Merry Christmas! I hope this gets out today. Gmail is having tremendous troubles this morning. What did Jesus save us from? Sin and its penalty is the main and obvious thing, but did Jesus save us from more than this? The answer is an unequivocal "Yes, He did!" Not all of the things that plague us in this world come from our personal sin. The devil would have you and me to take the blame for everything in our respective lives, but that just ain't the case. Much of what happens in this world happens to us, and not because of us. This does not mean that our sin does not have its consequences.
We do not get off without the result of our sins, but Jesus paid the eternal penalty and brought us back to God. We know that if a Christian robs a bank, he will go to jail. God's judgment was paid by Jesus, but the government and society have a penalty for lawbreaking that will come in this world. We can see that many of our nation's laws come from God's law; do not steal being one of the big ten. Not all actions are sins, and we get the consequence of our actions or lack of action too. Forget to set the alarm and you may be late for work. Some may call that tardiness a sin, but I would call it a mistake. Of course, if every mistake were a sin...we would still be saved in Christ!
There are many things that happen to us, but many more that do not. We are saved from and guarded in more than we know. Praise God for His guardianship! You and I are in the family of Christ.
Bucky
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