The Thoughts of Ryan-C

The facts of life, the story of history, proclaim the wrath of God against all ungodliness and unrighteousness. That is our first problem. We have sinned against God. We are in the wrong relationship to Him. His wrath is upon us. We have made it impossible for Him to bless us. His Holy nature demands that He must punish our transgression. What can we do about it? Nothing! Our tears, our sorrows, our works and strivings, can avail nothing. We cannot atone for our past or undo our misdeeds, or make recompense. None can keep the law. ‘There is non righteous, no not one’ (Rom. 3:10). ‘Every mouth may be stopped.’ The whole world is guilty before God (Rom. 3:19). Is there no hope, therefore? Can nothing be done? God be thanked, the Gospel of Christ provides the answer, as we have already seen. God has dealt with our sins in Christ. The demands of holiness and justice have been satisfied—Christ has been ‘delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification’ (Rom. 4:25). God in Christ is prepared to receive us. In Him, who has ‘been made a curse for us’ (Gal. 3:13), the curse pronounced against sin is removed and there is hope for all. The law of God which decrees travail and sorrow and misery as the result of sin, has been satisfied. God in Christ offers us pardon and forgiveness, and instead of cursing, blessing.