Chuck McCament
AN EARLY CRIMINAL ACT
Through faith in Him alone, we are pardoned, we are justified, acquitted of our sins. The Father’s just-wrath was poured out on Jesus at His crucifixion. We receive the awesome gift of forgiveness solely by faith in Christ and what He did for us.
A REAL KEEPSAKE
The next time we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, let’s ponder deeply the meaning of these simple-yet-profound symbols, the bread and the cup — effective reminders of the ultimate sacrifice: Christ’s forfeiting of His life in exchange for ours.
NEW PEOPLE
we are in Christ, we are new people! The old ways are gone (or at least dying off) and new desires and choices typify our life: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,” writes Paul, “he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come” II Corinthians 5:17.
WHERE’S YOUR FOCUS?
If we need to readjust it, if we need to take care of some “business” with God, the apostle John presents this wonderful provision in I John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He [God] is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” I John 1:9.