Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

— Romans 5:12

For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

— Deuteronomy 31:27

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

— Isaiah 30:1

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

— John 3:16

… so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.

— Hebrews 9:28

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and salvation from Christ to you.

Horrors of humanity reflect the fall of humanity and cause God to judge. Every day offers fresh evidence of humanity’s rebellion against God, our Creator. Adam and Eve’s fall into sin made rebellion against God part of human nature.’ Since then, every human has been born a sinner. Rebellion against God brings His just judgment. God Himself provided an acceptable sacrifice for Adam and Eve – animal skins to cover their nakedness. Sin bears deserved consequences that impact every human.

Only God can provide the desperately needed solution to sin’s destruction. He has provided the way, truth, and life through His Son, Jesus Christ. All who receive salvation through Jesus’s sacrifice are saved from God’s just judgment and the death penalty they deserve. Jesus, God’s only Son, came to earth and bore the judgment for an infinite number of sins, none of which were His own. Without faith in Jesus, people await God’s judgment – condemned to pay sin’s penalty themselves. All those who trust in Christ can be assured He paid for all their sin.