Acts 13:.38-39

Acts 13:38-39 - Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.

So in life we live by the law. We do our best to be obedient to it and to do what is right. If we break the law we know there will be consequences. We might be able to continue on like this for awhile, but inevitably we will mess up. Now what happens? According to the law of Moses when you sin you deserve death.
God is a just God and cannot tolerate sin. Therefore a price had to be be paid for our sin. Before Christ the Jews used animals as a temporary covering for their sin, but that would not last. A permanent sacrifice had to be made.

Jesus was that sacrifice. He was perfect, without spot or blemish; He had no sin. When He died He took all sin upon Himself and paid the permanent price for it. No more animals were needed.

Through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you and me. We are now justified through Christ and can stand before God purified.

If compare the two we see that the law of Moses only provided a temporary covering for sin, while through Christ our sin is not only covered, it is completely washed away. You have complete and permanent justification through Him as long as you accept it.

Acts 13:38-39

Acts 13:38-39 - Therefore, my brothers. I want to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.

Everything we have is through Jesus. Without Him we have nothing. There was the law that God gave Moses. It was meant to justify as it showed us sin, but because we could not obey we were condemned. The law was supposed to bring life, but it only brought death. But thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What we were powerless to do, Jesus did. He came to earth; He lived a life according to the law. Instead of condemning Him the law proved Him to be perfect. Being perfect, He took sin our sin upon HImself and paid the penalty. Jesus gave up all He had for the joy of being with us. He took all our sin, shame and disgrace and went to the cross. If that was the end it would make for a tragic story, but our victory lies with what Jesus did next. He did go to the cross and was buried, but then God raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand.

Through death and resurrection Jesus conquered sin and the grave and bridged the gap between heaven and earth. He gave us the Way to reach the Father. Now we have forgiveness of sins. It’s already done, all we have to do is receive it. And through Christ we are also justified. Where the law of Moses brought death, Christ brings life and that more abundantly. If you have sinned, go to God and receive your forgiveness.