“Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took
their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered
unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. So fire came out
from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.”
“For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
“From now on the Israelites must not
go near the Tent of Meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin
and will die.”
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father in heaven except through me.’”
Many times people have a hard time
understanding how God could seem so unforgiving in verses like Leviticus 1 and
2, but still love us enough to send his Only Son to pay the price for our sin.
But, “[we] will bear the consequences of [our] sin…” and “the wages of sin is
death.” By all rights each of us does not deserve life. We are sinful people
and if we were to be judged at this moment, we would not deserve to live on our
own acts. Only because we have an intercessor on our behalf can we stand before
God without being struck down for the sins we have committed. God has given us
the gift of eternal life through Christ, “…the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through [Him].” We have been given a great
gift, the gift of grace, so that we can stand in the presence of the Lord
without fear.
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