Who Made The Payment For My Sin?

The Bible says Jesus was fully God and fully man, so it would have been painful. As a man, He felt everything just like we would have felt it. But Jesus knew this pain and suffering were necessary to fix our separation from Him, so He lovingly went to the cross for us. Jesus was our perfect Redeemer!

Death entered the world when Adam and Eve sinned (Genesis 3:19). Death is a consequence of sin (Romans 8:12). Death is the saddest thing ever, and we live in a world that still has sin and death. But if we read to the end of the Bible, we learn that death is not the end. Jesus promises to come back and make everything right again. He promises death won’t be the end for those who have a relationship with Him. Next week, we’ll learn how God plans to restore things to the perfect state, the way it was before sin entered the world!

In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” This verse makes it clear that belief in Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation. You can’t work hard enough, be good enough or go to church often enough to be forgiven of your sins (Ephesians 2:8-9). Jesus Christ made the complete payment for sin when He died on the cross. We simply need to trust in Him for salvation.

You may have heard it said that all religions offer salvation. But the Bible says in Acts 4:12, And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Placing your trust in Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation and a future in heaven.

Faithful followers of God from the Old Testament, such as Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David and others, never met Jesus in person. But they did have faith in God’s perfect plan of redemption. These faithful followers trusted God when He told them someone was coming who would deliver and redeem them from their sin. Throughout the Old Testament, we see these people recognizing their sinfulness. They sacrificed animals to cover or pay the penalty of their sin. Typically, these sacrifices took place at the tabernacle or temple. The tabernacle and temple were places where people worshiped God and offered sacrifices. Because these men trusted God to send the Redeemer, Jesus, who they couldn’t yet see, God declared them righteous. They believed God even when they couldn’t see what He was doing. Read more about their encouraging acts of faith in Hebrews 11.