"The evangelion of God (which we call gospel, and New Testament) [is] joyful tidings; and as some say, a good hearing published by the apostles throughout all the world of Christ...how that He hath fought with sin, with death, and the devil, and overcome them; whereby all men that were in bondage to sin, wounded with death, overcome of the devil, are, without their own merits or deservings, loosed, justified, restored to life and saved, brought to liberty and reconciled unto the favour of God, and set at one with Him again; which tidings as many as believe laud, praise and thank God; are glad, sing and dance for joy."
William Tyndale (1494-1536)
"But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us...It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come - an eternity of life! You can count on this."
Titus 3:5-8 (MESSAGE)
William Tyndale, the first person to translate the scriptures from their original languages into English, wrote a beautiful summary of Christ's finished work for all of us. Christ did the work of salvation completely, for all humanity, once and done, for all time. He did this work fully and perfectly. And He did it without our help, even before we were born! As the representative and head of the human race, He took us with Him beyond humanity's broken and sin-filled life into His eternal resurrection life. We are loosed from sin's hold, we are justified and declared right and righteous, we are freed from the condemnation of the law, we are made alive and brought to completeness, we are reconciled to oneness and perfect relationship with God! That's what Jesus did all by grace and His work is finished! Seeing this, believing that this really happened for us and to us, makes one feel like praising God and jumping for joy!
A Thought: Christ saved us! Hallelujah!