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Christ Died For You

If we want it put simply and clearly, a spirit is lord over all spirits and has seen our suffering at the slavish control of our own wrongdoing from which we cannot escape on our own a by which we burden ourselves with ever increasing moral debt to right living. We cannot repay the right living we have neglected by wrong doing. The debt will kill us but the divine spirit saw this and sent a sacrifice. He sent somebody always seen at his right hand who pleased him from the time he made all things. This one he sent he calls his son because he made him so like himself but a prophet of the start of civilisation and leaders and sages down the ages called him The Son of Man. This son became flesh and we know him now as Jesus, The Christ. He died a crucifixion hung up to give life to all because that act of allowing himself to be so killed pleased God his father as the necessary sacrifice to forgive our moral debt and this truth and the truth that Jesus is alive now from the dead forever liberates us to obey what is right and cease from what is wrong. His teachings such us truthful speech instead of lies and love instead of delight in murderousness can be held to and with ensuing freedom be obeyed. In return he shows us his glorious present state and that of his father and befriends us as a near neighbour not a distant threat. He will judge us all but his freedom gives us all the hope we need. He joins us with him as we obey his command of baptism and find others too are joined to him who we love more and more. He gives miracles among us and the Holy Spirit alongside us. We learn and follow all this and become children of God dearly loved by God who sent Jesus His own Son.