For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21
Christ traded spaces with us on the cross. He died in our place, for
our sin. But if you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your
sins, you only believe one-half of the Gospel. The other half of the
Gospel is the fact that Christ fulfilled God's standard perfectly. He
was 100% righteous. So, had Christ been 90% righteous or 80% righteous,
his sacrifice would not meet God's demands. He was 100% righteous.
So, once you bow the knee to Christ and ask him to come into your life
to take residence, to come into the dwelling place of your heart, then
the righteousness of Christ is imputed into your life. Thus, when God
sees you, he sees Jesus and his perfect character. This is only able to
take place because of the resurrection power.
That's the power that can renovate our minds and hearts today and that
will one day completely renovate and restore our sin-torn bodies into
glorified bodies that will live forever in heaven. The resurrection is
the final hope of every Christ-follower. It is the "final reveal" of
God's design and renovation: the perfection of our mind, body, and
spirit. On the other side of the grave, when God says, "Okay, open your
eyes and see your new space," you will open your eyes in a resurrected,
recreated body, a completely new space that you will inhabit for
eternity.
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