Friday, May 13, 2011

Prophecy Article Today: "The Penalty For Sin"- Jack Kelley


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The Penalty For Sin

Q. A good friend and I were talking a while ago, and he brought up the subject of Jesus’ sacrifice.  My friend said that though he believes Jesus died for our sins, he said that Jesus did not pay the penalty for our sins. He said that Jesus had to suffer eternal hell, otherwise the penalty wasn’t met. This is something I had never heard before.  Is he right?

 

A. Spending eternity in Hell is not the penalty for our sins, it’s the consequence of being unable to pay the penalty. The penalty for our sins is the life of a sinless person, the righteous for the unrighteous (1 Peter 3:18).  Jesus agreed to pay the penalty for us, as long as we agreed to let Him.  Because He was sinless, He was qualified to do so. As soon as He gave His life for us we were free. The penalty had been paid, and we were able to avoid the consequences of being unable to pay.

Therefore people don’t go to Hell to pay the penalty for their sins. They go to Hell because they can’t pay the penalty and refused to let Jesus pay it for them.  Even after spending eternity in Hell, they’ll still owe the same penalty as they did on their first day there.

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