and merciful God. It is what the Greek word, pisteuo means, means "to entrust one's spiritual well-being to Christ" (Strong's Concordance).

Will you believe?
Pastor Trey Rhodes

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