Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Corinthians 5:21 (New Living Translation)

For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

There are a few places in the Bible where one sentence summarizes the entire thing. We should take note of these sentences. There are many ways to discuss this. Let’s try one.

The last phrase is a miracle (one of several in the sentence). The last phrase tells us that the sacrifice of Jesus makes us right with God.

How can I be right with God? Are you kidding? Me? My life is abhorrent to God. There is nothing in my life that appeals to God. Yet, here it is. I am right with God.

What did I do to deserve this? Nothing. What can I do to keep it up? Nothing. Nothing at all. Jesus did it. It is done. I am right with God.

Whoa. Now what am I suppose to do? Well, readers and followers of Jesus, that is what the vast majority of the rest of the New Testament discusses. Mankind’s search for what to do now that we are in this state of right-ness with God.