CONCLUSION

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God created each of us to have a relationship with Him now and forever. Because God loves you and wants to have that relationship, He came as Jesus to sacrifice Himself as a justified reconciliation in light of His perfect nature.

 

What does that mean? To those who do not believe, cannot believe, or do not want to believe… it means little.

To those who come to believe in God and Jesus… you will understand it means everything.

 

A popular fictional (albeit realistic) narrative used to explain the God’s atonement, justice, and grace goes something like this:

 

A respected and impartial judge's son commits a crime and is brought before his father's court.

The son, believing his father will show him mercy and bend the rules, is shocked when the judge upholds the law to its rigorous standard as the nature of his position dictates.

 

The judge reviews the evidence, declares his son guilty, and pronounces the maximum sentence as required by law being a hefty fine. The son is devastated and the courtroom is also surprised, assuming the judge's principles would have been compromised for his son.

 

Immediately after passing judgment, the judge removes his robe, steps down from the bench, walks over to the clerk, and pays his son's fine in full from his own pocket.

 

Here… justice was properly served and the penalty was fittingly paid because the father was a just man and loved his child enough to pay the fine himself.

 

This justified reconciliation is a gift of love and He only asks us to accept this gift.

 

For those who are searching for a deeper significance and have questions … the field of Christian Apologetics (a branch of study devoted to the defense of the divine origin of Creation and authority of Christianity relying on evidence) is where to find answers... as Creation and Christianity do not require blind faith… but are supported by reasonable evidences.

 

[Additionally (and not presented here) are other compelling evidences to be gleaned from the research of Near-Death Experiences (NDE’s) and personal conversion/miracle testimonies.]

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