9. Gods Rescue Plan

God in HIS mercy, before time, had a plan that would undo what evil had only sought to bind, confuse, distort, destroy. Evil has a personality behind it. God has an enemy and HIS message to us in the Bible about this is as early as the 3rd chapter of the book of the first book called Genesis. This makes it patently clear what we now see and experience in this world is distorted and not as God originally created.

God became Flesh, born of a virgin. He became man to liberate us from the bondage of sin, first by doing something you could never do, pay for the fine, the penalty for sin. Not just a little sin, for a few people, but for all sin in all people, is is paid in full by the death of Jesus, without sin, an innocent. There was never a lie, hatred, murder, theft in HIM. He ALWAYS honoured HIS FATHER. Imagine someone so dear that there was none his equal, ever. He had a non human ability to heal and raise the dead but was taken instead of a murdering thief to the authorities to be killed.

In His death and His blood was the most expensive price paid to deal with sin. This act is a fait accompli, you cannot add to it, detract from it only stare and marvel that something so incredible has occured, and it was for you and all people, its benefit only applies when you with broken heart from sin say "Im sorry GOD for being wrong" and "Thank you JESUS for dying for me". These two expressions reflect a changed heart by the Spirit of the Living God. You are now considered a new creature to what you were before, and now EVERYTHING will change: your thoughts, your interests, how you talk, who you call friend, where problems are, how to resolve issues, wanting to be with God, Reading His word, Prayer, living the life you now have for HIM now with purpose without confusion, doubt or controlled by fear.

Your life now is called living by the Spirit of the living God. There is no hoops to impress GOD more, no way of perfecting what God has now done in you. You now benefit from Jesus death by seeing it as rightfully your death, Jesus took on your behalf, like a dear friend who decided to be your body guard and take the bullet for you. This is self deprivating LOVE, thinking of your needs above HIS own, but this is now LOVE as you've never seen it before. Now is the time for your baptism, identifying with Jesus death.