Nailed to the cross

Nailed to the cross

Bible: Colossians 2:9-17

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You were dead in your sins . . . God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins (V.13).

It was a powerful church meeting. Our pastor talked about Jesus carrying our sins and dying in our place to take our punishment. He asked if anyone still felt guilt over things they had done wrong in the past, and whether we felt blocked from enjoying the forgiveness of God. He told us to write the sin or sins on a piece of paper, walk to the front of the church and nail the paper to the cross that was placed there. Many went forward, and you could hear the banging of nails for several minutes. That didn’t give us forgiveness, of course, but it was a reminder that Jesus had already taken those sins on Himself as He hung on the cross and died. That’s what Paul taught the church at Colosse. The people were being misled by false teachers who said Jesus wasn’t enough for them to be made new with God. But Paul explained that Jesus paid the full price for our sins. He said, “Having cancelled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; [Jesus] has taken it away, nailing it to the cross” (COLOSSIANS 2:14). If we admit where we’ve gone wrong to God, He will forgive (1 JOHN 1:9). We don’t need to hold on to the guilt. Our sins have been nailed to the cross; they’ve been taken away. Jesus has forgiven them all.

JESUS HAS PAID IN FULL FOR EVERY WRONG.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries