Chapter 5: Trust the Nails

Story:
Once upon a time, there lived a God in a human body. He was a mighty, loving God.

But those he loved were weak, and sick unto death.

There was only one cure. But it would require a perfect, strong God to bleed until death.

He was the only one. What should he do? Was there no other way?

Alas, there was no other way.

So the perfect God allowed his perfect blood to pour out. One healthy, holy God in exchange for billions of sick people. Those were the numbers.

Did the plan work? Yes! The plan worked!

All the people who believed in him were saved, and lived happily ever after with God in his eternal kingdom.

Question:
Do I really believe that one holy man can save billions of bad men, including me? Can I really trust him with control of my one and only life? Isn’t this too good to be true?

Answer:
* By the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, God’s free gift overflows to many. Romans 5:15
* The Son of Man came to give his life in exchange for many. Mark 10:45
* God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
* God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all. Romans 8:32
* There is one God and one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus, who gave himself to set all men free. 1 Timothy 2:5,6

Moral:
Trust the nails, not the numbers.

--from Wednesday's class, Nov. 7