"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
Today's lesson is a very short one but also a very important one. The message this short quote delivers explains why Jesus died so that those who would come to believe in Him could have eternal life.
Paul said, "For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23) That means that because we are all inherently sinners through the disobedience of Adam, we are, from birth, condemned to death as a penalty for the original sin of Adam. However, by giving His life as a 'one death appeases all' sacrifice on the cross, Jesus paid the death penalty for all who will simply put their faith in Him for remittance of sin. Therefore, just as today's quote relates, in order for sin to be remitted, there must be a death. But thank God for His mercy, Jesus died that death for us.~
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