"So that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may be accountable to God," Romans 3:19.
That's the purpose of God's Law. It shushes all the bickering of peoples and ushers us, every last one of us, to answer before God's throne. It shows us our fail. Major fail. We all missed God's glory. Sin. Judgment. Condemnation. But God, the just God, the righteous God, shows us something more. God speaks his true character. God redeems us. Why? because he wants to. God makes us right. How? Here's how: God presented Jesus to us. God presented Jesus' bloody death as enough. Enough for our fail. So when we believe Jesus made up the consequences of our sin, God calls us good. God's word. That's grace. Generosity. Jesus' cross nests our faith and God's grace. God is just. And he justifies. Because he wants to. His gift.
With a brother or sister today, we set aside boasting in our accomplishments, and we turn in faith through Jesus to God. And, together, stunned, we praise God for the gift of eternal life.
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