“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1: 29).
It is impossible to understand Sin until you sit still and contemplate a life-size Crucifix. A crucifix is a cross with a corpus (body). I have often wondered why the Blessed Virgin Mary urges mystics and those who desire to advance in spiritual life to look at the crucifix often. The cross is the means and instrument of our redemption. The sacrifice of a human being who is equally God is how the price of our salvation is paid.
"The Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil." (1 John 3: 8).
What are the works of the devil?
"Now the works of the flesh [devil] are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like." (Galatians 5: 19 - 21).
These are works/sins that keep us enslaved, depressed, miserable, unfulfilled.
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1: 29).
"We have found the Messiah."
(John 1: 41). Have you?
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